January 2016

New Proposal to Give Providers and Employers Access to Information to Drive Quality and Patient Care Improvement ()
Examination of private insurance claims data offers new insights ()
CMS looks to adapt ACO benchmarks to regional realities ()
USPSTF releases updated depression screening guidelines ()
University to analyse 'Big Data' for Astellas ()
McKesson Declares Quarterly Dividend January 27, 2016 ()
McKesson Launches Clinical Programs Solution ()
Livanta Selects InterQual to Support its Medicare Utilization and Quality Care Reviews ()
Sentri7 Earns Category Leader Designation for Clinical Decision Support-Surveillance in the 2015/2016 Best in KLAS Report ()
InterSystems TrakCare Honored With 2015/2016 Best in KLAS Award for Global (Non-U.S.) Acute Care EMR ()
Examining the benefits of large-scale insurance mergers ()
Texas hospital working to recover from ransomware attack ()
KLAS names top performing IT companies ()
Boston Scientific and Accenture Develop Data-Driven Digital Health Solution to Help Improve Patient Outcomes and Reduce Cost of Treating Chronic Cardiovascular Conditions ()
Connected health market to top $117B by 2020 ()
Wellsoft wins 2015/2016 Best in KLAS for Emergency Department Information Systems ()
13 digital health companies make up second class of Texas Medical Center's innovation accelerator ()
KLAS congratulates the 2015/2016 Best in KLAS winners ()
USC reveals 8 foundational partners for Virtual Care Center ()
CHIME urges Congress to help improve care for chronic conditions ()
Medical records found in public dumpster ()
Premier rewards Inova for innovation ()
Device task force to spread open source security best practices ()
Health Language Solutions to Drive Semantic Normalization for California Integrated Data Interchange ()
Executive physicals remain common for CEOs ()
Broward Health CEO dies of self-inflicted gunshot wound ()
Michigan hospital cyberattack comes in wake of water crisis ()
PARTNERS+simons Launches New Trust Measurement Model For Healthcare Industry Marketers ()
Dell joins HIMSS Innovation Center ()
Indiana, Ohio HIEs exchanging data ()
New collaboration to ramp up health data security ()
InterSystems Partners With Pulse Infoframe to Facilitate Collaborative Clinical Research ()
KEPRO Extends Use of InterQual to Support Clinical Excellence in Utilization and Quality Reviews ()
Optum and PAREXEL to Accelerate Drug Development, Reimbursement and Market Access with EHR-Fueled Clinical Research and Hybrid Studies ()
FDA issues draft guidance for interoperable devices ()
McKesson Corporation to Present at the Leerink Partners 5th Annual Global Healthcare Conference ()
ptum and Availity Partner to Improve Health Insurance Claims Submission Process for the Benefit of Care Professionals, Consumers and Health Plans ()
Stereotaxis and Philips Extend Development Collaboration to Interface Latest Systems ()
Leica Biosystems and Advanced Cell Diagnostics Partner to Develop and Commercialize RNAscope-based Diagnostic and Companion Diagnostic Tests ()
Insurer's lost hard drives contain info of 950K ()
Cerner CEO to undergo cancer treatment ()
ATA forum to help Congress with telehealth policy ()
Boston's Tufts Medical Center awards Jonathan Bush for visionary leadership ()
Probst: Healthcare ready to transition to 'something better' ()
HITPC finalizes 4 key recommendations for HIT comparison tool ()
Just say ‘no’ to QWERTY: 5 tips for using safer passwords ()
athenahealth Partners With University of Toledo Medical Center to Accelerate Development of Inpatient Electronic Health Record ()
athenahealth partners with medical center for inpatient EHR ()
Study: No one spends more on healthcare than the U.S. government ()
ACOs name interoperability as top challenge ()
Learn about the revamped eCQI Resource Center ()
Senate HELP Committee issues HIT draft legislation ()
California hospital pays more than $3.2 million to settle allegations ()
Zika virus: FAQ available ()
HCA Continental’s CIO on adopting cloud-based image sharing ()
Report covers threats to cybersecurity infrastructure ()
Ambulatory EHR market to grow by 30% within five years ()
Healthcare management platform Spreemo announces new VP ()
CHIME launches $1M patient identification challenge ()
25K patients affected by stolen laptop ()
Interoperability Standards Advisory open for public comment ()
Infographic: Inside the healthcare construction boom ()
2015 HIT VC funding comes in just under 2014's record ()
21K Blue Shield Calif. members affected by breach ()
Government Accountability Office finds flaws in FDA's methods ()
FDA's device cybersecurity draft guidance focuses on what manufacturers can do ()
Philips, Marin County Hospital launch $60M, 15-year partnership ()
WebMD not in acquisition talks ()
Trimble shares tips to spread innovation in healthcare ()
Trimble: Coordination key to care transformation ()
31 providers urge Burwell to rethink MU ()
Basch offers recommendations to 'reconceptualize' MU ()
AHA, ONC show significant increases in data exchange ()
Pharmacists call for HIE access ()
Study calls for more research on health data exchange ()
CMS announces 21 Next Generation ACOs for 2016 ()
Minnesota-Based Health Technology Companies Join Forces To Help Hospitals Address CMS' Sepsis Guidelines ()
Hitachi ID Releases Case Study on Managing Partner Access at NCR Corporation ()
Accountable Care Organization National ACO Selects drchrono EHR ()
HL7, ONC launch C-CDA tool challenge ()
Medtronic, IBM Watson partner on new smartphone app ()
HIMSS Analytics launches market intelligence tool ()
Supreme Court won't hear Medtronic case ()
HHS initiative to help newbies enter healthcare innovation field ()
Records discovered in abandoned homeless shelter ()
8 in 10 health apps have significant security vulnerabilities ()
Partnership to accelerate care for elderly with chronic conditions ()
Cleveland provider earns HIMSS Davies Award ()
CHIME responds to MU announcement ()
Studies attribute better access to surgery to health reform ()
GE set to move HQ to Boston ()
Royal Philips, Calif. hospital announce 15-year, $90 million partnership ()
Nonprofit hospitals under the taxman’s magnifying glass ()
Texas ranked last for telemedicine ()
AMA working to 'craft a sensible future' ()
AMA: Chronic disease impacting healthcare infrastructure ()
Slavitt: CMS moving away from MU ()
Slavitt shares CMS implementation goals for 2016 ()
Survey finds strong support among ICU nurses for telemedicine ()
DeSalvo, Savage address HIPAA guidance for patient access ()
Obama vetoes ACA repeal bill, but Republicans claim a victory of sorts ()
AMA launches Silicon Valley company to grow innovation footprint ()
Journos chronicle disregard for privacy, intimidation of whistleblowers at the VA ()
AHIMA: Patient matching a significant problem ()
Mass. partnership to launch digital health innovation hub ()
Study: 1 in 3 working-age cancer survivors go into debt ()
athenahealth issues new innovation challenge ()
Missing flash drive affects 29K in Indiana ()
Journal names top 100 digital health companies ()
Just 25% of doctors prepared to handle complex patients ()
Shorter stays help hospitals’ bottom lines ()
AT&T opening first innovation center devoted to healthcare ()
ECRI Institute's 2016 watch list includes device security and wearable sensors ()
Few patients are using the apps hospitals offer ()
Aetna announces departure from health insurance trade group AHIP ()
Missouri Medical Center’s New Physician Portal Offers Hundreds of Clinicians and Staff Rapid Access to Radiology Reports, Images ()
Boston Children's Hospital offers 9 innovations to watch in 2016 ()
Healthcare innovation requires curiosity ()
Fifth annual med adherence challenge begins this month ()
CMS announces initiative to address health-related social needs ()
Demand on the rise for EMR-dedicated scribes ()
Epic, Mayo Clinic enter into $46M agreement for data center ()
Bringing 'Moneyball' to healthcare ()
Pediatric hospitals hit hard by ACA payment reductions ()
3 of the healthcare products unveiled at CES 2016 ()
iPhone, Google help doctor perform lifesaving surgery ()
healthfinch to grow with $7.5M in Series A funding ()
Resident, fellow enrollment increases 14% in a decade ()
Michigan provider awarded grant for telemedicine in rural areas ()
Minn. records go to trash rather than shredder ()