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• Speech recognition technology in healthcare tested at Boston hospital

  Voice technology will become commonplace at Boston Children's Hospital now that three pilot projects set in clinical settings have proved successful.  Continue Reading

• Medical group sees the future in value-based healthcare

  The fee-for-service healthcare payment model is broken, according to the CEO of a medical group. The better model, and the path to better patient care, he says, is value-based care.  Continue Reading

• Health system's medical services app cuts patient care costs

  Spectrum Health's medical services app, called MedNow, has helped lower patient costs and decrease ER visits, MedNow senior director Joseph Brennan says.  Continue Reading

• Virtual nurse aims to reduce readmissions after discharge

  Boston Medical Center is trialing a virtual discharge nurse to help reduce 30-day readmissions. The software is proving beneficial for both patients and nurses.  Continue Reading

• Connected health devices feed patient-monitoring system

  AlacrityCare is using two connected health devices developed by VivaLnk to build a system that monitors oncology patients opting to recover at home.  Continue Reading

• What you need to know about blockchain and healthcare today

  Health IT needs require a sweeping and complex solution that may only be found in blockchain. Healthcare CTO Roger Smith offers his take on the promise of blockchain.  Continue Reading

• FDA challenge encourages development of pain management devices

  An FDA innovation challenge pushes developers to create pain management devices as a way to address the ongoing opioid crisis in the United States.  Continue Reading

• EHR-agnostic dashboard technology benefits Texas hospitals

  An EHR-agnostic dashboard technology called Smart Ribbon has helped Texas hospitals lower patient discharge costs by displaying critical clinical information.  Continue Reading

• Florida community hospital uses AI tools to generate care paths

  Flagler Hospital, a community healthcare organization in Florida, uses an AI platform to generate care paths for high-cost, high-mortality conditions such as pneumonia and sepsis.  Continue Reading

• Take commonsense approach to cybersecurity for healthcare plan

  In this Q&A, a cybersecurity expert suggests that providers should take a reasoned, commonsense approach to developing a cybersecurity for healthcare program.  Continue Reading

• Why app developers are embracing the Apple Health records API

  A new crop of APIs based on the FHIR standard promises to change the expectations of mobile health apps. Six-year-old app maker Medisafe illustrates the promise and problems.  Continue Reading

• Blockchain-powered telemedicine application debuts in U.K.

  A pilot program in the U.K. is testing MyClinic.com, a telemedicine application that allows patients to schedule video consultations with doctors and pay for services with cryptocurrency.  Continue Reading

• Healthcare digital transformation maps the new patient journey

  The modern patient experience features flavors of consumerism combined with healthcare data. Giving patients greater access to that information is one area in which technology options thrive.  Continue Reading

• Use of AI in healthcare seen saving lives of patients

  Prevention of heart attacks and diagnoses of cancer may one day improve, thanks to AI. Infograph statistics reveal promising findings for AI applications in healthcare.  Continue Reading

• Healthcare AI struggles with funding and data quality

  Finding enough funds and validating data quality can be heavy challenges when it comes to adopting AI technology in healthcare organizations. Hospital IT professionals explain their approaches.  Continue Reading