The health insurance industry has teamed up with data brokers to “vacuum up” personal details about Americans including race, education level, marital status, TV habits, online ordering habits, social media posts and if they pay bills on time, NPR reported.

Sean Slovenski, a former executive at Humana, has been hired to run Walmart’s healthcare business, Bloomberg reported.

The National Guideline Clearinghouse, guideline.gov, has been terminated after funding to support the resource ended Monday, July 16.

Trainer Rx Selects Healthcare Veteran Mark Olson as its CEO

Researchers examined differences in antibiotic prescribing activity in retail clinics, emergency departments and ambulatory care settings, with results published online July 16 in a research letter in JAMA: Internal Medicine. They found higher prescription rates in urgent care settings, both in all visits and antibiotic-inappropriate respiratory diagnoses.

Hospital utilization is slowing down in its growth, according to a recent survey of hospital administrators. The trend underscores the shift across the healthcare system away from high-cost settings toward lower-cost outpatient utilization.

In May, the Cleveland Clinic hired David Flannery, MD, as its director of digital genetics for the Center for Personalized Genetic Healthcare—with a specific goal of boosting telegenetic offerings. A pied piper of telemedicine for decades, Flannery believes it can help meet demand and control costs. 

The American Medical Informatics Association announced a new fellow program to recognize leading members in informatics skill and knowledge. The Fellow of AMIA Applied Informatics Recognition Program will foster growth members who have demonstrated leadership in the betterment of the AMIA.

Foxconn made headlines when it announced plans to build a $10 billion plant in Racine County, Wisconsin. Now, the Taiwanese tech giant has sights set on improving healthcare for the 13,000 employees who will work at the facility.

Inflammatory tweets have led to the departures of two HHS political appointees who worked on President Donald Trump’s campaign.