American Medical Association Executive Vice President and CEO James L. Madara, MD, said physicians need to have a role in the creation of new digital products as a way to ensure the industry stays away from what he calls a “digital dystopia” of technology that makes care less efficient

Telemedicine is taking over the healthcare space, but is still controversial and disconnected from mainstream medicine. Will this innovation become the powerful force of change for healthcare or will it fizzle out? 

A survey conducted by KPMG have analyzed the telemedicine rates of adoption in healthcare systems and found that both payers and managed care organizations have interest in the adoption of this technology to help lower the costs of care and have started offering the service as a part of their benefits packages, reports ModernMedicine.  

A smartphone called Moovcare may help lung cancer patients live longer and better by monitoring symptoms and alerting doctors to potential problems, reports U.S. News. 

Artificial intelligence is evolving and integrating almost every industry, including healthcare. Growing from a $600 million to a $6-billion-dollar industry in just two years, the AI market is poised to take over the healthcare industry. Systems can assess enormous amounts of patient data, provide guidance and decision support, and improve clinical workflow.

With billions of dollars being invested by hospitals to implement EMR’s the technology should be running smoothly, but it’s actually the exact opposite. The transition from paper was meant to make healthcare faster and more efficient, but things haven’t improved with data being incomplete and inconsistent.

African-American male physicians earn substantially less than their white counterparts, while male doctors have higher incomes than females, according to a new study published in the BMJ.

To prevent Massachusetts hospitals from losing $115 million in Medicare funding over accounting mistakes at a single small hospital, Partners Healthcare is asking CMS to use corrected data to calculate reimbursements, even though the deadline for corrections has passed.