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Dec 17, 2015 | Jeff Lagasse

Colorado physicians group says text messaging saved them from no-show losses

To mitigate loss of income due to no-shows, Broomfield Family Practice in Broomfield, Colorado started using…

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Dec 14, 2015 | Susan Morse

Kaiser fund pumps $10 million into telehealth platform Vidyo

Kaiser Permanente Ventures is betting big on telemedicine, investing $10 million in Vidyo, a visual communications company that…

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Dec 10, 2015 | Beth Jones Sanborn

Top 10 healthcare issues to watch in 2016

Technology and connectivity will continue its steady infiltration of the healthcare landscape, branding and trust take priority over convenience,…

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Nov 30, 2015 | Jeff Lagasse

Electronic health records vendor CPSI buys rural competitor Healthland for $250 million

Computer Programs and Systems, which provides healthcare information solutions to rural and community…

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Nov 25, 2015 | Jessica Davis

USDA adds $23.4 million to support telemedicine programs for rural healthcare providers

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Development's Distance Learning and Telemedicine…

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Nov 18, 2015 | Jessica Davis

9 out of 10 doctors would use telehealth if not for reimbursement issues, survey says

While some carriers may see the need to instate payment guidelines, the overwhelming majority of…

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Sep 30, 2015 | Susan Morse

As health apps and predictive analytics take hold, experts say ethical standards are needed

As healthcare providers collect more data on patients than ever, and plan to use it to predict…

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Sep 17, 2015 | Henry Powderly

Clinics, tech, physician practices acquisitions to outpace hospital deals, Accenture report says

Healthcare mergers are much more intricate in the post-reform world, as systems are more apt…

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Sep 04, 2015 | Eric Wicklund

Northern Arizona Healthcare saves $90,000 per patient in home monitoring pilot program

Since it first started placing home health monitoring kits with patients discharged from Flagstaff…

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Aug 06, 2015 | Anthony Brino

Tufts Health Plan, Iora team up to run two new primary clinics

Tufts Health Plan is working with Iora to open two new Iora Primary Care practices, in Medford and Hyde Park, exclusively for…

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