February 2015

New initiative focuses on value-based care and other alternative payment models ()
Private online health-related searches aren't so private ()
Former employee sues hospital operator for unnecessary procedures and illegal billing ()
AMA continues push for MU changes ()
Nearly 9 million people sign up for coverage through health insurance marketplace ()
CMS updates hospital outpatient rates and ambulatory surgical center payments ()
Mixed results for accountable care organizations ()
All systems go for ICD-10? ()
Hospitals improve productivity but face Medicare cuts ()
Website contains pricing data for more than 40 commercially insured individuals ()
Orlando Health opts for medical imaging exchange network ()
CIO-of-the-Year Sue Schade: Eight ways to nail an EHR implementation ()
Advisory Board on MU: Much ground covered, more to be gained ()
Hospitals, doctors sharing medical records with patients ()
Halamka on long-term planning for innovation ()
Four steps to ensure security of medical devices ()
Mississippi medical center plans for telehealth growth ()
Oracle Validated Integration Partners Offer Healthcare Organizations Fast Time to Value ()
R-Conrad Consulting Develops Population Health Rx™ to Address Transitional Care Services for High-Risk and Medically Complex Patients ()
Physician practices optimistic they'll be ready for ICD-10 ()
Rehabilitation hospitals seek to avoid payment cuts ()
81 percent of claims accepted as CMS completes "successful" week of ICD-10 testing ()
CMS gives EPs more time for MU attestation ()
U.S. adults ready for apps, wearable sensors ()
Most healthcare executives perform data analytics ()
Interoperability of HIEs still lacking ()
Children’s hospitals admissions and staffed-bed counts increasing ()
Health insurers expect drop in Medicare revenue next year ()
Two hospitals did not comply with Medicare billing requirements ()
Apps in the news: Success and failure ()
Uninsured rate falls in 2014 to lowest point in at least seven years ()
DoD cuts down EHR modernization contract bidders ()
Seven steps to successful internet interventions ()
Most providers getting ready to meet Medicare's chronic care management requirements ()
InciteHealth's inaugural class to disrupt healthcare ()
CMS videos explain ICD-10 ()
Survey examines revenue cycle management for medical practices ()
NYC Regional Electronic Adoption Center for Health Expands Relationship with SA Ignite for Meaningful Use Program Management Solution ()
App with guidelines helps nurses increase diagnosis rates ()
UPMC inks IP agreement for accelerating research to practice ()
Vendor interface fees fighting MU progress ()
HHS provides nearly $200 million to hospitals, states to deal with Ebola virus ()
More hospitals are closing and shrinking capacity ()
Companies barred from offering plans without hospital coverage ()
Ohio group leads children's hospitals safety improvements ()
Report finds increasing rate of medical identity theft ()
Report details proposal for national medical device postmarket surveillance system ()
Virtual Health Unveils Empowered Care Platform, a Revolutionary Model for Emerging Managed Care ()
Press Ganey to Partner with Boston Children’s Hospital ()
CMS proposes decreasing payments to Medicare Advantage plans ()
Cox, Cleveland Clinic form alliance for innovative home health ()
Report finds EMR market competition heating up ()
Funding helps expand pharmacist access ()
CDC report covers significant increase in EHR adoption ()
NEJM Perspective backs calls for socioeconomic, behavioral health data in EHRs ()
Medical Group Management Association announces new CEO ()
Hospital prices fall for first time ()
Special enrollment period for health insurance marketplaces ()
Hospital executives preparing for value-based Medicare payments ()
IPC The Hospitalist facing federal charges ()
Moves with big potential ()
Study reveals physicians should include patients in decisions about cancer care ()
Shortage of mental health providers causing more problems ()
Quality initiatives don't make hospitals safer ()
White House names chief data scientist ()
Capital BlueCross Accountable Care Arrangements yielding improved care, healthier customers ()
Healthcare policy should focus on socioeconomic, lifestyle factors, not just care ()
ONC offers eRx guide ()
Dominant N.M. lab seeks active role in population health ()
ICD-10 mapping portal helps mitigate coding ambiguities ()
Readmission rates following surgeries in U.S. hospitals ()
Bill seeks to repeal taxes on health insurers ()
Epic to create app store for EHR add-ons ()
Healthcare spending is on the rise ()
President Obama: Affordable Care Act is working better than anticipated ()
UnitedHealthcare boosting accountable care after early success ()
Lessons learned from successful people ()
Calgary Scientific Inc. Launches ResolutionMD 5.0 with Embedded Voice and Video Collaboration ()
Reports address lack of interoperability between DoD, VA ()
Supreme Court case could lead to a large decrease in hospital revenue ()
David W. Baker, MD, FACP, MPH, Named Joint Commission Executive Vice President ()
'Cyber underworld' turns attention to lucrative health data ()
Pa. hospital earns Davies Award ()
Millennials clamor for digital health, but physician-patient interactions remain analog ()
Hospital expanding personalized medicine center for pediatrics ()
Patients prefer physicians who wear formal attire ()
Telemed startup offers smartphone stethoscope, thermometer to consumers ()
Reider joins personalized medicine startup ()
Waging IT ()
How board room decisions impact healthcare delivery ()
Deadline extended for health insurance exchanges ()
Medical schools teaching students to adapt to changes in hospitals, health systems ()
e-MDs, Lightbeam Health and Princeton HealthCare System Partner to Enhance Population Health ()
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey Expands Patient-Centered Programs, Delivering Better Care to More Than 750,000 Horizon Members ()
Patient Engagement Solutions Market worth $13.7 Billion by 2019 ()
10 Calif. hospitals slapped with $700K in fines for medical mistakes ()
In wake of Anthem hack, Obama addresses cyber threats ()
Study: Hospital productivity better than expected ()
Patients rarely request clinically inappropriate tests ()
Google, Mayo Clinic forge partnership ()
HealthStream to Acquire HealthLine Systems ()
Rapid response: Alert system reminds clinicians to acknowledge results in timely manner ()
New CMS contracts to continue Partnership for Patients work ()
HIEs significantly reduce chances of repeat imaging ()
Next generation archives: Digging into data ()
Continuing the process ()
Texas HIEs rate high on governance, interoperability but lag on patient engagement ()
Cerner, Mortara Introduce CareAware Waveform Management ()
CHIME, iHT2 Announce Regional LEAD Program for 2015 ()
AHIMA: Healthcare industry is ready for ICD-10 ()
Practice Fusion Releases Online Check-In, eliminating the need for patients to fill out paper forms in the doctor’s office ()
NPSF convenes panel to set plans for progress ()
HIT advisory committees: Know data provenance, embrace standards and APIs for interoperability ()
Deloitte introduces Evergreen EHR implementation ()
Much room for improvement with patient engagement ()
Anthem breach shifts paradigm of healthcare security ()
AMA ‘alarmed’ by low MU attestation rate ()
A nuanced view of a hospital robot ()
Quality of hospital, nursing home impacts readmissions ()
Indiana breach affects 45K ()
Physicians prescribing novel dosages of old drugs remains a problem ()
Tech companies gain favor of Congress in bid to relax regulations ()
Inova to build genomics research lab on former Exxon campus ()
Hospitals boasting high retention rates in MU program, officials say ()
Georgia Partnership for TeleHealth Expands Telemedicine to First College Campus in Georgia ()
HITPC workgroups on strategic plan: More focus on people, outcomes ()
Medicare value-based payment plan said to mesh with ONC interoperability roadmap ()
Indiana breach impacts 45K ()
New angel investment network seeks applicants ()
Survey finds lower than anticipated ICD-10 costs for small practices ()
IT system investment to outpace EHR spending ()
First of Its Kind Report on Clinical Patient Engagement Reveals a Market Unprepared to Deliver Digital, Patient-Centric Care ()
DR Systems Awarded Seven New Patents ()
Partnership seeks to establish Massachusetts as digital health hub ()
Many healthcare consumer pricing tools still flawed ()
What Carolinas HealthCare paid top executives ()
Harvard shares data on healthcare spending ()
GAO: CMS prepared for ICD-10 ()
How integrating technologies can transform healthcare ()
Truven Health Analytics and MEDITECH Expand Collaboration to Include Integrated Consumer Health Education Solution ()
Groups: Softening ACO rules will not draw more participants ()
Providers want more flexibility in Medicare Shared Savings Program ()
RWJF to fund $1.9M in consumer healthcare studies ()
Touting interoperability, FDA will not regulate medical device data systems ()
UCSB creates Center for Digital Games Research ()
GAO: CMS is ready for ICD-10 ()
First Instance of Bi-Directional Information Sharing Between an EMR and Nurse Call System Launched by Rauland-Borg ()
Kareo and digiChart Collaborate to Provide Specialized, Integrated Solutions for OB/GYN Practices ()
Aventura Raises $14 Million Series C Financing Co-Led by Safeguard Scientifics and Merck GHIF ()
Tracking patients in an EHR improves education, but safeguards needed ()
HIMSS offers Congress 4 recommendations for interoperability ()
Beth Israel Deaconess, athenahealth both bullish on the cloud ()
Anthem warns breach victims of email scam ()
Summa Health, Humana reach accountable care agreement ()
FDA commissioner to depart ()
Uptick in hiring at physician offices ()
Pfizer to acquire Hospira for $16B ()
ONC plans, budget and colossal breach ()
Under Armour buys MyFitnessPal, Endomondo for $560 million ()
FDA Commissioner stepping down ()
Anthem victim of colossal breach ()
Apple technology spreading quickly in top hospitals ()
OurNotes project to expand upon OpenNotes ()
ONC leaders share roadmap thought process ()
Kansas's largest insurer, provider form ACO ()
ONC announces $8.4M in grants for workforce training, community health ()
HHS, ONC to invest $28M in state HIE grants ()
Cerner completes acquisition of Siemens Health Services ()
House GOP votes to repeal ACA ()
AMA building innovation center with health technology incubator ()
DirectTrust: 2014 growth ‘far exceeded projections’ ()
BIDMC sells inpatient EHR to Athenahealth ()
Frist and Daschle reflect on HITECH, next phase of healthcare ()
ONC seeks 52% budget increase for 2016 ()
Former ONC chiefs to DeSalvo: 'Just go for it' ()
NATE demonstrates trust bundle for patient-mediated exchange ()
UMass Medical Group reports data theft by ex-employee ()
Burwell announces $28M in funding for HIE grants ()
QuadraMed, LifeMed ID Form Patient Identity Joint Venture ()
Isabel Healthcare Announces AffiniPartner Agreement with American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) ()
Opening data, empowering consumers ()
A vision for the Federal Health IT Strategic Plan ()
DeSalvo opens ONC's 2015 Annual Meeting ()
Cerner completes Siemens acquisition ()
Rep. Cruz introduces Obamacare Repeal Act ()
White House’s $215M precision medicine initiative ushers in new era in healthcare ()
ONC releases long-awaited interoperability roadmap ()
Community Health Systems to pay $75M for scheming Medicaid ()
NYT editorial: Don’t kill the medical device tax ()
InterSystems Successfully Completes eHealth Exchange Product Testing to Ensure Interoperability ()
Surescripts and Kryptiq Agree to Separate Health Information Network and Population Health Businesses ()
OSTAR Launches First Cellular TeleHealth Blood Pressure System for CHF ()