December 2018

Top AI, clinical innovation stories of 2018
Top stories of 2018
Apple promotes Giannandrea to SVP of machine learning, AI strategy
Walgreens teams up with Verily to tackle chronic conditions
Cigna uses AI to predict prescription opioid abuse
CMS finalizes changes to the ACO program
Software developer that offers conversational AI acquired for $1B
Questions linger around AI's potential in healthcare
Cigna, Express Scripts close $67B merger
AI program to advance microscopic image analysis
Value-based care made major headway in 2017
5 challenges deep learning faces in medicine
3 in 10 Americans delay healthcare due to high costs
CMS to scrutinize conflicts of interest among accrediting organizations
AI could increase healthcare access for patients
Judge tells CVS, Aetna to keep operations separate during antitrust review
UK doctors skeptical AI will fully replace them
$67B Cigna-Express Scripts deal approved by final regulator
GE files for IPO of healthcare unit
Drugmakers Pfizer and Glaxo to combine business units
AI, big data to have biggest impact on pharma in 2019
Biggest healthcare deals of 2018
Democrats seek clarity on ruling that overturns Affordable Care Act
K Health raises $25M for AI-powered health app
DOJ to take on Sutter Health in False Claims Act lawsuit
Amazon’s vision for healthcare future comes into focus
Assistive robot performs some nursing tasks in Dallas hospital
How AI can improve EHR systems
Nearly 17K Arkansas residents lose health insurance over Medicaid requirements
Canadian university launches center to build AI 'machines with morals'
Healthcare stocks drop after Obamacare ruling
Texas judge rules ACA unconstitutional
Media report of pediatric heart surgery deaths prompts executive resignations
NIH revises funding to avoid studies with conflicts of interest
$67B Cigna-Express Scripts merger faces one more hurdle
44 hospitals join AI-powered medical research network
Walmart, Express Scripts ink 3-year pharmacy deal
MaxQ AI, EnvoyAI announce distribution agreement
Axios: Higher US drug prices don’t translate to better health
Few leadership roles are filled by nurses
AMA: Industry must level the playing field to unlock potential of AI
Judge may block $69B CVS-Aetna deal
Myia Labs raises $6.75M for AI patient-monitoring platform
PwC: Top health industry issues for 2019
Researchers develop AI-powered device to detect signs of ovulation
Social determinants of health impact most consumers
AI-powered robotic animals comfort dementia patients
4,000 Kaiser Permanente workers on strike
Most experts hopeful AI will have positive effect on humans
Health insurance providers and businesses unite in objections to surprise billing
AI-powered app can screen for anemia with fingernail picture
Envision renews contract with UnitedHealthcare after billing practices battle
Hospital beds are undergoing an upgrade to become a source of data
VA partners with T-Mobile in healthcare expansion push for veterans
Lunit announces new members to its advisory board
Patients face uphill battle correcting medical records mistakes
EHR use linked to physician burnout
Award for AI medical research returns for second year
Physician employment surged in 2018
Ted Danson's new show will feature AI effort to treat disease
Growth in U.S. healthcare spending slowed in 2017
UK government, industry leaders invest billions in research, AI for early disease detection
Uber hires two more healthcare leaders
Study: 17% of healthcare workers are immigrants
NIH awards $1.2M grant to project using AI to restore movement in paralyzed limbs
How AI and wearable sensors can keep people healthy for less
ACOs leveraging telehealth see more patient visits down the road
Report: United States needs a national AI strategy
Duke researchers use AI chatbots to bring maternal, mental health tools to Kenya
HHS names new senior advisor for drug pricing reform
Consumers worry about hospital mergers
ProPublica: Trump’s Mar-a-Lago crowd oversaw $10B VA contract to overhaul EHRs
FDA grants clearance to AI-powered imaging system
55% of hospitals earn payment bump through value-based purchasing
AMA: Nine institutions made major improvements in physician burnout
Co-founder of AI platform that improves ECG analysis named European Innovator of the Year
Hospital groups launch suit against HHS
Humana to buy back $750M in stocks
FDA grants breakthrough device designation to Bayer, Merck AI software
CVS launches new PBM pricing model
Facial gestures, AI moves motorized wheelchair
CVS-Aetna deal faces hurdle as WellCare buys out Part D biz
NIH, NVIDIA to develop AI tools for brain, liver cancer clinical trials
Trump administration details state of healthcare competition
Smartphones could be used to help diagnose depression, study suggests
Telemedicine use still rare among physicians
Privia Health Appoints Mark Foulke as Executive Vice President to Help Drive Value-Based Care Programs Across National Physician Network
Several healthcare startups named as finalists for IBM Watson's AI competition
Aetna, Ascension join blockchain project
AI researchers asked to contribute to new platform designed to boost drug discovery
Stanford researchers use AI to diagnose autism from home videos
Lyft hires vice president of healthcare
AiCure’s revenue soars as it bolsters client list and executive team