April 2019

Blockchain could change patient health records ()
Sepsis may have met its match in an algorithm ()
10 best and worst states for nurses ()
Variations in healthcare prices don’t reflect quality ()
HHS lowers monetary penalties for HIPAA violations ()
Hospital employment, pay on the rise across the board ()
AI-enabled Ablacon raises $21.5M in funding round ()
5 ways blockchain could transform healthcare ()
Aetna settles with patient who sued for coverage denial ()
Voters trust Democrats more than Republicans when it comes to healthcare ()
CMS launches 5 primary care models in new value-based push ()
Participatory health and AI may help each other advance around the world ()
14 million middle-class seniors to need care beyond their budgets ()
Grocery stores opening AI-powered health clinics ()
Hospitals not neutral on ‘site-neutral’ ()
Machine learning detects autism in disadvantaged children 8,000 miles away ()
Not so fast with that massive nursing hire, says hospital group ()
Machine learning analyzes toddlers’ eye movements to ascertain their age ()
In Illinois, a call to slash healthcare costs by hiring 20,000 nurses ()
Here are 10 of the best paid execs in healthcare ()
Deep learning outdoes even deeply experienced dermatologists ()
Medicare continues slide toward insolvency ()
AI diagnoses PTSD by analyzing veterans’ voices ()
Healthcare payments pose challenges to all affected parties ()
FDA clears 1st deep learning-based CT image reconstruction technology ()
MIT model improves robots’ ability to handle, manipulate objects ()
Opioid epidemic cost federal government $26B in lost tax revenue over 16 years ()
High-deductible health plans tied to delayed breast cancer diagnosis, care ()
Startup closes $3M seed round to fund surgical AI platform ()
Hospitals can only watch as big players move in on primary care ()
DOE turns its attention to AI with $20M research pledge ()
Sole scientist uses open-source AI software to unlock protein folding ()
AI has a ‘diversity disaster’: 5 things to know ()
CMS proposes expanding national coverage indications for remote BP monitoring ()
DIAGNOS supplies AI for Saudi Arabia’s 1st hypertensive retinopathy screening clinic ()
‘It is no substitute’: Ophthalmologist warns against using ‘Dr. Google’ to self-diagnose ()
DHS considers naming fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction ()
How machine learning could curb the opioid crisis ()
Professional imaging societies publish ‘roadmap for AI’ in radiology ()
UCLA algorithm nearly matches experienced radiologists in prostate cancer detection ()
ACP experts offer 7 ways to improve Obamacare ()
HistoSonics raises $54M to advance noninvasive robotics platform ()
Google opens its first AI lab in Africa ()
Healthcare is trending toward pricier outpatient services ()
CNN, transfer learning automates EMR data input ()
Novel AI agent can rationalize its actions ()
One-third of cancer patients try alternative treatments, and many don’t tell their doctors ()
DOJ: 24 charged in $1.2B healthcare fraud scheme ()
Precision medicine and AI: Made for each other ()
1st AI-enabled radiation reduction solution for X-rays cleared by FDA ()
94% of diagnostic AI studies don’t adequately validate results ()
NYC declares public health emergency, mandates measles vaccinations after outbreak ()
The future of AI will be dictated by just 9 global companies ()
The ‘disruptive dozen’: 12 AI technologies positioned to make the greatest impact in 2019 ()
Rare but dangerous cholesterol condition gives it up to an algorithm ()
Urban trauma centers demonstrate disaster preparedness nearly every day ()
AI helps ID schizophrenia through brain imaging ()
Partners HealthCare announces 12-month AI software rollout ()
Death rates by opioid overdose tied to regional disparities in treatment capacity ()
Google, FitBit, others join CTA’s new initiative on AI in healthcare ()
Deep learning ECG analysis facilitates screening for hyperkalemia ()
Machine learning helps fine-tune drug prescribing for bipolar disorder ()
CDC confirms nearly 600 cases of deadly drug-resistant fungus in US ()
Massachusetts governor warns healthcare execs to be realistic about AI ()
When patients turn violent, hospital employees fear for their jobs and their safety ()
Chi-square risk estimation helps reduce noise in MR images ()
New approach reduces training time for DL networks by 69% ()
Soft printable robots may help care for the elderly with a gentle touch ()
CMS: 2020 final rule includes expanded access to telehealth for MA, Part D enrollees ()
Apple’s healthcare-related sales could reach $313B by 2027 ()
Edison Award recipients include some high-tech healthcare innovators ()
The blame game: Who takes responsibility for AI’s mistakes? ()
ACR creates platform to engage radiologists in AI development ()
EU moves forward in efforts to regulate ethical AI ()
After heart attack, older patients have longer hospital stays but smaller total bills ()
Medicaid expansion linked to lower cardiovascular mortality rates ()
Amazon Alexa is now HIPAA-compliant ()
AI optimizes embryo selection for IVF ()
Google dissolves AI ethics board just 9 days after its creation ()
Startup secures $13M to better train deep learning models ()
5 ways AI is being used to advance cancer research ()
Deep learning an important weapon in the war on military suicides ()
Mobile app brings health education to kids through augmented reality ()
Hospital readmissions high for heart patients hastily sent home from skilled nursing ()
New Cigna plan caps monthly out-of-pocket insulin costs at $25 ()
How AI is increasing objectivity in mental health research ()
FDA releases framework for reviewing AI-based medical devices ()
UnitedHealthcare, AMA collaborate to better address social determinants of health ()
Neural network tracks treatment of brain tumors on MRI ()
AVE algorithm beats lab test at detecting cervical cancer ()
There’s a better way to score hospitals with 1 to 5 stars, researchers say ()
Machine learning eye exams aid neurological research ()
Sutter Health, Suki partner to pilot AI-driven EHR assistant ()
Intel doles out $117M to disruptive startups, including 2 in healthcare ()
Heterogeneous network mining IDs drugs ideal for repositioning ()
Ready and able but not always willing: Hospitals still cherry-picking ED patients for admissions? ()
Trump postpones healthcare debate until after 2020 ()
Federal judge rejects expansion of association health plans ()
AI helps clarify developmental trajectories of living cells ()
Female Ob/Gyns paid $67K less than male colleagues ()