December 2014

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey introduces 24/7, no-cost “telehealth” ()
IMS Institute Identifies Innovative Payment Models for Pharmaceuticals at Forbes Healthcare Summit ()
Report: Future of healthcare uncertain ()
Three more earn Stage 7 honor from HIMSS Analytics ()
Global telehealth market to double by 2019 ()
Boston Children’s Hospital agrees to pay $40K following breach ()
Survey: U.S. consumers unaware of patient portals ()
Breach: Unencrypted laptop stolen from hospital employee's car ()
Analyses shed light on health IT and patient safety ()
CMS announces ICD-10 testing, guidance ()
Teaching hospitals take brunt of medical error penalties ()
Details emerge on CHIME and KLAS partnership ()
CHADIS Joins Allscripts Developer Program To Provide Complete Online Screening Tools And Decision Support For Pediatricians ()
Greenway Health Delivers Enhanced PrimeMOBILE App for PrimeSUITE EHR Access ()
Shared Savings Program grows with 89 new ACOs ()
Lawsuit against Aetna claims discrimination against HIV patients ()
89 ACOs to join MSSP ()
Politico: States fail to track Medicaid EHR payments ()
CMS adds quality data to consumer sites ()
Apple to enhance health apps ()
Stanson Health partners with Consumer Reports to deliver guidance to patients at the point of care ()
Virginia health system accidentally donates CDs with patient data ()
Research demonstrates importance of registries for medical devices ()
CMS releases quality data for public consumer sites ()
Capella Healthcare Supporting Better Patient Care through Clinical Information Exchange ()
Organizations bite back on MU reimbursement penalties ()
iPatientCare Partner, Connected Technology Solutions (CTS) to Enrich Better Usability of iPatientCare Patient Check-in Kiosk ()
Illinois hospital's data held for ransom ()
Legislators call for shortened MU reporting period ()
McKesson Corporation to present at the 33rd Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference ()
Greenway Health announces partnership with PGA TOUR professional Blayne Barber ()
ONC telemedicine guide focuses on CAHs, rural areas ()
White House launches Disaster.Data.Gov ()
Colorado payers launch data-sharing tool ()
Patient safety: Advanced EMRs make a difference ()
Developments move the ball forward ()
e-MDs is first EHR to connect to Kansas infectious disease registry ()
Jackson Preparatory School to pilot corporate telehealth initiative ()
National Integrated Medical Imaging System [NIMIS] extended to increase its geographical reach across Ireland ()
Argonaut Project issues charter ()
New consortium to drive exchange ()
UCLA opens big data center ()
257K EPs now face penalty for not meeting MU rules ()
Privacy concerns raised over wellness programs ()
Trinity Health adds three-hospital system to portfolio ()
Healthcare mergers: What's on tap for Albany ()
HHS awards $665M to test new delivery models ()
Consumers lack data on physician quality ()
Report: Consumers in dark on physician quality data ()
Patients care more about use of data than consent ()
Former employee sentenced to two years for identity theft ()
Nuance Receives High KLAS Rankings for Quality and Clinical Documentation Improvement Offerings ()
Virtual Clipboard Initiative Launched to Streamline Patient Intake and Eliminate Wasteful Administrative processes ()
ATA launches telemedicine accreditation program ()
Study finds almost half of patients withhold information in their EMR ()
HHS issues $665M in ACA funding for innovation ()
Center for Connected Health launches market research tool ()
HIEs form national consortium ()
Survey finds 90% of med students plan to avoid private practice ()
Omnibus bill holds ONC budget steady, addresses information sharing ()
Telemedicine saves average of $100 per visit ()
Tennessee one step closer to expanding Medicaid coverage ()
Microsoft, Health Catalyst collaborate on health analytics ()
Calif. bill would create healthcare cost, quality database ()
Wash. state employers push for higher quality standards ()
Study: VHA missing opportunities to reach some patients ()
Pilot explores new cancer care payment model ()
AHRQ solicits comments on pediatric EHR core functions ()
Microsoft, Health Catalyst to collaborate on health analytics solutions ()
HHS, PayNearMe partner to reach more about health coverage ()
Aetna Foundation issues digital health challenge for chronic conditions ()
Legislators plan to uphold 2015 ICD-10 implementation ()
As hospital quality increases, racial inequality in care decreases ()
N.Y. governor: Insurers must pay for gender reassignment surgery ()
U.S. healthcare for seniors lags behind other countries ()
From implementation to interoperation ()
Partners HealthCare posts $22M loss ()
HIT field facing record growth, not enough qualified workers ()
D.C. hospital close to finalizing $5.2M bankruptcy deal ()
UTHealth receives $7.3M grant ()
Platform offers patient-reported outcomes at point of care for cancer providers ()
McKesson launches venture fund ()
Major Milestone in Communications Standards for Diabetes Devices ()
Privacy and security concerns at the forefront ()
Self-scheduling to be the norm by 2019 ()
Providers report benefits partnering with population health vendors ()
HITPC endorses workgroup’s interoperability roadmap recommendations ()
IOM committee recommends social, behavioral measures for MU Stage 3 ()
Survey shows increasing EHR acceptance among consumers ()
Meaningful Use Stage 2 attestations remain lackluster ()
Wearables: Where reality meets hype ()
Hospital execs express concern over ‘clinical meaningfulness’ of quality reporting ()
Waiver pits Mass. health orgs against each other ()
Keys for success in population health ()
Astute Doctor Provides 5 Tips for Helping Hospitals, Medical Groups and Physicians Meet Their Patient Experience Goals for the New Year ()
Prairie Ventures Announces the Acquisition of HealthInterlink, LLC Assets by Welch Allyn ()
Greenville Health System Selects Healthier Populations Solutions from Orion Health™ ()
ONC official presents Federal Health IT Strategic Plan to HITPC ()
Report predicts more cybercrime for healthcare ()
AK organization settles HIPAA violations for $150K ()