November 2014

Allscripts to pay $9.7M in EHR reseller dispute ()
Global EHR use could save $78B ()
AMA holds steady on MU stance ()
VA patients derive value and benefit from OpenNotes ()
Intel-GE Care Innovations™ Launches New Solution to Connect Clinicians, Patients, and Family Caregivers in the Home ()
A team-based approach to reducing cardiac monitor alarms ()
2014 sees ‘record high’ corporate digital health investments ()
AMC Health Highlights Telehealth's Positive Impact on Veterans' Care ()
Modernizing Medicine Closes First $15M Tranche of Expected $20M Round of Funding ()
eClinicalWorks Assists Customers to Gain Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition ()
With N.Y. doctor cleared of Ebola, there are no known cases in U.S. ()
Thousands of Kaiser nurses plan 2-day strike ()
Feds lower expectations for open enrollment period ()
Barriers persist in obtaining medical records ()
Multi-year health insurance plans hold promise ()
HIMSS, CHIME take issue with DeSalvo’s part-time role ()
ADT alerts save money, improve care in R.I. ()
CDISC, HIMSS work to link patient care with clinical research ()
Rite Aid and HealthSpot Announce Plans to Pilot HealthSpot Stations ()
Wolters Kluwer Health Teams up with Amazing Charts/Pri-Med to Enhance Prescription Workflow and Patient Education through EHRs ()
TrustCommerce Partners with Allscripts to Deliver Secure Patient Payments through Allscripts FollowMyHealth ()
Associations recommend telehealth to CMS ()
CDC invests $2.7M on Ebola hospital kits ()
Supreme Court to hear new challenge to ACA ()
Good news for healthcare premiums ()
Quincy Medical Center set to close ()
Majority of CFOs at struggling hospitals expect to lose their jobs by 2016 ()
Intermountain Healthcare, Healthbox team up for joint healthcare innovation venture ()
Identity theft ring cause of Fla. data breach ()
Survey: HIEs encounter staffing challenges ()
Low attestation stirs the pot ()
Taking on risk ()
Former U.S. CTO on government as innovation platform ()
HITPC considers more interoperability roadmap recommendations ()
Teladoc and Doctor on Demand CEOs share their vision for telehealth ()
Survey: Majority ready for ICD-10 testing ()
Feds to require hospitalization coverage for large companies ()
Thanks to ACA, health sector stocks boom ()
Re-election of Republican governors narrows possibilities of Medicaid expansion ()
Survey finds majority ready for end-to-end ICD-10 testing ()
Obama admin to seek $6.2B in emergency Ebola funding ()
Leapfrog update: Hospitals improve on safe practices but not on outcomes ()
Shlain: Healthcare is a people business, not a technology business ()
DeSalvo remains committed to ONC goals ()
Slavitt stresses ACA implementation in CMS role ()
OIG to beef up EHR, MU scrutiny ()
Surveys indicate public supportive of EHRs, HIE despite privacy concerns ()
Blue Cross, Drexel collaborating on care delivery research ()
HL7 survey finds high turnover, anticipated integration ()
Less than 17% have hit Stage 2 targets; organizations again call for MU relief ()
Start Smart For Your Baby Texting Program Wins Children's Health Award By Medicaid Health Plans of America ()
Artificial hip implant lawsuits settled for $1B ()
Feds, Mass. reach five year, $41.4B healthcare deal ()
Pushing for Behavioral Health Data Exchange ()
Reducing Readmissions: Can Predictive Analytics Help Lower Patient Returns? ()
Rethinking EHR Usability ()
How to reduce healthcare costs? Give Americans a ‘purpose in life’ ()
Bulk of Calif. breaches could be prevented with encryption ()
How the Supreme Court decision impacted HIX enrollment ()
Telehealth gets major boost ()
Making Mobile Health Personal ()
EHRs can improve clinical note quality ()
Assns.' report aims to foster better shared decision-making ()
2014 National Health IT Week Has Huge Impact ()
Get to Know Hearst Health & Its Innovation Lab ()
Technology, Teamwork, Transitions: Highlights from the 2014 Healthcare Leadership Forum ()
Technology Drives the Best Touch ()
HealthFusion's MediTouch® EHR Ranked as Top 3 for Clinical Quality and Support in Medical Economics' National Provider Survey ()
MedStar Health signs expanded agreement with Cerner ()
LightAide innovator wins Boston Children's Hospital's Rising Star award ()
2015 payment final rule addresses chronic care, EHRs ()
Report details healthcare shift ushered in by tech ventures, transparency ()
Microsoft's answer to Apple Watch: Microsoft Band ()
Calif. hospital chain to pay $37M for allegedly overcharging Medicare ()
Judge rejects quarantine for Maine nurse ()
Google planning for cancer cell searches ()
EEOC lawsuit against Honeywell's wellness program poses questions ()