January 2015

Tavenner to step down ()
IOM urges sweeping changes to clinical trial data sharing ()
Cleveland Clinic forms coalition to control healthcare costs, improve quality ()
Tavenner to step down at end of February ()
Google joins PwC team seeking DoD $11B contract ()
Federal action ()
MIT, Philips initiative connects researchers with critical care data ()
Obama proposes new cybersecurity measures ()
ICD-10 coalition grows again ()
athenahealth acquisition marks entry to hospital market ()
ProHEALTH and UnitedHealthcare Improving Patient Care in New York Metro Area through New Collaboration ()
BT to Offer Medsphere’s OpenVista Electronic Health Record ()
Rural hospitals that innovate ()
Analysis challenges argument in favor of repealing the medical device tax ()
2015 off to rocky start for MU ()
IOM issues 4 recommendations for clinical data sharing ()
Cleveland Clinic, health systems, form statewide collaboration ()
Feds reframe Meaningful Use Stage 2 progress ()
10 healthcare tech trends to watch in 2015 ()
Mass Collaborative website to simplify healthcare administration ()
Community-wide cardiovascular prevention program in rural Maine a success ()
HIT opportunities in public health ()
Calif. hospital earns EMRAM Stage 7 ()
Research and Markets: Long-term Care Software (EHR, eMAR, Payroll Management) Market - Global Forecast to 2019 ()
Practice Fusion and OptimizeRx Partner to Help Providers Improve Patients' Access and Adherence to Medication ()
'HealthLoop+ MD' App for iPhone enables doctors to keep in touch with their patients ()
Federal officials paint rosier picture of MU Stage 2 attestations ()
Senators seek GAO review of federal HIE program ()
ACP offers recommendations for improved documentation ()
Volunteers sought for virtual clipboard initiative ()
Perceptive Software and Allscripts Forge Collaboration ()
Associations welcome renewed Flex-IT Act ()
Smartlink Mobile Systems Raises $2.5 Million Seed Round to Accelerate Growth of Patient Engagement Solution ()
Psyche Systems Corporation's WindoPath Achieves ONC HIT 2014 Edition Modular EHR Certification from ICSA Labs ()
Athenahealth expanding accelerator program ()
Paying the price for access ()
Protesting the ACA ()
Healthcare jobs grew 50% in 2014 ()
Health clinics move into malls' empty spaces ()
New rules change how nonprofit hospitals can collect payments ()
Consumers split on willingness to share health data ()
NY law now requires equal pay for telehealth ()
HIT topics on FDA's guidance priority list ()
Patients still paying for health record access ()
Michigan launches portal, mobile app for Medicaid members ()
Essia Health Acquires Eastside Specialty Scribes ()
Research and Markets: Global Telehealth Market 2015-2019 ()
Augmedix Announces Additional $16 Million in Series A Funding ()
Lawmakers look to repeal medical device tax ()
Conn. HIE shuts down ()
FTC’s Ramirez: Protect health information on devices ()
23andMe, Genetech enter $50M deal ()
2015 may be year of health insurance mergers ()
Legislators look to repeal medical device tax ()
5 ‘megatrends’ that will shape 2015 ()
Rural ACO consortium expands membership ()
MU developments ()
HITRUST enhances privacy controls of Common Security Framework ()
Maine HIE offers real-time predictive analytics ()
Lexmark acquires Claron Technology to expand Perceptive Software solutions for healthcare ()
Majority of providers have no plans for Stage 2 attestation this year ()
CIO survey reveals top priorities ()
AJMC December Publications Address How to Pay for Telehealth ()
Prima-Temp Named Venture+ Forum Pitch Competition Winner At 2014 mHealth Summit ()
Medical Document Management Systems Market Worth $424.5 Million by 2019 ()
AMA offers top 10 issues for medical profession this year ()
Emory’s Fox to join major Michigan health system ()
Medicare's policy not to pay for HACs appears to be working ()
With latest deals, only one independent hospital left in Metro Detroit ()
IBM, Epic make preparations for DoD EHR work ()
Moving closer to MU Stage 3 ()
AHRQ: ‘Super-Utilizers’ account for half of 30-day Medicaid hospital readmissions ()
U.S. patient monitoring market expected to top $5B ()
Oregon prison records go digital ()
CMS hosting call for providers on Medicare quality reporting programs ()
First rural medical hackathon slated for March ()
Walgreens, Qualcomm partner for connected health ()
Apervita Nets $18 Million in Series A Funding to Democratize Health Analytics ()
Bina Technologies is acquired by Roche ()
Cooper University Health Care Advances Patient Services with Comcast Business ()
ACO spending benchmarks have unintended consequences ()
U.S. Postal Service: Hack compromised health data of 485K individuals ()
Allina signs $100M deal to outsource data analytics ()
Stage 3 proposed rule on the way ()
Centene Corporation Acquires LiveHealthier Inc. ()
eHealth Initiatives Across Emerging Markets in APAC ()
FDA expands medical device surveillance program ()
The brightest young leaders in healthcare ()
Harvard feels consequences of own ideas on healthcare reform ()
Public quality reporting could lower hospital costs ()
Accenture wins $563M federal contract ()
New Topol book envisions patient-centered digitalized care ()
Specialty practice staff, physicians less flexible with MU ()
Lexmark acquires Claron to expand medical content ()
U-M Hospitals' Sue Schade named CIO of the Year ()
Improper record disposal puts 12.5K at risk ()
Accenture wins $563M Healthcare.gov contract ()
RWJF grant to facilitate health data sharing with researchers ()
Kalorama: Top Five Healthcare Trends of 2014 Identified ()
Modernizing Medicine Closes Acquisition of Aesyntix Health, Inc. ()