April 2016

7 emergency general surgeries account for 80% of admissions, deaths, costs ()
Joint Commission reverses course, OKs secure clinician texting ()
States improve quality, reduce costs via reform ()
NY med schools: clerkships are scarce because of offshore competition ()
Aetna CEO calls exchanges ‘good investment,’ raises earnings forecast ()
Proposed change to Medicare Part B finding little support in Congress ()
Andrew Bindman named new AHRQ director ()
Wyeth, Pfizer to pay $784M to settle Medicaid fraud claims ()
Stronger together: The coupling up of the healthcare industry ()
Why bigger is better business for health care companies ()
Joint Commission announces new standards on treating eating disorders ()
CMS: Prescription drug costs are growing problem ()
Workplace violence significant concern for U.S. healthcare workers ()
Geisinger's precision medicine efforts exceeding goals through EHR-linked genomics ()
CMS clarifies Medicaid rules on ex-prisoners in halfway houses ()
Senate bill would cap Medicare drug costs at $7,500 ()
Infection control breach exposes 260 at Wash. hospital ()
House proposal would separate CISO, CIO roles within HHS ()
Senate bill would increase healthcare options for veterans ()
Bill would establish CISO role for HHS ()
Halamka offers initial response to MACRA proposed rule ()
AMA supports proposed rules for quality payment but notes they are just a 'first step' ()
DeSalvo, Slavitt provide more details on shift away from Meaningful Use ()
CMS rolls out MACRA regulation ()
Proposed rule aims to modernize provider payment for quality care ()
Digital aide may increase patient control of asthma ()
Alabama hospital donating scrubs to Kenya ()
Zillion Releases Digital Health Platform for Enhanced Consumer Engagement and Intervention ()
Edwards Lifesciences Reports First Quarter Results ()
Brigham and Women's Healthcare appoints new CIO ()
Landman appointed CIO of Boston's Brigham and Women's ()
U of Chicago Medicine’s expansion criticized by state regulators ()
Calif. legislation addresses ransomware in healthcare ()
Nokia acquisition to bolster its digital health strategy ()
MassHealth hopes to transition to ACO to control costs ()
Tennova Healthcare to stop prescribing opiates for long-term care ()
Two Illinois hospitals battle over disclosing insurer agreements ()
Does innovation overshadow fundamentals of care? ()
CHIME, AEHIS weigh in on FDA's medical device cybersecurity guidance ()
Name of Mayo Clinic's Epic implementation honors legacy ()
LifePoint Health hospital loses balance billing case in Virginia ()
Leapfrog patient safety report: 'Even A hospitals are not perfectly safe' ()
AMA expands innovation efforts with IDEA Labs collaboration ()
Stolen mail truck impacts 2,400 Kaiser Permanente members ()
Demand for convenient care drives new healthcare partnerships ()
Gem launches blockchain initiative ()
Cost of common medical services varies wildly state to state, city to city ()
CMS issues final rule on Medicaid managed-care plans ()
UnitedHealthcare withdrawals from Louisiana and Iowa insurance marketplaces ()
Healthcare advertisers focusing on perspectives of women ()
Physical theft and loss the top reason for healthcare security incidents ()
Stanford Hospital nurses preparing to call strike ()
Partners seeks innovators for Connected Health Challenge ()
From the optimism file: 71% of healthcare execs expect revenues to increase this year ()
In digital health innovation, true expertise is rare ()
Healthcare costs top survey on economic burdens facing U.S. ()
To control costs, it may be up to patients to 'pay the piper' ()
Arkansas governor uses veto to save Medicaid program ()
Intermountain, Stanford partner on precision medicine ()
Oneida Nation suffers data breach ()
Living in or near green areas helps women live longer ()
Oklahoma legislation would strip licenses of doctors who perform abortions ()
CMS seeks comments on measure for antipsychotic drug use ()
Phishing email the source of a breach for Wyoming Medical Center ()
The challenges and pitfalls of reporting on health research ()
Fitch Ratings: Positive admissions growth for U.S. hospitals in 2015 unlikely to be repeated ()
Suicide reaches 30-year peak in U.S. ()
19,000 patients at risk after Bizmatic hack ()
NIH Clinical Center needs reforms to emphasize patient safety over research, panel says ()
Former Capital Blue Cross employee, others charged in $300,000 healthcare scam ()
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield and Aurora Healthcare partnering to form Well Priority ()
Gender pay gap remains in new physician compensation report ()
EmblemHealth announces layoffs, plans to outsource IT operations ()
Kentucky clinic CEO convicted in $16M Medicare fraud, drug trafficking scheme ()
Glitches prompt Covered California to drop some pregnant women ()
UnitedHealthcare will exit Arizona marketplace ()
JAMA seeking gun violence studies ()
Mount Sinai launches OpenNotes ()
Endpoint vulnerability threatens healthcare security ()
N.C. provider to pay $750,000 to settle HIPAA violations ()
St. Petersburg hospital completes its first TAVR surgery ()
Study examines how EHR data can identify patients' fall risk ()
AHIMA offers patient portal toolkit ()
Audiologists facing stiffer competition from consumer electronics on hearing aids ()
Technology can improve patient matching but human error remains the biggest barrier ()
CMS delays new rating system amid industry, political pressure ()
Primary care doctors struggle with discussing long-term prognosis with patients ()
Analysis reveals many ED visits 'virtually indistinguishable' as urgent or nonurgent ()
CMS delays new rating system at the 11th hour ()
Biomedical breakthrough? E-skin could monitor vital signs ()
Stolen unencrypted laptop impacts CVS pharmacy customers in Alabama ()
Teaching hospitals argue Medicare penalizes aggressive testing for infection ()
Doctor On Demand, Allergy & Asthma Network Team Up To Make Treating Asthma and Allergies Easier for Millions ()
Demographics of patients shift as Federally Qualified Health Centers expand ()
New legislation shortens MU reporting period to 90 days ()
WEDI report on gaps in care outlines barriers, current approaches ()
VA accused of shredding documents needed to process healthcare claims for waiting veterans ()
DeSalvo leaving HITPC co-chair role ()
Life expectancy drops for white women, increases for black, Hispanic populations ()
Deadline approaches for 2017 enrollment in Next Gen ACO model from CMS ()
Fax still tops for information exchange ()
UnitedHealthcare exiting most Obamacare exchanges in 2017 ()
Value-based payment models drive physicians to use EHRs to improve care ()
Summit will focus on helping Americans age at home ()
ONC's report on health IT comparison covers four mechanisms ()
U.S. healthcare employment grows an extraordinary 20 percent while other sectors fall short ()
Could the Next Gen ACO model from CMS be the best available? ()
CMS drops two-midnight rule's inpatient payment cuts ()
Medical Administrative Professionals, LLC Engages Zotec Partners in Exclusive New Revenue Cycle Management Agreement ()
Medicaid expansion increased access and utilization rates for poor adults ()
Epic awarded $940M in IP lawsuit ()
Utah hospital breaks ground on three-year expansion project ()
Via Christi to conduct search for CEO, president after Korsmo steps down ()
ResearchKit already having big influence on healthcare ()
AHIMA's IG pilot participants offer lessons learned ()
Survey shows EHR customer loyalty waning ()
South Dakota researchers aim to improve tobacco-free policies in healthcare facilities ()
Target to pilot connected health devices ()
Research and Markets' EMR 2016 report available ()
Study finds significant data missing from EHRs ()
FTC spars with NorthShore, Advocate in preliminary injunction for merger ()
Drug manufacturer ordered to pay $125 million for fraud ()
Alignment Healthcare names tech expert as new COO ()
Government team aims to reinvent Medicare, Medicaid ()
Yelp reviews offer insight into patient experiences, could complement HCAHPS ()
OIG: HHS still not addressing copy-paste concerns ()
ACC breach affects 1,400 provider groups ()
Federal audit finds $10 million wasted in Oregon Medicaid ()
60 senators urge CMS to delay overall hospital quality star ratings ()
IBM's new Health Corps to connect tech with public health initiatives around the globe ()
Higher CMS star rating associated with lower patient mortality and readmissions. ()
Ranking the best workplaces in health care ()
Western State Hospital names new CEO to face security, regulation worries ()
Oklahoma hospital administrators push for raise in tobacco tax ()
Great Lakes Health Connect Registry Expands Access to Advanced Directives ()
The Society of Actuaries Partners with the CDC to Improve Public Health and Reduce Healthcare Costs ()
Ensocare and Dell Services to Provide Integrated Discharge Management and Care Transition Solution ()
athenahealth acquires scheduling company, its first accelerator investment ()
AMA innovation challenge seeks care delivery improvements ()
Health experts remain divided on treatment of high blood pressure ()
Doctors, health officials call for revised approach to opioid prescriptions ()
Valeant CEO agrees to be deposed in Senate drug price probe ()
McKesson Corporation Fiscal 2016 Fourth Quarter Conference Call Scheduled for May 4, 2016 ()
U.S. drug spending climbs 12 percent in 2015 ()
Mayo Clinic, GE Ventures partnership to accelerate access to cell, gene therapies ()
Dishman leaves Intel for Precision Medicine Initiative ()
Cost sharing cuts into specialty drugs use ()
Better mental health care means a better economy ()
New study shows rich, poor have huge mortality gap in U.S. ()
Ransomware's impact growing ()
Health IT venture capital funding up 27% in Q1 ()
OSF HealthCare announces investment arm ()
Study shows 37% of outpatient healthcare staff fail to follow hand hygiene recommendations ()
Tech mogul donates $250 million for collaborative cancer immunotherapy research ()
How cybercriminals are going pro ()
States poised to take the lead on healthcare cost control ()
Zotec Partners to Deliver Three Attendee Experiences at the 2016 EDPMA Solutions Summit ()
Cleveland Clinic providers available to CVS MinuteClinic patients through telehealth ()
Stranger than science fiction? Researchers discover ‘genetic superheroes’ living among us ()
IBM Watson, American Cancer Society partnering on cancer patient advisor ()
Digital aide may improve diabetes, hypertension treatment ()
Report identifies 6 practices to improve healthcare for disadvantaged populations ()
Fla. breach tied back to two employees' tax fraud scheme ()
New CMS multi-payer initiative to impact 20K doctors ()
Presbyterian Homes of Georgia LIVE with HCS Interactant® EMR ()
Zotec Partners to Deliver Three Attendee Experiences at the Becker’s Hospital Review 7th Annual Meeting ()
Tift Regional Health System Selects Cerner Enterprise-Wide Health IT System ()
Providers pool resources to guard against cyberattacks ()
North Memorial Health Care Leverages Vital’s VitreaView® Software to Image-Enable Its Electronic Medical Record (EMR) ()
U. of Chicago launching clinical data commons for oncology ()
Johns Hopkins to launch health tech accelerator ()
Let’s play 'Who wants to be a CEO!' ()
IBM Watson Health ready to disrupt diagnosis and treatment ()
KP's Mattison: 'Blockchain will revolutionize research' ()
Neb. governor signs bill allowing direct primary care ()
FDA's open data initiatives driving innovation ()
Philly health system breach due to employee error ()
Zoeticx Receives One of Highest Rankings in Customer Satisfaction Survey of Middleware EHR Integrators Conducted by Black Book Research ()
Pfizer and Allergan call off merger after tax rule changes ()
New DoD EHR system named GENESIS ()
ONC website offers HIT resources for opioid crisis ()
Senate HELP Committee passes 5 'innovation funding' bills ()
Latest trends might push genomic sequencing to the mainstream ()
Study: PCPs receive an average of 77 EHR notifications a day, adding more than an hour to workload ()
Leapfrog: CPOE doesn't catch 39% of potentially harmful drug orders ()
App shows power to improve cardiovascular health by collecting, displaying most valuable data ()
Healthgrades lauds 466 hospitals with patient safety recognition ()
UHS to Implement Cerner’s Clinically Driven Revenue Cycle ()
Aleksandar Beric, MD, Joins Spreemo as Senior Medical Advisor and Director of Neurophysiology ()
Konica Minolta ready to enter digital health in a big way ()
RWJF holding mood challenge for ResearchKit ()
Brooklyn provider another victim of phishing email ()
Epic implementation costs lead to layoffs for Mass. provider ()
No time to waste: Longer delays before surgery lead to lower breast cancer survival rates ()
Author examines the development of medical physics as a true profession ()
Study finds cutting-edge customer experience could boost revenue by 16% ()
Two-sided conversations: A crucial part of patient-clinician interaction ()
Center for Medical Interoperability set for Nashville ()
Fitango Health Announces FitangoTx, an Innovative Patient Engagement and Care Management Platform for Transplant Centers ()
Techstars-Cedars-Sinai accelerator launches first LA class ()