Health Data

Oracle’s New Claims Processing Platform Aims to Change Healthcare Business
Oracle’s New Claims Processing Platform Aims to Change Healthcare Business
October 14, 2024  |  Healthcare

Oracle has debuted a cloud-based solution designed to streamline medical claims processing. Oracle Health Clinical Data Exchange is designed to replace the manual transmission of medical records...

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How Gen AI Helped Healthcare Get Smarter
How Gen AI Helped Healthcare Get Smarter
December 27, 2023  |  artificial intelligence

The intersection of healthcare and artificial intelligence (AI) was one of 2023’s most exciting storylines. Across sector-critical areas including medical imaging and pathology, telemedicine, personalized patient engagement, new...

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UnitedHealth’s Amedisys Deal Come as Home Health and Data Cement Care Ecosystems 
UnitedHealth’s Amedisys Deal Come as Home Health and Data Cement Care Ecosystems 
June 26, 2023  |  Healthcare

In healthcare, the latest acquisition brings to mind that old Fred Astaire song lyric: “Won’t you change partners and dance with me?” On Monday, as had...

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57% of Consumers Use Digital Apps and Wearables to Monitor Their Health
57% of Consumers Use Digital Apps and Wearables to Monitor Their Health
November 03, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Consumers are getting more comfortable by the quarter with digital wearables that track vital signs and health signals and share them with apps and platforms...

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H1 Insights: Improving Patient Outcomes By Changing How Doctors, Pharma and Patients Find Each Other
H1 Insights: Improving Patient Outcomes By Changing How Doctors, Pharma and Patients Find Each Other
May 21, 2020  |  Healthcare

In healthcare, increasingly, data is critical for addressing inefficiencies in a system that is nearly 18 percent of U.S. GDP. And perhaps, most critically, matching...

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Google’s Bid For Fitbit Prompts Warning From EU Over Data Privacy
Google’s Bid For Fitbit Prompts Warning From EU Over Data Privacy
February 21, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

The European Union’s (EU’s) privacy body has voiced skepticism over the acquisition of Fitbit by Google, saying it could lead to privacy risks, Reuters reported....

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Hack Of Patient Survey Firm NRC Health Raises Questions Over US Records Security
Hack Of Patient Survey Firm NRC Health Raises Questions Over US Records Security
February 21, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

A cyberattack at NRC Health has prompted questions about the security of its data and overall patient privacy, CNBC reported. On Feb. 11, the attack...

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Fitbit Sells 6M Wearable Devices In Q4 Amid Pending Google Acquisition
Fitbit Sells 6M Wearable Devices In Q4 Amid Pending Google Acquisition
February 20, 2020  |  Earnings

As it sold more wearable devices and average selling price fell, which was driven by more affordable devices as well as higher promotions, Fitbit reported...

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Privacy Advocates Fear Google Will Mine Fitbit’s Health Data
Privacy Advocates Fear Google Will Mine Fitbit’s Health Data
November 22, 2019  |  Google

Google’s $2.1 billion Fitbit deal is sparking privacy concerns that the search giant will mine the health data of the 27 million people who use...

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