Home

September 2016

Analgesic Solutions introduces central statistical surveillance method (09/30/2016)

Americans unhappy with drug prices (09/30/2016)

Integrated systems, hospitals losing more money than private practices (09/30/2016)

Invictus Medical receives NSF grant to develop NICU technology (09/30/2016)

FDA annual clinical investigator course promotes safety, accuracy (09/30/2016)

CMS awards $347 million to hospitals in new safety, quality initiative (09/30/2016)

Hospital staffing challenges for palliative care (09/30/2016)

Not-for-profit hospitals improved financially in 2015—but analysts say it won’t last (09/30/2016)

Department of Defense approves HIE for Fort Drum, surrounding community (09/29/2016)

Research thwarted by unreliable antibodies (09/29/2016)

3 things to know about CMS’s final long-term care rule (09/29/2016)

Vermont takes step towards all-payer, ACO-like system (09/29/2016)

5 things to know from Hillary Clinton’s NEJM article (09/29/2016)

Community Health selling four rural hospitals (09/29/2016)

FDA approves Medtronic's 'artificial pancreas' that monitors glucose, delivers insulin (09/29/2016)

Zika funding fight resolved as Congress OKs $1.1 billion for vaccine, testing (09/29/2016)

How clinical integration plans can become too ambitious (09/29/2016)

Losing money on faulty medical bills? There's an app for that (09/28/2016)

Aetna to subsidize Apple Watch for select large employers (09/28/2016)

U.S. rid of measles—finally (09/28/2016)

New patient monitoring system reduces falls, readmissions (09/28/2016)

Glidewell Labs introduces line of bone grafting products (09/28/2016)

Calif. will require doctors to check prescription drug databases (09/28/2016)

GE’s five.eight program looks to foster global health startups (09/28/2016)

Patient ID errors happen—and they can be deadly (09/28/2016)

House passes individual mandate exemption for co-op enrollees (09/28/2016)

FDA drug reviewers often end up at pharma companies (09/28/2016)

99 percent survival rate for prostate cancer patients regardless of treatment (09/28/2016)

FDA approves alternative treatment for Crohn’s disease (09/28/2016)

CMS hospital star rating system ripped by Medicare advisors (09/28/2016)

Safety organizations call on FDA to regulate allergy shots (09/28/2016)

Q&A: Mark Hollis, CEO of MacPractice, on battling hackers with patient data security systems (09/27/2016)

Caring for obese patients beyond recommending weight loss (09/27/2016)

GAO: HHS oversight flaws leave EHR data vulnerable (09/27/2016)

Why do some doctors avoid prescribing drugs for alcoholism? (09/27/2016)

PeriGen acquires WatchChild, diversifies offerings in fetal surveillance market (09/27/2016)

ONC introduces online guide on EHR selection and implementation (09/27/2016)

New campaign to enroll more young people on ACA exchanges (09/27/2016)

FTC loss on blocking Hershey-Pinnacle hospital merger reversed on appeal (09/27/2016)

DarioHealth launches online store in Canada (09/27/2016)

Pfizer opts not to split after spending $600 million preparing for it (09/27/2016)

FDA approves drug biosimilar to Humira (09/26/2016)

7 key findings on how physicians feel about their workload, morale, MACRA (09/26/2016)

Sylvia Burwell discusses ACA, provider success on podcast (09/26/2016)

Top 5 physician "musts" for digital technology (09/26/2016)

NIH awards $24 million to youth HIV prevention efforts using mobile technology (09/26/2016)

CMS to release updates to EHR Incentive Program (09/26/2016)

Using EMS care to keep patients out of hospitals (09/26/2016)

H1N1 flu vaccine not linked to congenital malformation of fetuses (09/26/2016)

Last-minute exchange decisions: Nebraska loses BCBS, Highmark stays in 3 states (09/26/2016)

Is the healthcare system helping us gain pounds instead of lose them? (09/26/2016)

Biotech startup develops live herpes vaccine (09/26/2016)

Trump falsely claims ACA open enrollment could be delayed (09/26/2016)

Preventable, Potentially Fatal Patient Identification Errors Analyzed by ECRI Institute Patient Safety Organization (PSO) (09/26/2016)

American Academy of Pediatrics: No more codeine for kids (09/23/2016)

HHS introduces final rule to increase access to clinical trials (09/23/2016)

5 forces driving ‘seismic change’ in healthcare (09/23/2016)

Research shows HPV vaccine effective in preventing cancer (09/23/2016)

AOL's Case outlines the 'third wave' of technology in healthcare (09/23/2016)

Therapon develops nanoparticles with UV protection of SPF 5,000 (09/23/2016)

20 years later, doctor admits to lying in malpractice suit (09/23/2016)

Medicare Advantage premiums will drop slightly for 2017 (09/23/2016)

How the presidential race could affect uninsured rates, out-of-pocket costs (09/23/2016)

How machine learning, AI are evolving healthcare (09/23/2016)

Fannin-backed company GuidaBot Is Developing a Robotic System for MRI-Guided Interventions (09/23/2016)

Microsoft creates research teams to fight cancer (09/22/2016)

Physician integration hasn’t improved care at hospitals (09/22/2016)

Need to activate a vaccine? Just add water (09/22/2016)

Facebook founder's $3 billion plan to eradicate all disease (09/22/2016)

Mylan CEO blames ‘opaque’ pharma supply chain, pricing for EpiPen hikes (09/22/2016)

Health trends, tech will drive demand for orthotists, prosthetists (09/22/2016)

DOJ wants Anthem-Cigna bickering made public (09/22/2016)

At-home STI testing program provides same-day consultation, treatment (09/22/2016)

Oracle reaches $100 million settlement with Oregon over failed exchange site (09/22/2016)

Avera Health will provide telemedicine services at Native American hospitals (09/22/2016)

AMA: Insurer consolidation a threat to access, quality, affordability (09/22/2016)

FBI urges ransomware victims to report all infections (09/21/2016)

Want to lose weight? Put your wearable money toward a gym membership (09/21/2016)

Pushing for a more connected ICU—without adding more alarms (09/21/2016)

Gap insurance plans can help cover the cost of high deductibles (09/21/2016)

Doctors might need to up their patient load during opioid epidemic (09/21/2016)

AAFP names new board of directors (09/21/2016)

Republicans question legality of potential settlements for insurers (09/21/2016)

Surescripts boosts interoperability by letting EHR vendors access National Record Locator Service (09/21/2016)

Medicare spending on EpiPens went up 1,100% between 2007 and 2014 (09/21/2016)

Mobile technology takes over MLK Hospital (09/21/2016)

How medical school students are choosing their own oaths (09/21/2016)

The Growing Influence of The Federal Trade Commission in Telehealth Policy (09/21/2016)

CDC says broad-spectrum antibiotics on the rise in U.S. hospitals (09/20/2016)

Exchange premiums still lower than employer-sponsored plans without subsidies (09/20/2016)

ePatientFinder joins athenahealth to boost participation in clinical trials (09/20/2016)

OIG levies largest fine ever for corporate integrity agreement violation (09/20/2016)

Fraud, unreported deaths alleged at Long Island VA (09/20/2016)

FDA will award you $40,000 to develop crowd-sourcing Naloxone app (09/20/2016)

CMS’s voluntary bundled payment evaluation finds uneven results (09/20/2016)

Maryland's ACA marketplace introduces mobile app for enrollment (09/20/2016)

Most Medicare Advantage enrollees don’t switch plans (09/20/2016)

8 states that have opioid abuse rates above 5.5 percent (09/20/2016)

roadtohealth, RGA partner to expand Quealth app for predictive measures (09/20/2016)

CLARET MEDICAL SUBMITS MARKETING APPLICATION TO FDA FOR US CLEARANCE OF FIRST CEREBRAL PROTECTION SYSTEM FOR TRANSCATHETER AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT (TAVR) (09/20/2016)

Pomona City Councilmembers Urge Hospital to Recognize Workers’ Vote to Improve Patient Care, Join Union (09/20/2016)

NueHealth, GeneNews agree to three-year deal to improve screening for colorectal, lung, prostate cancer (09/19/2016)

Mymetics, Texas Biomedical continue development of HIV vaccine (09/19/2016)

Could these opioid alternatives treat pain and prevent addiction? (09/19/2016)

What if lifestyle apps give users incorrect, imprecise health data? (09/19/2016)

ACOs Using Lightbeam Health Solutions Net $84 Million in Savings for CMS Medicare Shared Savings Program, Doubling Average Savings of Other ACOs (09/19/2016)

Elamipretide can improve mitochondrial, skeletal muscle function in seniors (09/19/2016)

Verscend Technologies appoints VP of client services (09/19/2016)

Feds tell researchers to get speedier on data sharing (09/19/2016)

Could Microsoft Band help predict, prevent epilepsy? (09/19/2016)

Stop this one protein and possibly stop breast cancer's spread (09/16/2016)

Psychiatry visits now available on Amwell app (09/16/2016)

Yale New Haven Hospital will perform HIV-positive organ transplants (09/16/2016)

MyTelemedicine launches Spanish program for Latino patients (09/16/2016)

5 approaches for using technology to communicate with physicians (09/16/2016)

Phoenix VA Health Care System Deploys Germ-Zapping Robots to Enhance Veteran Safety; Xenex Robots Destroy Pathogens that Pose a Risk to Patients, Staff & Family Members (09/16/2016)

Elderly patients need help recovering from the ICU—while they're still there (09/15/2016)

HHS awarding $87 million for IT enhancements at health centers (09/15/2016)

Mental hospital investigation reveals weaknesses that led to escape (09/15/2016)

CMS’s Slavitt defends ACA markets, hints at risk corridor settlement (09/15/2016)

Accenture encourages developing technology through HealthTech Innovation Challenge (09/15/2016)

Antibiotic gel treats middle ear infections with a single dose (09/15/2016)

Some hospice patients aren't actually dying (09/15/2016)

New strategic plan for ‘future of nursing science’ released (09/15/2016)

Chantix maker defends drug's safety to FDA skeptics (09/15/2016)

Comparing the value of surgery, radiation, monitoring for early prostate cancer (09/15/2016)

African countries embrace eHealth, telemedicine to deliver care to diffuse populations (09/15/2016)

Integer Announces Planned Departure of Chief Financial Officer (09/15/2016)

Cleveland Clinic submits plan for London location (09/15/2016)

Higher ACA exchange enrollment limited out-of-pocket spending (09/14/2016)

Blue Willow Systems brings wearables to seniors (09/14/2016)

Allergan, Medicines360 launch single-handed IUD inserter LILETTA (09/14/2016)

Exchange news: ConnectiCare staying, N.J. co-op to close for 2017 (09/14/2016)

FDA human trials of Parkinson's drug from Inhibikase Therapeutics (09/14/2016)

Hospitals try new measures to prevent MRSA (09/14/2016)

5 things to know about the state of employer-sponsored health coverage (09/14/2016)

AMA Awards Research Grants to Advance the Study of Women in Medicine (09/14/2016)

CHIME announces new appointments to leadership positions (09/14/2016)

Average Annual Workplace Family Health Premiums Rise Modest 3% to $18,142 in 2016; More Workers Enroll in High-Deductible Plans with Savings Option Over Past Two Years (09/14/2016)

49 states have reduced hospital readmissions since 2010 (09/14/2016)

eHealth Technologies Expands Its Services at UVA Health System (09/14/2016)

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation President and CEO stepping down (09/13/2016)

The Medicare costs of tainted water systems (09/13/2016)

SONIFI Health to install patient engagement system in California medical center (09/13/2016)

FDA approves trial of renal denervation to treat hypertension (09/13/2016)

Twine takes interactive approach to managing chronic conditions (09/13/2016)

Children’s hospitals lose more on treating kids covered by Medicaid (09/13/2016)

Indiana fertility doc possibly impregnated patients with his own sperm (09/13/2016)

Simulation shows how, where virus invades healthy cells (09/13/2016)

Low-carb diet can be more effective than surgery, medication (09/13/2016)

The debate over delicensing anti-vaccination physicians (09/13/2016)

Lumiata Launches Its AI-Powered Risk Matrix that Improves Care Coordination and Risk Management (09/13/2016)

Health IT firm develops system to track, share info on hackers (09/13/2016)

Obama meets with exchange insurers ahead of open enrollment (09/13/2016)

Aphios to Develop HIV/AIDS Cure Using Combination Drugs in Targeted ‘Nanosomes’ Nanoparticles (09/13/2016)

Cerebain Biotech Presents Update on Its Medical Device Research and Development as It Continues Its Battle against Alzheimer’s and Dementia (09/13/2016)

AdvantageCare Physicians Appoints New President and Chief Medical Officer (09/13/2016)

DAS Health Partners with LinkedMD to Provide Chronic Care Management Services (09/13/2016)

Carolinas HealthCare app cuts wait times by 64 percent (09/12/2016)

Yelp, other online reviews sites help improve patient care (09/12/2016)

Productivity growth may define hospitals’ financial future (09/12/2016)

CMS requires new disaster preparedness standards for healthcare providers (09/12/2016)

Cone snails may hold the key to faster-acting insulin (09/12/2016)

Industry groups applaud MACRA ‘pick your pace’ options (09/12/2016)

Mobile app to provide tools for women with endometriosis (09/12/2016)

CMS: No risk corridor funding for 2015 (09/12/2016)

AdvaMed Welcomes APEC Commitment to Advance and Support Ethical Interactions with Third Parties (09/12/2016)

3M acquires Semfinder to help with rollout of EMR platforms (09/12/2016)

Obalon balloon system receives FDA approval (09/12/2016)

CMS rejects Ohio’s Medicaid waiver request (09/12/2016)

HCA to acquire tech developer Mobile Heartbeat (09/12/2016)

Quality Payment Program introduces choices for physicians in 2017 (09/09/2016)

Risk adjustment needed for joint replacement bundled payment model (09/09/2016)

Q&A: Lillian Dittrick on how predictive analytics achieve the triple aim of improving patient experience, cost and quality of care (09/09/2016)

How quality post-surgery care can achieve value in bundled payment models (09/09/2016)

CMS finalizes emergency preparedness rule (09/09/2016)

Out of service: Donated medical devices in the developing world (09/09/2016)

Lean processes decrease wait times, increase efficacy in VA (09/08/2016)

CMS won’t require full-year MACRA reporting in 2017 (09/08/2016)

New bills would offer exemptions to ACA’s individual mandate (09/08/2016)

Hospitals now own 1 in 4 physician practices (09/08/2016)

Smartphone app improves sexual health education in teen girls (09/08/2016)

More Medicare Advantage enrollees may decrease fee-for-service spending (09/08/2016)

eRAD Releases RADAR Nudge Messaging Tool (09/08/2016)

Children with asthma in rural areas receive quality care via telemedicine (09/08/2016)

Using patient experience scores to determine payment works within value-based purchasing (09/08/2016)

'Almost like a normal visit': How telemedicine is growing in rural areas, becoming a standard practice (09/08/2016)

Mobile app promises to deliver ECG, blood pressure data (09/08/2016)

21st Century Cures Act unlikely to move until after election (09/08/2016)

FAIR Health introduces app to increase health literacy (09/07/2016)

Q&A: NIH Director Collins, Sen. Durbin on securing medical research funding in an election year (09/07/2016)

Uninsured rate hits record low, but post-ACA gains are slowing (09/07/2016)

Metastatic breast cancer gene can turn itself on and off (09/07/2016)

Sensor detects E. coli more quickly, in more environments (09/07/2016)

House members ask HHS to ‘consider flexibilities’ on MACRA start date (09/07/2016)

New Study Shows Innovative Zip Skin Closure System Saves Time in the Cath Lab (09/07/2016)

What sectors of the market are embracing telehealth? (09/07/2016)

LA County Department of Health Services Selects Cerner’s Population Health Management Platform (09/07/2016)

PhD Students Take Groundbreaking Strides in Innovative Medical Devices (09/07/2016)

Which states have the best and worst healthcare systems? (09/07/2016)

Design by Adaptive Theme