January 2019

AI is worsening health disparities
Colorado hospital system uses ‘virtual sitter’ to reduce patient falls
Human insulin therapy minimizes out-of-pocket costs for type 2 diabetics
Funding for medical imaging AI companies tops $1.2B
Amazon’s healthcare venture details emerge
VA proposes changes to standards of care
HIMSS report: Digital health tools must provide better results in 2019
Apple rumored to be in talks with Medicare Advantage plans
Lifting the veil on prices is key to lowering healthcare costs
Drop in hospital-acquired conditions saved $7.7B
Study finds e-cigarettes can help smokers quit
Nearly half of adults haven’t heard of Medicare for all
AI algorithm IDs wrist fractures with 98% sensitivity
CMS expands supplemental benefits for 2020 plan year
Meditech, Nuance to provide AI-powered virtual assistants
AI-based company to study 1M physician shifts for causes of burnout
Primary care follow-up within 7 days of hospital discharge reduces readmissions, cost
Gum disease may be cause of Alzheimer’s
HCCI ends data sharing agreement with UnitedHealthcare
Machine learning IDs biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease
UnitedHealthcare to pay $91M after denying coverage to some patients
RSNA launches AI radiology journal
Anthem pushes up PBM launch date
VR app provides operating experience for medical students
3 ways to solve the bias problem in AI
Lessons from Theranos: Startup stealth mode detrimental to healthcare
InfoBionic: Cardiac Monitor Disrupts Current Remote Monitoring with ‘Full Disclosure Beat-to-Beat’ Technology
Nearly half of 3M, M*Modal customers feel positive toward $1B acquisition
Clearwater, Digital Reasoning ink 3-year cyber risk partnership for AI-powered solutions
University of Oxford, British AI company partner to study chronic diseases
Partners HealthCare CEO to retire
One-third of all GoFundMe campaigns pay medical bills
Aetna, Apple launch AI-based app to achieve personal health goals
Researchers use AI to develop clinical prediction model
Hip and knee replacements, costs on the rise in the US
Aetna, Apple launch AI-based app to track and incentivize health
Amazon is selling hospital rooms
IBM, Aetna, healthcare companies to create blockchain network
Researchers developing AI tool to predict long-term CVD risk
Dartmouth-Hitchcock to merge with GraniteOne Health
Publishing drug prices impacts consumers less when out-of-pocket costs are specified
CMS launches app to explain what’s covered by Medicare
Google’s AI tool struggles in clinical setting
International companies leverage AI to boost disease awareness
Seattle startup wants to be the Amazon of primary care
5 pharma companies to lose $500M each under Trump’s drug pricing proposal
3 challenges stopping AI integration in clinical decision support
Is AI discouraging trainees from pursuing radiology?
NYT: Hospitals gauge their own patients for donations
PwC: Healthcare deals will chug along in 2019
Following media attention, $20K hospital bill lowered to $200
Civica Rx to launch 20 generic drugs in 2019
Planned Parenthood announces new AI-powered, sexual health chatbot
Healthcare jobs are some of the toughest to fill
Uninsured rate rises to four-year high
Can AI improve communication between doctors and patients?
Wait times shorter for VA patients than those in private sector
Global healthcare robotics market to reach $11.4B by 2025
Trump meets with patients, doctors to discuss surprise medical bills
Day Zero Diagnostics raises $8.6M to further develop AI-based diagnostic system
Walgreens settles fraud cases for $269M
Alphabet sees progress in breast cancer care with AI
As rural hospitals face closures, Mass. General plans $1B expansion
AI system can interpret, prioritize chest X-rays
Government shutdown poses risks to ACA, healthcare services
Execs rank AI, digital health as top priorities for 2019
Support for Medicare for all remains above 50%
Pharma industry spending on lobbying exploded in 2018
Hospital associations propose plan for interoperability
Machine-learning method could improve treatment for ICU patients
Ascension announces leadership changes, CEO departure
More groups ask CMS to push back ACO deadline
AI in healthcare alliance launches, announces officers
Medicare reimbursements don’t cover the cost of care
Verily Study Watch earns FDA clearance for ECG feature
As insulin prices rise, managing diabetes becomes more expensive
Kaia Health raises $10M for AI apps that treat chronic pain
Concern over ACA ruling grows as appeal on pause
HHS tech challenge leveraged AI to create digital solutions
Where Apple will likely invest in healthcare
Doctor perspective: Climate change is a health emergency
Facebook gives $7.5M to establish AI ethics center
Arizona’s Medicaid work requirements approved
User experience on chatbot apps need improvement, report says
FDA to push over-the-counter opioid overdose antidote
CVS and Walmart come to agreement after drug pricing battle
VC funding in digital health reaches $9.5B in 2018
CMS introduces new models to lower drug prices in Part D, Medicare Advantage
CMS proposes 2020 payment notice
Healthcare industries to be ‘revolutionized’ by AI
Healthcare spending on wearables to reach $60B by 2023
Study will use AI to reduce brain injury deaths
Walgreens partners with Microsoft in healthcare delivery strategy
AI, wearable technology used to detect hidden signs of anxiety, depression in children
More than half of physicians are burned out or depressed
Healthcare is the hottest stock sector
Congress to look into drug prices
Machine learning detects, treats UTIs earlier
Hospitals deeply impacted by rising drug prices
Radiologists at Belgian hospital adopt Aidoc neuro tool into workflows