Today's Top 20 Health IT Stories
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Medtronic, IBM Watson Health add low-glucose predictions to diabetes app
Medtronic added a predictive feature to Sugar.IQ, its diabetes management app. - 1/4/19 -
Designing your hospital’s wireless infrastructure for 5G
A well-planned strategy today will lead to digital success tomorrow - 1/4/19 -
AMA: 5 ways blockchain may reshape healthcare
Although developers are still searching for the best use for blockchain in healthcare, a few promising use cases have emerged, according to a blog post from the American Medical Association. - 1/4/19 -
Some health apps send data to Facebook without asking users, report says
Many popular Android apps automatically share data with Facebook, regardless of whether a user is logged into Facebook on their smartphone — or whether the user has a Facebook account, according to a recent report. - 1/4/19 -
Microsoft, biotech company seek medical researchers, patient groups to help 'map' human immune system
Microsoft is seeking new research partners to join its T-cell Antigen Map project — an ongoing effort to map the human immune system. - 1/4/19 -
Why standards for IT system interoperability need to change: Q&A with Arnot Health CIO
Craig Wilhelm, CIO at Elmira, N.Y.-based Arnot Health, discusses the balance between innovation and financial stability as well as what he considers to be the most vulnerable part of a hospital's business. - 1/4/19 -
5 recent vendor contracts, go-lives
Here are five recent health IT vendor contracts and go-lives: - 1/4/19 -
How blockchain could reshape the healthcare industry in 2019
Brian Kalis, managing director of digital health and innovation at strategy and consulting company Accenture, headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, shares why he considers blockchain to be healthcare's next hot technology and how it can help secure patient records. - 1/4/19 -
3 key areas of healthcare that could improve with blockchain technology
Chuck DeVries, vice president of strategic technology and enterprise architecture at healthcare performance improvement company Vizient in Irving, Texas, shares what he thinks health IT leaders need to know about blockchain. - 1/4/19 -
How blockchain could affect the future of payment transactions in healthcare
Michael Dershem, CEO and founder of MAPay, a blockchain-based healthcare payment platform in Voorhees, N.J., discusses the possibilities of blockchain's use in healthcare, from rapid diagnosing with artificial intelligence technology to a more streamlined payment transaction process. - 1/4/19 -
The future of blockchain applications lies in identity: HPEC CEO Dr. Leah Houston
Leah Houston, MD, CEO and founding partner of blockchain healthcare platform provider HPEC in New York City, discusses healthcare identity platforms and how blockchain will affect them in the future. - 1/4/19 -
Geisinger 1st in Pennsylvania to achieves HIMSS stage 6 for advanced data integration
Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger health system achieved HIMSS Analytics Stage 6 Adoption Model for Analytics Maturity validation, which recognizes data and system integration capabilities. It is the first health system in Pennsylvania to receive this recognition. - 1/4/19 -
Alphabet's life sciences arm Verily raises $1B
Verily raised $1 billion in a funding round led by private equity firm Silver Lake, the life sciences company announced Jan. 3. - 1/4/19 -
AI can re-identify de-identified health data, study finds
Activity trackers store a variety of personal data from users, including demographic information and exercise metrics. While businesses that collect this information have said existing practices for de-identifying user data are sufficient to ensure their privacy, a recent study casts doubt on this claim. - 1/3/19 -
KLAS: 14 population health management vendors, ranked by client satisfaction
HealthEC ranked as the No. 1 population health management vendor by customer satisfaction, according to a KLAS Research report. - 1/3/19 -
HHS issues guidance on preventing 5 types of cyberattacks
To address the growing rate of cyberattacks against the healthcare industry, HHS released a 30-plus page report outlining best practices hospitals can use to protect patient data. - 1/3/19 -
FHIR's latest version is here
Health Level Seven International, an Ann Arbor, Mich.-based nonprofit organization, published the latest version of its Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources standards framework. - 1/3/19 -
Epic expands outside hospitals; Allscripts sells Netsmart stake & more — 6 health IT key notes
Here are six recent news updates on major health IT and technology companies: - 1/3/19 -
How to get the ball rolling on AI
AI seems to be the buzzword of the day, the year …the decade. Some corporate leaders are skeptical of all the hype and others can’t wait to get started. - 1/3/19 -
How blockchain will affect healthcare in the next 5 years
Leland Brewster, strategic investing director at healthcare advisory services firm Healthbox in Chicago, discusses the use of blockchain to put patients in control of their own data as well as his predictions on the technology's imminent shifting area of focus in healthcare. - 1/3/19