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01/09/2019

Providence Ventures closes $150M healthcare fund.
https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/hospitals-health-systems/providence-ventures-closes-150m-healthcare-fund

Seattle-based Providence Ventures, which is the venture capital arm of Providence St. Joseph Health, raised a $150 million healthcare venture capital and growth equity fund to invest in healthcare and technology partnerships aimed at changing how care is delivered to consumers.

01/09/2019

Few health apps have undergone medical scrutiny to show effectiveness, study finds.
https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/tech/despite-growth-digital-health-apps-study-finds-little-evidence-their-effectiveness

Digital healthcare apps are a rapidly growing space, yet the companies developing them lack real proof of their effectiveness. In fact, few studies have even tried to examine the apps' impact on high-burden patients, instead focusing mostly on healthy populations, according to a new report.

01/09/2019

GE Healthcare, Vanderbilt partner on precision immunotherapy.
https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/tech/ge-healthcare-partners-vanderbilt-university-precision-immunotherapy-apps

GE Healthcare announced a five-year partnership with Vanderbilt University Medical Center in which the organizations will work to deliver safer and more precise immunotherapy treatment for cancer patients.

01/09/2019

FDA launches new tool for AI in healthcare.
https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/tech/fda-launches-new-software-precertification-pilot-to-ensure-ai-safety

The FDA has released model 1.0 of the Software Precertification Pilot Program to give guidance to the health IT community about artificial intelligence. The FDA wants to make sure such technology is safe and effective when it's making decisions about patients' health.

01/02/2019

After social determinants' biggest year yet, 2019 must be bigger.
https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/payer/social-determinants-became-mainstream-2018-but-they-can-t-be-just-a-fad

Payers, providers, and startup companies tackled food insecurity, reliable transportation, affordable housing, and more this year. But much remains to be done in 2019 and beyond.

01/02/2019

Vertical mergers dominate healthcare M&A in 2018.
https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/payer/healthcare-s-vertical-mergers-kick-started-a-massive-industry-shift-2018-will-it-pay-off

Two massive megamergers in CVS-Aetna and Cigna-Express Scripts dominated the conversation around M&A in healthcare, with the companies promising to transform the industry. But those deals also set the stage for smaller acquisitions across the payer industry.

01/02/2019

Affordable Care Act to remain in place during appeals.
https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/payer/affordable-care-act-to-remain-place-during-appeals-to-texas-ruling

U.S. District Judge Reed O'Connor of the Northern District of Texas said the Affordable Care Act should remain in place as appeals to his decision to strike down the law weave their way through the appeal process.

01/02/2019

FierceHealthcare’s 10 most read stories of 2018.
https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/tech/fiercehealthcare-s-10-most-read-stories-2018-amazon-mergers-and-more-amazon

It was a wild year for healthcare. Amazon made waves with a big (but vague) new venture, Allscripts was hit with a ransomware attack and megamergers grabbed the headlines. Here's what our readers were clicking on.

12/19/2018

Change Healthcare buys blockchain company PokitDok.
https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/tech/change-healthcare-buys-blockchain-company-pokitdok

McKesson-owned Change Healthcare is buying blockchain startup PokitDok, the company announced on Tuesday. The acquisition bolsters Change Healthcare's blockchain focus at a time when more payers and providers are showing interest in the technology.

12/19/2018

Providence St. Joseph lures another executive from Microsoft.
https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/tech/providence-st-joseph-lures-another-executive-from-microsoft

At a time when healthcare executives are leaving the industry for gigs at big tech firms, Providence St. Joseph Health keeps poaching IT executives from Microsoft. This week it hired B.J. Moore as chief information officer.

12/19/2018

9 things physicians hate about medicine. Any bets that EHRs are on the list?
https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/practices/9-things-physicians-hate-about-medicine

You might have guessed it. Paperwork and administrative burdens is the number one issue that frustrates doctors, according to a new poll.

12/19/2018

State AGs ask Texas judge to clarify ACA decision.
https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/payer/state-ags-ask-texas-judge-to-clarify-aca-decision-as-they-prepare-for-appeal

California and 16 other state attorneys general are asking a Texas judge to clarify his ruling on the Affordable Care Act, a procedural move that sets the stage for an appeal. On Tuesday, Judge Reed O'Connor agreed an expedited briefing was necessary.

12/19/2018

A proactive approach to drug diversion. See what Lily Henson, M.D., of Piedmont Newnan Hospital, and Russ Nix, of Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center, have to say.
https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/hospitals-health-systems/industry-voices-tackling-drug-diversion-a-proactive-approach-steeped

Despite a broader policy focus on substance abuse and opioid prescription, drug diversion continues to occur in as many as 10% of all healthcare providers. Using a combination of analytics and provider education, drug diversion prevention has become a full-time effort at Piedmont Athens Regional Med...

12/17/2018

Teladoc Chief Financial Officer Mark Hirschhorn is stepping down from his position amid allegations that he fed stock tips to a company employee he was having an affair with.

Teladoc Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer Mark Hirschhorn is stepping down from his position amid allegations that he fed stock tips to a company employee he was having an affair with. The company has appointed two existing employees to fill both roles as it conducts a formal searc...

12/17/2018

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12/17/2018

A federal district judge struck down the Affordable Care Act on Friday evening, ruling the entire law is unconstitutional and setting up a lengthy legal battle that could ultimately bring the law back to the Supreme Court once more.

A federal judge ruled on Friday night that the entire Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional, casting doubt on the healthcare law on the eve of the final day of 2019 open enrollment. The ruling is likely to spur an appeal and could wind up in the Supreme Court.

12/12/2018

Industry Voices—How Amazon could transform health data.
https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/tech/industry-voices-amazon-s-health-data-venture-could-turn-crude-oil-into-refined-fuel

Amazon's announcement that it will apply natural-language processing technology to unstructured health data in EHRs offers an opportunity similar to turning crude oil into refined fuel. But that complex task isn't for the faint of heart.

12/12/2018

ONC chief emphasizes privacy, usability in app-based ecosystem.
https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/tech/onc-chief-emphasizes-privacy-and-usability-new-app-based-healthcare-infrastructure

ONC head Donald Rucker told lawmakers on Tuesday that his agency is prioritizing privacy and security as well as usability as regulators push healthcare into an "open API" environment. But his testimony was also constrained by the fact that a key rule on data blocking is still under review by OMB.

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