June 2019

One nonprofit hospital is aggressively pursuing the poor for medical debts
Want to see AI help cure the world? Convince more people to share their health data
Sanford, UnityPoint to merge in $11B deal
Only 20% of consumers trust AI-generated advice for healthcare
Patients have more complications when they have a rude doctor
Demand for AI, VR driving OR technology market toward $7B
Patient sues Google, UChicago for sharing patient data
Mount Sinai partners with Discovery in digital series featuring AI in healthcare
AI model predicts in-hospital mortality; study among first in new preprint server
Obamacare lawsuit faces another court challenge
AARP: Drug prices vastly outpace inflation rate
Out-of-pocket costs rising for patients
8 AI strategies the White House plans to pursue, push
Shareholders of Centene, WellCare approve merger
Healthcare stocks take a hit after Trump order
Consumers agree insurers are to blame for surprise billing
Machine learning heads off unwise eye surgeries
AI-powered pharma supply chain solution launches
How well do we really want AI to know our minds?
AI powers patients through home-based PT following total hip replacement
International drug pricing index plan sent to White House
Drugmakers to merge in $63B deal
Young Brit doctor creates app, nudges NHS along on AI
First-ever chief health informatics officer leaves role at CMS
Google Assistant tops AI-powered devices for medication help
3 key points to consider before further advancing AI, big data in healthcare
Trump order will require hospitals, insurers to disclose prices
Medicaid work requirements aren’t boosting employment in Arkansas
Journo leaders in the UK warn on old regulations for new healthcare AI
AI wearables will only live up to the hype if patients like the tech
Algorithm unmasks bugs bearing diseases
Repeal of ACA would leave 20M more uninsured
WSJ: Trump to draw executive order on healthcare prices
Not-for-profit hospitals act like corporate titans but don’t pay taxes
Civica Rx partners with Vizient to address drug shortages
Why Humana is on the ‘bleeding edge’ of integrated care
Ambitious academic AI institution opens in Paris
UNC Children’s Hospital suspends complex heart surgeries after media investigation
Geisinger appoints CEO, president
Developer of AI app for people with digestive disorders raises $7M
Some experts are seriously wary of AI in healthcare
Parkinson’s disease remotely monitorable with machine learning
Depression detectable early with AI analysis of social-media language
Major companies selected in FDA's drug tracking blockchain pilot
Kaiser Permanente’s new headquarters will cost $900M
Trump touts forthcoming healthcare plan
Health-insurance technology company raises $205M in new funding round
Pharma industry sues to keep drug prices off TV
Machine learning cuts diagnosis, treatment time for gut disease
AI in radiology: There’ll be an ‘app store’ for that
CMS head warned about consequences of ACA changes
AMA votes no on Medicare for all
Digital drug pushers may run but can’t hide from deep learning
Are Americans the worst patients in the world?
HHS expands health reimbursement coverage
Machine learning predicts psychosis with 93% accuracy
Uber teams up with care coordination company Carisk
AI-focused therapeutics company raises $76M
Heightened opioid risk predictable by algorithm prior to back surgery
Huffington Post highlights the GoFundMe reality of healthcare costs
AMA announces new trustees
Humana CMO on the role of AI in an integrated care landscape
AMA updates advocacy aims for AI in healthcare
With new leadership, AMA rolls out new policies
The ‘emotional intelligence’ of assistive robots can rub off on human caregivers
$69B CVS-Aetna deal could be at risk under court review
Algorithm identifies respiratory illness by the sound of a child’s cough
Vaccine tested for Alzheimer’s disease prevention
Louisville to become a hub for AI in healthcare with Microsoft support
CVS launches new platform for its PBM clients
UnityPoint launches $100M venture fund to invest in digital health
$100M facility focused on AI in healthcare planned for Manhattan
CVS and Amazon are the biggest threats to healthcare organizations
AI tool helps doctors find brain aneurysms
The role of the chief medical social media officer
AMA names a new president
AI can design your daily ‘caffeine strategy’ with military precision
Adverse drug reactions detected on social media with natural language processing
Kaiser study finds unmet social needs are a barrier to care
Physicians are earning more money
CMS asks for input in efforts to reduce paperwork
Hospital discharge planning better with machine learning
Walmart joins blockchain group to track pharmaceuticals
Washington Post: Pfizer hid effectiveness of drug to reduce Alzheimer’s risk
Partners Healthcare won’t buy Care New England
Majority of healthcare organizations are testing out AI
Former CDC head pleads guilty in sexual misconduct incident
AI figures big as CVS plans consumer-driven modernization
Industry groups voice privacy concerns over health IT proposals
Symptom tracking comes with downfalls
UCLA deploys Microsoft AI to synthesize data
CVS to expand HealthHub concept
Adult asthma diagnosable by deep learning
AI good for human health and that of global data science
Top-selling drugs keep rising in price
Facial recognition trained to keep watch over sedated hospital patients
AI-focused precision medicine company raises $200M
CVS to defend $69B merger with Aetna in upcoming court proceeding