Sun.Oct 27, 2019

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Microsoft announces cancer research project with The Jackson Laboratory

FierceHealthIT

LAS VEGAS—Announced Sunday, Jackson Laboratory researchers developed a tool called the Clinical Knowledgebase, or CKB, using Microsoft artificial intelligence to help the global medical and scientific communities keep up with the sheer volume of data generated.

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Clinical communication - a hot trend or maybe not? The market may not be trending that way?

David Chou

We are in the era of the mobile-first workforce, and that also includes communication in the hospital among clinical staff. There has been a significant investment by healthcare providers to improve communications among the clinicians to enhance patient care and experience. Question is how much will healthcare providers spend on clinical communication software?

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How Facebook and Twitter are reacting to their growing influence on health

FierceHealthIT

Platforms like Facebook, which has nearly 1.6 billion daily users, can play a role in making the health experience more consumer-oriented rather than health system-oriented.

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Amazon’s second Healthcare acquisition is emblematic of the kinds of Digital solutions becoming Startup exits

Lloyd Price

Near-record funding and a string of public offerings have led to substantial buzz for the digital-health arena. Still, many of the areas ripe for disruption in medicine aren’t necessarily the sexiest or the most hyped. They’re the nitty-gritty problems, those which may go unnoticed by the vast majority of entrepreneurs but whose solutions help patients seamlessly negotiate a fragmented health system.

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HIPAA Compliance: Can Your Organization Avoid Costly Government Penalties and Fines?

Colington Consulting was established in 2013 and helps organizations achieve HIPAA compliance and ensures clients stay current with the latest enforcement trends. We provide a full range of HIPAA compliance services and consulting. What separates us from our competitors is our knowledge of HIPAA compliance regulations and their application to each of our client’s particular scenarios and requirements.

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Uber announces integration with Cerner EHR system for U.S. providers

FierceHealthIT

LAS VEGAS—Uber Health is collaborating with Cerner to embed its platform into the health IT company's electronic health record system. The integration will make it easier for healthcare providers to schedule nonemergency transportation for patients, caregivers and staff using Uber's platform, the two companies said in an announcement at the HLTH conference Monday morning.

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Verma: Public option like ‘sending your referees to compete in the game’

FierceHealthIT

Medicare chief Seema Verma is warning that the feds need to have “humility” in how they approach health reform.

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Important Telehealth Trends Affecting Your Practice

Ortholive

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Fertility benefits company Progyny has strong first day of trading with shares jumping 23%

FierceHealthIT

Progyny, a company that manages fertility benefits for employees at large firms, closed its first day of trading as a public company Friday about 23% above its set price. It's the first fertility benefits management company to ever go public.

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