October 2020

U.S. News out with the best nursing homes in a time of COVID
HHS’s updated health IT plan prioritizes ‘person-centered care’
7 AI innovators still in the running for $1M prize from CMS
Up first for the Mayo Clinic–Google Health alliance: Better radiation therapy through AI
Hospitals in the crosshairs of bad actors brandishing ransomware
New $100M kid on the minimally invasive block
Notable FDA approvals of AI* in medical devices: October 2020
What’s that you say? AI is in hearing aids—and AR isn’t far behind
Healthcare AI vendors under the KLAS spotlight
Trophies to be defended: Top 10 vaccinating states last flu season
Physicians historically turn out to vote—or sit it out—in curious patterns
Two major U.S. health systems announce intent to merge
Hospitals managing COVID comeback without quashing regular business
Algorithm predicts dialysis need in COVID patients upon admission
$18M, 11-institution effort aims AI at unmasking Alzheimer’s
In Tar Heel country, electronic ‘greeters’ use AI to monitor mask wearing, social distancing
Surveyed physicians up for hybrid healthcare, down on Medicare for All
Nearly all nursing homes are hurting, but should the for-profits get more free money?
Large swath of healthcare workforce likely to keep working past age 67
US led the world in medical AI research from 1975 to 2020
Prostate-specific AI cleared for market
Google Health makes like a PhD candidate defending thesis
AMA: 4 ways to eat healthily from social media’s medical smorgasbord
Email analysis shows hospitals cherry-picking for desirable COVID transfers
CVS seeking 15K healthcare workers for virus season, possibly beyond
Clarion call: Healthcare AI’s advance depends on AI developers’ transparency
Deep learning shows promise for cutting overutilization of lumbar imaging, surgery
Outpatient care volumes bouncing back, albeit unevenly
Top 20 states for healthcare access
Brit study: Money-motivated parties weighed in heavily on FDA’s medical AI regulation
Industry least fretful over work-from-home cyberthreats: Healthcare
Emerging hospital technologies well-funded, widely distributed in Europe
Holographic imaging coming for COVID, other viruses
Digital health investors plunked down $10.3B in 2020’s first three quarters
Patient leakage front and center for almost all health execs
Needed medical equipment going unused in hospitals due to avoidable repair lapses
Lark Health raises $55M to expand AI partnerships, reach more patients
Professional associations encircle CMS over 2021 Medicare fee schedule
Where the health-insured are (and aren’t)
Playing the percentages on face masks: 5 points to ponder
Duke U thinks health AI through
AI primed to play crucial role in the war on opioid addiction
AI appears headed for the endoscopy suite
Cyberattack remediation winding down at sprawling health system
To nobody’s gain, psychiatric patients are getting ‘stuck’ in inpatient beds
Low-income Americans open to overdue long-term care, as long as it’s paid for
National Academies emphasize equity in recommendations for COVID vaccine allocation
Initiative aims to leverage technology in mitigating healthcare disparities
AI links COVID-19 to poor sleep, bad dreams
AI could correct male bias in drug trials
UnitedHealth Group acquires online medications provider
Acknowledgement of uncertainty a must in COVID communication
New international coalition pushes patient advocacy agenda