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AHA Center for Health Innovation Market Scan

UCHealth Launches a Real Conversation Starter Using AI

Aurora, Colo.-based UCHealth has deployed Avaamo’s conversational artificial intelligence platform to create a virtual assistant called Livi that will enable users to ask for information about health conditions and hospital services using smart speakers like Amazon’s Alexa.
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CMS to use current methodology to update hospital star ratings in 2020

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services plans to update the overall hospital quality star ratings at Hospital Compare in early 2020, but wait until 2021 to update the star ratings methodology, the agency announced today.
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Chairman’s File: Podcast — Getting Patients and Caregivers on the Same Page

When invited to play a larger role in their own care, many patients welcome the chance — and results show that patient engagement, in turn, improves outcomes.
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Montana receives waiver to implement reinsurance program

The departments of Health and Human Services and the Treasury Friday approved a Section 1332 waiver for Montana to implement a five-year reinsurance program for its individual health insurance market beginning in 2020.
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CMS to Utah: No enhanced federal match for partial Medicaid expansion 

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Friday
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HRSA issues rural health care collaboration guide

The Health Resources & Services Administration recently released a guide to help rural hospitals and other health care providers together identify and address the health needs in their communities.
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All of Us research project recaps progress

More than 230,000 people have enrolled in the All of Us Research Program since it opened last May, 175,000 of whom have completed the core protocol, according to an update on the program published last week in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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Members Only: Home Health Advisory Call - August 15, 2019

Listen to the Home Health Advisory Call - August 15, 2019. 
AHA Center for Health Innovation Market Scan

The Buzz: 9 Key Takeaways from the AHA Leadership Summit

Health care’s thought leaders, innovators and doers recently convened at the AHA Leadership Summit in San Diego. They explored innovation processes and transformational strategies to better engage patients, and deliver greater value through operational excellence and new care delivery models. Learn what had conference attendees buzzing in this special report.
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Health care sector urged to protect systems against Windows vulnerability

HHS’ Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center urged health care organizations to install patches to protect their Windows systems against DejaBlue.