Healthcare services and insurance provider Humana has launched a digital health and analytics initiative, including a new Boston-based center and 250 new hires in the next five years.

Tens of thousands of healthcare professionals will be heading to the 2018 Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) conference in Las Vegas in a few days. Last year’s conference was dominated by talk about the promise of artificial intelligence and what Congress was going to do with the Affordable Care Act—so what will health IT leaders be talking about this time around?

Tempus, a provider of genomic sequencing services and molecular analytics, aims to give physicians the tools to deliver personalized cancer care at a molecular level using interactive analytics and machine learning.

Lillian Dittrick, a fellow with the Society of Actuaries, uses data analytics on patients at Unity Health to combat risks stemming from the treatment of diabetes. Dittrick was able to identify patients with chronic conditions, manage costs and implement quality control measures, all while maximizing patient outcomes and minimizing financial risks.

SALT LAKE CITY – Sept. 7, 2016 – Nearly 80 percent of hospital executives believe the future of healthcare could be significantly improved through the use of predictive analytics, a population health management tool that can help providers stay one step ahead of costly problems like preventable readmissions, patient downturns and contracts with insurers that pay less than the cost of providing care. Yet only 31 percent of hospitals have used the technology for more than a year, and 19 percent have no plans to do so.

Spreemo, a New York-based healthcare analytics company, is building up its leadership team, hiring two new executives.

Four legislative proposals aimed at improving the exchange of electronic health information have been included in the 2017 budget request by the Office of National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC).

The fourth annual Health IT Industry Outlook Survey conducted by Stoltenberg Consulting shows that for the second year in a row, data analytics and business intelligence are the hottest topics of the year.