February 2020

How AI, VR will train the surgeons of tomorrow
Affordability, access are top healthcare concerns for physicians
FTC plans to kill a hospital merger
3 things radiologists need to realize AI’s full potential
Whistleblower claims HHS failed to protect workers from coronavirus
On the hunt for coronavirus: AI solution scans imaging results for signs of fatal disease
Discount drug app shared patient info with Google, Facebook
Aetna launches new insurance options in Atlanta market
AI startup raises $16M for expansion
The 5 most overpaid CEOs in healthcare ranked
Pence charged with fronting coronavirus risk, Azar says he’s still in charge of taskforce
AI, robotics could lead to a big breakthrough for children with autism spectrum disorders
Nuance, Microsoft design new AI solution for improving physician-patient communication
AI-powered map monitors spread of coronavirus
Envision Healthcare appoints new CEO
HHS mitigates coronavirus risks, asks for $2.5B in funding
Patients often struggle when describing their own coughs to doctors—but AI could help
CMS may increase accreditation control
UnitedHealth’s stock just had its worst day in 9 years
Amazon, Google, other industry leaders sign off on new healthcare-focused AI standard
AI-based breast cancer screening could cut costs, save patients from radiation exposure
How AI, ultrasound imaging could stop bedwetting
Humana joins effort to improve healthcare provider directories
Medicare for all studies agree universal healthcare will lower costs
Wearable AI sensor predicts changes in heart failure patients, could limit readmissions
27M people affected by health data breaches in 2019
HHS aims to reduce clinician burden when using EHRs
FDA hosts 2-day workshop focused on AI, medical imaging
Welcome to the future: AI-powered ‘super nurse’ now monitoring patients
Will blockchain answer the pharmaceutical industry’s prayers?
Health insurers step up appeal of clinics
How AI can match schizophrenia patients with the best, most effective treatment plans
NAACOS wants more details, changes to direct contracting payments
AI platform expected to improve medical image analysis, expand ALS research
Coronavirus spread puts medicines at shortage risk
Mednax gets the axe from UnitedHealth Group’s network
Americans ready to embrace healthcare AI on one condition
Algorithm finds promising—and heretofore hidden—superbug-buster
Hip and knee bundles may receive 3-year extension
Oscar Health introduces $3 monthly drug program
AI predicts patient payments following online doctor visits
Patient records breaches soared in 2019
Watson rolls out toolset to streamline clinical study design
Amazon Care goes live in Seattle
The best 50 healthcare providers based on supply chain excellence
Advanced AI models improve data extraction from free-text pathology reports
Private equity continues to snap up physician groups
Cerner hires new execs, extends Intermountain Healthcare partnership
How AI can improve care, limit unnecessary surgeries for patients with kidney tumors
Mayo Clinic expands access to clinical insights and digital content
Hedge funds distance themselves from Purdue Pharma
The rise of AI is approaching—have we really thought this through?
Marketers using personal Medicare under investigation
Inconsistent AI: Deep learning models for breast cancer fail to deliver after closer inspection
VR assists with diagnosis, treatment of congenital heart defects
HHS teams up with Janssen to treat coronavirus
Unregulated Craiglist drug market rising due to sky-high prices
Do robotic endoscopic systems provide value?
Study: Universal healthcare system would save lives, improve healthcare
Children hit hard as flu refuses to concede ground to Covid-19
Healthcare spending closes in on $6K per privately insured person
AI measures blood flow to predict death, heart attack—and is more accurate than humans
Singapore combatting coronavirus with AI-powered screening system
New ‘time machine’ tracks pancreatic cancer growth
Free tuition for future physicians expands southward
Making history: First AI-developed drug to be tested in human trials
AI predicts malignancy, survival in patients with brain tumors
10 key uses for AI in radiology that don’t involve interpretation
Fewer struggling to pay medical bills—surprise or not—but millions still set back
EEOC cries foul over ‘ageist’ physician policy at Yale New Haven
Meet the robot that draws blood better than humans
How AI could change our understanding of the aging process
WHO newly assesses coronavirus, officially names it ‘Covid-19’
New telehealth clinic to provide VR-powered treatment
China ramps up AI surveillance in face of coronavirus outbreak
America’s 100 best hospitals, according to Healthgrades
AI predicts patient responses to antidepressants
Olaris gains funding to use AI, spectroscopy for Parkinson’s research
Health impacts are mixed when the minimum wage is raised
AI’s role in assessing PET/CT images, diagnosing brain disease
Trump’s 2021 budget boosts AI funding, cuts healthcare and science research
Transplant-ready organs are ‘frequent flyers’ with delay-prone commercial airlines
New research from China clarifies clinical harms, risks of coronavirus
Blockchain-managed healthcare records? Patients love it, physicians are skeptical
Hospitals, ambulatory care centers hired 34K workers last month
How AI helps health systems predict in-hospital mortality
FDA authorizes AI-powered cardiac ultrasound guidance software
AI improves radiologist performance when detecting breast cancer
4 key ways blockchain can help health systems
AI predicts 2.5B coronavirus infections
CMS administrator defends Medicaid block grants policy
macro-eyes receives $2.2M to expand supply chain AI for vaccines
AI tech behind deepfake videos creates bogus imaging results—and it could be big for radiology
60 health systems sign Epic’s letter against interoperability rule
Envision Healthcare CEO out
Coronavirus will infect 2.5 billion people, kill 53 million by March, AI predicts
E-cigarette rules go into effect
CMS wants patients to know the cost of Part D drugs in real time in proposed rule
Some robots battling spread of coronavirus may not be needed
Another red meat study says heart health, death risks rise with consumption