Ambient clinical documentation steals the show

Attendees at HIMSS in Orlando, Florida 2024. Courtesy of HIMSS The hottest new technology for doctors promises to bring back an age-old health-care practice: face-to-face conversations with patients. As more than 30,000 health and tech professionals gathered among the palm trees at the HIMSS conference in Orlando, Florida, this week, ambient clinical documentation was the … Read more

I learned how eating and exercise impact my blood sugar

Ashley Capoot wearing a CGM. Ashley Capoot | CNBC As it turns out, exercise is good for you. So is sleep, and unfortunately, so are vegetables.  I’ve heard these health adages hundreds of times before, but they truly began to hit home for me this winter as I tested out a metabolic health platform from … Read more

Death Threats, Endangered Patients and Millions of Dollars in Damages

A ransomware attack on Change Healthcare, a company that processes 15 billion health care transactions annually and deals with 1 in 3 patient records in the United States, is continuing to cause massive disruptions nearly three weeks later. The hack shut down the system for processing claims, billing and verifying patients’ eligibility for receiving care. … Read more

UnitedHealth working to restore Change Healthcare systems by mid-March, company says

In this photo illustration the UnitedHealth Group logo displayed on a smartphone screen.  Sheldon Cooper | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images UnitedHealth Group on Thursday said it expects to restore Change Healthcare’s systems by mid-March, offering a potential resolution to the ransomware attack that has disrupted crucial operations across the U.S. health-care system. … Read more

Dexcom announces Stelo has been cleared by the FDA

The Dexcom logo is seen on a smartphone screen and in the background. Pavlo Gonchar | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Dexcom on Tuesday announced that its new over-the-counter continuous glucose monitor called Stelo has been cleared for use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and it will be available for purchase … Read more

Change Healthcare new electronic prescription tool amid cyberattack

In this photo illustration, UnitedHealth Group Inc logo seen displayed on a tablet. Igor Golovniov | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Change Healthcare on Friday said it’s finished setting up a new electronic prescription service, which could help provide some relief to pharmacies and physicians that have been struggling to contend with the … Read more

Here’s why General Catalyst is trying to buy Summa Health

Dr. Marc Harrison, who’s now CEO of HATCo, speaking at the Healthy Returns conference in New York City on May 21, 2019. Astrid Stawiarz | CNBC Dr. Marc Harrison is a different kind of venture capitalist. He’s not looking for the next Mark Zuckerberg or Elon Musk. He’s not hanging out at startup demo days. … Read more

Here are Jim Cramer’s rapid-fire takeaways on 6 stocks in the news Friday

Clorox – The consumer products giant saw a huge earnings beat. It’s also rebounding from last year’s cyberattack. “Things are back online, and there’s tremendous demand for their product,” Jim said Friday’s Morning Meeting rapid fire. Tesla – The EV leader issued a recall for 2.2 million cars over a warning light issue. Remember, our … Read more

Norway wealth fund says Novo, Eli Lilly may join trillion-dollar club

A pharmacist displays boxes of Ozempic, a semaglutide injection drug used for treating type 2 diabetes made by Novo Nordisk, at Rock Canyon Pharmacy in Provo, Utah, U.S. March 29, 2023.  George Frey | Reuters Norway’s giant wealth fund, the world’s largest, touted the possibility that Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk and U.S. rival Eli Lilly … Read more

Elon Musk’s Neuralink implants brain tech in human patient for the first time

Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images Elon Musk’s neurotech startup Neuralink implanted its device in a human for the first time on Sunday, and the patient is “recovering well,” the billionaire said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Monday. The company is developing a brain implant that aims to help … Read more