May 2019

How board members should think about AI
ACOs could step up use of EHRs
Healthcare startups are running into the same problems
Healthcare costs top financial concerns for Americans
Burnout is now classified by the World Health Organization
3 promises healthcare AI will almost surely keep
Deep-learning tool smartly steers patients toward—or away from—breast biopsy
AI, robotics building better healthcare 6 ways
Mount Sinai creates chief data officer role
Deep learning improves diagnosis of coronary artery disease
AI lights the way for nurses looking to provide ‘extraordinary’ care
FDA approves new drug with a $2M sticker price
CMS updates PACE program
Healthcare AI startup in India aiming high, growing fast
The annual cost of physician burnout is $4.6B
Deep learning digs deep to understand mutations in DNA ‘junk’
Where AI can have the biggest impact in healthcare—and where it can’t
Trump order will thrust healthcare prices into limelight
Call goes out for papers on promising practical work with AI in drug discovery
Deep learning drills down on hyperlipidemia
AMGA survey: Risk-based revenues are rising
HHS picks new CIO
Comcast working on its own voice technology for in-home monitoring
CDC: Cancer death rates drop while heart disease deaths rise in the U.S.
Better diabetes management through AI-generated graphics in the works
AI insights company founded by Stanford professors raises $22M
Medicare Advantage outperforms fee-for-service on cost of care, quality
CVD risk lessens with more years in school
Cheaper insulin product by Eli Lilly finally available
Patient access to medical records has not improved
Political uncertainty isn’t likely to drag down M&A in healthcare
Hopes, concerns emerge on healthcare AI for the elderly and people with disabilities
Google’s Verily enters drug trials with big pharma
Penn Medicine releases free AI tool for data analytics
42% of drug spending comes from private plans
Nestlé to sell skin health business for $10B
AI is advancing itself at Facebook
Drive by prescription drugs, national health spending up in 2019
Skin cancer can’t hide from deep-learning diagnostics
Google’s deep learning algorithm predicts risk of lung cancer
AI to help the sleep-deprived catch more Zzs
Sepsis found to fit into 4 subtypes—and each may be uniquely treatable
JPMorgan Chase drops $500M on healthcare payment system
Avoidable hospitals deaths dip
AHA publishes playbook to reduce burnout in healthcare
NLP identifies cancer patients suffering in silence from social isolation
AI company Health at Scale raises $16M
CMS expands step therapy, backs off controversial pricing proposal in final rule
COO of Amazon-Berkshire-JPMorgan healthcare venture resigns
Majority of healthcare devices will be vulnerable to cyberattack
Physicians top $2M in revenue at hospitals
Mental-health professionals urged to step up human oversight of ‘robot therapists’
AI could soon diagnose disease without office visit
CMS issues guidance to cut spread pricing in Medicaid
Hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease detectable through AI
Civica Rx inks deal to sell antibiotics
French radiologists behind on AI but eager to learn more
How rural America is grappling with hospital closures
With rising demand, physicians are contacted 100 times or more by recruiters
Hearing set for court review of $69B CVS-Aetna merger
‘Generation Alpha’ will come of age in the age of AI everywhere, including in healthcare
20 drug companies hit with lawsuit for inflating drug prices
How New York stopped surprise billing
Two burgeoning technologies have precision medicine on the cusp of a big breakthrough
Best and worst states for physicians to practice in 2019
FDA approves first AI chest X-ray
Tech-savvy healthcare consumer? There’s a robot doctor in your future
Machine learning can predict death, heart attack with 90% accuracy
In eastern Africa, an algorithm proves capable of aiding brain-injured patients
Judge reviewing CVS-Aetna $69B merger unlikely to unravel deal
Hospitals charged private insurers more than Medicare
Dental company with machine learning focus raises $11M
Hospital CEO turnover falls in 2019
Initial-stage Alzheimer’s caught by AI in a population-level sample
AI needs more diversity to avoid data bias
Trump administration wants to end surprise billing
Savings in Medicare Advantage related to lower spending before beneficiaries enroll
FDA prepares to regulate AI in medical devices
Take heed: The road to high-tech healthcare is quietly building itself
FDA to end alternative summary reporting
Basing US drug prices on an international reference could save billions
Medical student wins essay contest forecasting healthcare’s tech-drenched future
Tencent begins clinical trial using AI to diagnose Parkinson’s
Drug companies will publish prices in TV ads
CMS speeds up Medicaid changes for states that apply
Tennessee to ask for Medicaid block granting
CVS asks judge to block witness testimony in court battle over its $69B Aetna deal
Dangers of AI in clinical settings are still unknown
Childhood depression, anxiety diagnosable by algorithm
Private practice ownership by physicians continues to decline
Aetna to pay $86M in arbitration settlement to HCA Healthcare
All Children’s gets another extension to meet corrective actions
Report: Understanding AI in healthcare essential to stop fake news
Brain science learns about sight from computer science—and vice versa
Swedish company to tackle loneliness among seniors with AI
Healthcare hiring managers: It’s our culture, candidate
Trump administration asks for ACA to be thrown out
Digitized and data-driven, drug development is poised for a major leap forward
Despite higher earnings, Wall St. wary of healthcare
Amputations related to diabetes more likely among black, Latino patients