by HIStalk | Dec 11, 2018 | Healthcare Technology
Former Director Of Healthcare Services Company Charged In Alleged $300 Million Investment Fraud Scheme Federal officials arrest Pavandeep Bakhshi, a former Constellation Healthcare Technologies board member, for his role in a scheme that attempted to trick investors...
by HIStalk | Dec 10, 2018 | Healthcare Technology
The physician lounge was abuzz on Friday due to a piece on CNN claiming that Australian researchers have developed a “10-minute cancer test.” Supposedly it “can detect the presence of cancer cells anywhere in the human body” and stems from research looking at the...
by HIStalk | Dec 10, 2018 | Healthcare Technology
NHS banned from buying any more fax machines In England, Health Secretary Matt Hancock bans NHS from buying new fax machines and insists that they be phased out by March 31, 2020. Hospital Beds Get Digital Upgrade Hill-Rom’s newest hospital bed will include...
by HIStalk | Dec 9, 2018 | Healthcare Technology
Top News In England, Health Secretary Matt Hancock bans NHS from buying new fax machines and insists that they be phased out by March 31, 2020. The Royal College of Surgeons agrees, estimating that NHS still has 8,000 fax machines in service. Here we hospital people...
by HIStalk | Dec 7, 2018 | Healthcare Technology
Weekly News Recap Apple’s Watch 4 OS update includes the ECG app and arrhythmia notification capability. Meditech acquires its London-based partner Centennial Computer Corporation as part of its creation of Meditech UK. A KLAS report finds that most EHR vendors are...
by HIStalk | Dec 7, 2018 | Healthcare Technology
Partners goes down (and then back up) Politico reports that Partners HealthCare (MA) briefly took its Epic EHR offline Wednesday to handle unspecified technical issues. U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs and Walmart Announce Telehealth Collaboration to Reach...
by HIStalk | Dec 6, 2018 | Healthcare Technology
Top News It’s been a busy week for Apple when it comes to healthcare: The FCC clears an Apple-branded sleep monitor built using technology the company gained from its Beddit acquisition last year. Apple Watch 4 users who update to watchOS 5.1.2 can now use the ECG...
by HIStalk | Dec 6, 2018 | Healthcare Technology
Following the ONC annual meeting at the end of November, I received an email that the slides and webcast would be “made available in the near future.” This always aggravates me after conferences, because by the time they make the content available, people have moved...
by HIStalk | Dec 6, 2018 | Healthcare Technology
Enzyme Health Adds $1.7M for Clinician Telemedicine Job Marketplace Austin, TX-based Enzyme Health raises $1.7 million in a seed funding round led by Silverton Partners. Teladoc Health Refutes SIRF Report Claims Teladoc refutes claims of inappropriate relations and...
by HIStalk | Dec 5, 2018 | Healthcare Technology
What’s Good for the Dentist is Good for the Medical Doctor as WellBy Robert Patrick Robert Patrick is president of dental at Vyne of Dunwoody, GA. Medical professionals might be tired of the endless requirements of mailing x-rays or other documentation to the...
by HIStalk | Dec 5, 2018 | Healthcare Technology
Alexander Scarlat, MD is a physician and data scientist, board-certified in anesthesiology with a degree in computer sciences. He has a keen interest in machine learning applications in healthcare. He welcomes feedback on this series at drscarlat@gmail.com. Previous...
by HIStalk | Dec 5, 2018 | Healthcare Technology
Curavi Acquires TripleCare, Prepares to Rapidly Expand Telemedicine Services UPMC-backed Curavi Health acquires competitor TripleCare, a telemedicine vendor that caters to the post-acute, long-term care market. MEDITECH UK Announces Acquisition of Centennial and the...
by HIStalk | Dec 4, 2018 | Healthcare Technology
Top News A ProPublica report finds that the so-called “Mar-a-Lago gang” of three wealthy supporters of President Trump reviewed the VA’s proposed $10 billion Cerner contract before it was signed even though none of them had healthcare IT or military experience, naming...
by HIStalk | Dec 4, 2018 | Healthcare Technology
ResMed to Acquire Propeller Health, a Leader in COPD and Asthma Connected Health Solutions, for $225 Million Connected health technology vendor ResMed will acquire Madison, WI-based Propeller Health for $225 million. Tabula Rasa HealthCare to Acquire DoseMe, a...
by HIStalk | Dec 3, 2018 | Healthcare Technology
My former employers at Big Hospital System recently reached out to me, requesting some assistance with practices they’ve acquired. In the years since I left, they’ve consolidated their empire onto a single EHR platform and have streamlined a number of IT departments...
by HIStalk | Dec 3, 2018 | Healthcare Technology
U.S. judge raises prospect of not approving CVS-Aetna deal A federal judge involved with the final legal step in the CVS/Aetna acquisition delays court proceedings, telling lawyers that he is very concerned and that “you all are proceeding on a rubber-stamp approach...
by HIStalk | Dec 3, 2018 | Healthcare Technology
Top News Reuters reports that a federal judge involved with the final legal step in the CVS/Aetna acquisition feels as if he has been just a cog in the wheel of a shady business deal – one that vocal opponents have said will drive up costs and steer patients away from...
by HIStalk | Nov 30, 2018 | Healthcare Technology
Weekly News Recap Amazon will launch a software product for payers that combs through electronic patient records to find incorrect coding or diagnoses in an effort to improve quality and lower cost. The GAO will investigate rumored VA meddling by three political...
by HIStalk | Nov 30, 2018 | Healthcare Technology
Xealth Launches Innovative Feature Allowing Doctors to Digitally Recommend OTC Products Xealth announces GA of software that enables providers to send patients digital recommendations for over-the-counter healthcare products, apps, and services from within their EHR...
by HIStalk | Nov 30, 2018 | Healthcare Technology
Top News Unsealed court documents reveal that two Iranian hackers were responsible for SamSam ransomware attacks on 200 organizations earlier this year in the US and Canada, including Allscripts. The victims, which also included hospitals and municipalities, wound up...
by HIStalk | Nov 29, 2018 | Healthcare Technology
Recent data from Case Western Reserve University shows that hospitals meeting EHR Meaningful Use standards had average patient stays that were shorter than their non-MU-compliant counterparts. Digging deeper into the data, they looked at four years of information and...
by HIStalk | Nov 29, 2018 | Healthcare Technology
Atrium Says Hackers Accessed Its Billing Records Billing services vendor AccuDoc Solutions reveals that a September breach of its database may have impacted over 2 million Atrium Health (NC) patients. HHS Issues Draft Strategy to Reduce Health IT Burden CMS and ONC...
by HIStalk | Nov 28, 2018 | Healthcare Technology
Big Tech Expands Footprint in Health Amazon will launch a software product for payers that combs through electronic patient records to find incorrect coding or diagnoses in an effort to improve quality and lower cost. GAO to look into whether Mar-a-Lago trio...
by HIStalk | Nov 27, 2018 | Healthcare Technology
Top News Amazon will announce this week launch of a software product for insurance companies that mines electronic patient records, including both structured and unstructured data. It will look for incorrect coding or diagnoses to improve quality and lower cost....
by HIStalk | Nov 27, 2018 | Healthcare Technology
Mental health therapy at Walmart? It’s now a thing Managed care company Beacon Health Options creates a new business to oversee the launch of mental health clinics in retailers like Walmart, promising virtual access to providers during peak hours. Black Book Survey of...
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