June 2014

MedPAC June report proposes per-beneficiary payment for primary care ()
HHS: 1K breaches have affected 32M people ()
GAO: HHS underestimated risk of Healthcare.gov failure ()
Aetna and LHS Health Network Reach New Agreement ()
Software for Google Glass allows for first 'wearable record' ()
Cumberland Consulting Group Acquires Cipe Consulting Group ()
West Corporation Completes Health Advocate Acquisition and Updates 2014 Guidance ()
CommonWell to deliver on interoperability promise ()
U.S. healthcare ranking poor--again ()
EHRA switches up leadership ()
HHS attorney predicts big year for HIPAA fines ()
Medtronic to acquire Covidien for $43B ()
Stolen unencrypted drive impacts 34K ()
Study: Providers approach the same EHR differently ()
AMA urges CMS to get going on proposed public health readiness database ()
7 steps to determine the right amount to spend on IT ()
Court finds Washington State exceeded its authority in requiring a certificate of need for all hospital affiliations ()
Castlight finds wide variation in commodity-type medical services ()
AMA issues policy recommendations for telemedicine and EHRs ()
Hospital mergers and profits come under fire in Massachusetts ()
Premier analysis finds Medicare tracking of hospital-acquired conditions insufficient ()
Telehealth gains new momentum as AMA approves new principles ()
ONC chief privacy officer steps down ()
Taking baby steps ()
HITPC focuses in on data infrastructure report ()
Patient access to electronic records inconsistent ()
Georgia's rising status as health IT hotbed ()
IBM and Epic jointly pursue DoD contract ()
Ct. insurance exchange goes mobile ()
Cantor loss changes picture for healthcare lobbying efforts ()
Will healthcare providers become social safety net providers, too? ()
Surgeons largely left out of ACO efforts ()
CMS: March ICD-10 testing week very successful ()
Anthem/HealthCare Partners ACO says it saved $4.7 Million in California healthcare cost in just six months ()
AMDIS/CHIME partner in shared goal of HIT transformation ()
Telemedicine stakeholders urge Burwell to change policies that stifle innovation ()
Is ONC's interoperability vision enough? ()
mHealth Summit Partners with mHealth Working Group and USAID to Launch Global mHealth Forum ()
Epocrates is Top Medical Reference App Among U.S. Physicians for Fifth Consecutive Year ()
Halfpenny Technologies enters into agreement with Janssen Diagnostics to solve interoperability for HIV/AIDS Clinical Data Exchange ()
Press Ganey Acquires National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQI®) ()
HITPC votes to streamline certification process ()
HITPC: Modest growth in EPs and EHs attesting to MU Stage 2 ()
HITPC moves basic BH data exchange forward ()
Patient sues Ohio hospital for employee's breach of STD diagnosis ()
Banner Health facilities win prestigious stroke award ()
Orgs want telehealth reimbursement for ACOs ()
Employee error source of Pa. breach ()
Ct. exchange data breach traced to call center worker ()
Greenway Customer ARcare Earns HIMSS Analytics’ Top Honor for Achieving Paperless Care ()
The value proposition of mHealth ()
WEDI urges HHS to adopt its ICD-10 roadmap ()
UK and U.S. researchers offer blueprint for open data ()
Telemedicine helps diagnose eye problems in diabetic patients ()
ONC releases 10-year plan for HIT interoperability. ()
Hospital saves $500,000 in fall prevention but sees little of savings itself ()
3 priorities of Burwell’s WalMart past that could inform her HHS future ()
AHRQ publishes tool to reduce hospital readmissions ()
Calif. grand jury details EHR implementation problems ()
Mobile health industry scrambling ()
Healthcare execs put HIT first on list of what they plan to spend money on in 2014 ()
Burwell confirmed as new HHS chief ()
ONC shares 10-year vision for interoperable health IT ()
Patients overwhelmingly favor ability to email their doctor ()
Congress questions ONC's authority over HIT ()
Ohio clinics achieve EMRAM Stage 7 ()
More apps and devices mean more challenges to resolve ()
ValleyCare community hospitals to become Stanford affiliates ()
AHA to Sebelius: Stop “Kafkaesque” OIG audits of hospital claims ()
Study shows modest link between EHRs and PCMH success ()
CMS says first test of ICD-10 claim acceptance is a success ()
Study finds newly insured will not make up for ACA cuts to Disproportionate Share Hospitals ()
Study: Physician leaders key to ACO success ()
CMS names iPatientCare as a qualified PQRS registry ()
Net Health Acquires The Rehab Documentation Company (ReDoc): Physical, Occupational, and Speech Therapy Software Leader ()
New LiveHealth Online App Gives Moms a Doctor by Her Side 24/7 So Families Get More Beach Time, Less Downtime this Summer ()
Humana Once Again Named Top Payer in athenahealth® PayerView® Rankings ()
A three-pronged analytics strategy ()
Cleveland Clinic executive considered for VA top job ()
OIG: Report follows up on audit on EHR link to Medicare fraud and abuse ()
Kvedar: Model telehealth policy helps fill void ()
ViTel Net, MGH MD PnP Program Collaborate to Support SmartAmerica Challenge ()
ONC names Code-a-Palooza, Digital Privacy Notice Challenge winners ()
NextGen Healthcare Achieves Vendor Agnostic Interoperability ()
Greenway Health Introduces Entrada to Its Online Marketplace as Certified Partner for Mobile Dictation ()
Survey: Providers dissatisfied with EHRs but planning HIT investments ()
CMS offers updated eCQMs ()
Report: Physicians embracing digital tools to boost outcomes ()
4 ideas for better integration of palliative care in medicine ()
CMS: Hold off on ICD-10 front-end testing until October ()
Physicians Interactive eCoupon Launched within Greenway PrimeSUITE EHR ()
ONC restructures as HITECH funding dries up ()
HHS shares more Medicare data ()
CEO resigns following troubled EHR implementation ()
White House advisory group calls systems engineering key to healthcare transformation ()