The Latest

• Theranos founder Holmes, ex-president charged with fraud

  

  Indictment charges that the executives lied about technology’s capabilities to raise $700M for company.

  Diagnosis and treatment June 15

  Diagnosis and treatment June 15

• 20 leading revenue cycle management vendors

  

  Providers seek more help as collections become harder and value-based care takes hold.

  Revenue cycle Fred Bazzoli June 15

  Revenue cycle Fred Bazzoli June 15

• FCC commissioners boost Rural Health Care Program cap to $571M

  

  The $171 million increase is meant to address a funding shortfall and improve telemedicine in underserved communities.

  Telehealth Greg Slabodkin June 15

  Telehealth Greg Slabodkin June 15

• House bill ups funding for HIT-enabled medical research

  

  National Institutes of Health’s All of Us and Cancer Moonshot initiatives are big winners in draft legislation.

  Medical research Greg Slabodkin June 15

  Medical research Greg Slabodkin June 15

• Stanson enterprise decision support coming to Adventist Health

  

  In other implementations, Singing River selects Mediscribes as its dictation and transcription vendor.

  Contract signings Joseph Goedert June 14

  Contract signings Joseph Goedert June 14

• HIT Think Why penetration testing is key to protecting networks

  

  John Nye

  Vice president of cybersecurity Cynergistek

  Often confused with vulnerability scans, focused examination of network defenses can identify gaps in security that jeopardize data.

  Network security June 14

  Network security June 14

• Automated claims processes could save industry $11.1B

  

  CAQH annual study finds portal transactions are slowing the transition and reducing savings.

  Claims Fred Bazzoli June 14

  Claims Fred Bazzoli June 14

• UCHealth to work with digital health companies to put tech into practice

  

  Innovation center to incorporate AI, wearables and remote monitoring into every day care, says Richard Zane, MD.

  Healthcare innovations Joseph Goedert June 14

  Healthcare innovations Joseph Goedert June 14

• Video consults boost survival rates for liver disease patients by 54 percent

  

  Technology links primary care physicians and specialists to discuss patient cases, treatment and recommendations.

  Telehealth Greg Slabodkin June 14

  Telehealth Greg Slabodkin June 14

• AMA: Medical students, residents receive insufficient EHR training

  

  The nation’s largest physician organization calls for quality clinical documentation experience as part of professional education.

  EHR training Greg Slabodkin June 14

  EHR training Greg Slabodkin June 14