| 7 emergency general surgeries account for 80% of admissions, deaths, costs |
| Joint Commission reverses course, OKs secure clinician texting |
| States improve quality, reduce costs via reform |
| NY med schools: clerkships are scarce because of offshore competition |
| Aetna CEO calls exchanges ‘good investment,’ raises earnings forecast |
| Proposed change to Medicare Part B finding little support in Congress |
| Andrew Bindman named new AHRQ director |
| Wyeth, Pfizer to pay $784M to settle Medicaid fraud claims |
| Stronger together: The coupling up of the healthcare industry |
| Why bigger is better business for health care companies |
| Joint Commission announces new standards on treating eating disorders |
| CMS: Prescription drug costs are growing problem |
| Workplace violence significant concern for U.S. healthcare workers |
| Geisinger's precision medicine efforts exceeding goals through EHR-linked genomics |
| CMS clarifies Medicaid rules on ex-prisoners in halfway houses |
| Senate bill would cap Medicare drug costs at $7,500 |
| Infection control breach exposes 260 at Wash. hospital |
| House proposal would separate CISO, CIO roles within HHS |
| Senate bill would increase healthcare options for veterans |
| Bill would establish CISO role for HHS |
| Halamka offers initial response to MACRA proposed rule |
| AMA supports proposed rules for quality payment but notes they are just a 'first step' |
| DeSalvo, Slavitt provide more details on shift away from Meaningful Use |
| CMS rolls out MACRA regulation |
| Proposed rule aims to modernize provider payment for quality care |
| Digital aide may increase patient control of asthma |
| Alabama hospital donating scrubs to Kenya |
| Zillion Releases Digital Health Platform for Enhanced Consumer Engagement and Intervention |
| Edwards Lifesciences Reports First Quarter Results |
| Brigham and Women's Healthcare appoints new CIO |
| Landman appointed CIO of Boston's Brigham and Women's |
| U of Chicago Medicine’s expansion criticized by state regulators |
| Calif. legislation addresses ransomware in healthcare |
| Nokia acquisition to bolster its digital health strategy |
| MassHealth hopes to transition to ACO to control costs |
| Tennova Healthcare to stop prescribing opiates for long-term care |
| Two Illinois hospitals battle over disclosing insurer agreements |
| Does innovation overshadow fundamentals of care? |
| CHIME, AEHIS weigh in on FDA's medical device cybersecurity guidance |
| Name of Mayo Clinic's Epic implementation honors legacy |
| LifePoint Health hospital loses balance billing case in Virginia |
| Leapfrog patient safety report: 'Even A hospitals are not perfectly safe' |
| AMA expands innovation efforts with IDEA Labs collaboration |
| Stolen mail truck impacts 2,400 Kaiser Permanente members |
| Demand for convenient care drives new healthcare partnerships |
| Gem launches blockchain initiative |
| Cost of common medical services varies wildly state to state, city to city |
| CMS issues final rule on Medicaid managed-care plans |
| UnitedHealthcare withdrawals from Louisiana and Iowa insurance marketplaces |
| Healthcare advertisers focusing on perspectives of women |
| Physical theft and loss the top reason for healthcare security incidents |
| Stanford Hospital nurses preparing to call strike |
| Partners seeks innovators for Connected Health Challenge |
| From the optimism file: 71% of healthcare execs expect revenues to increase this year |
| In digital health innovation, true expertise is rare |
| Healthcare costs top survey on economic burdens facing U.S. |
| To control costs, it may be up to patients to 'pay the piper' |
| Arkansas governor uses veto to save Medicaid program |
| Intermountain, Stanford partner on precision medicine |
| Oneida Nation suffers data breach |
| Living in or near green areas helps women live longer |
| Oklahoma legislation would strip licenses of doctors who perform abortions |
| CMS seeks comments on measure for antipsychotic drug use |
| Phishing email the source of a breach for Wyoming Medical Center |
| The challenges and pitfalls of reporting on health research |
| Fitch Ratings: Positive admissions growth for U.S. hospitals in 2015 unlikely to be repeated |
| Suicide reaches 30-year peak in U.S. |
| 19,000 patients at risk after Bizmatic hack |
| NIH Clinical Center needs reforms to emphasize patient safety over research, panel says |
| Former Capital Blue Cross employee, others charged in $300,000 healthcare scam |
| Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield and Aurora Healthcare partnering to form Well Priority |
| Gender pay gap remains in new physician compensation report |
| EmblemHealth announces layoffs, plans to outsource IT operations |
| Kentucky clinic CEO convicted in $16M Medicare fraud, drug trafficking scheme |
| Glitches prompt Covered California to drop some pregnant women |
| UnitedHealthcare will exit Arizona marketplace |
| JAMA seeking gun violence studies |
| Mount Sinai launches OpenNotes |
| Endpoint vulnerability threatens healthcare security |
| N.C. provider to pay $750,000 to settle HIPAA violations |
| St. Petersburg hospital completes its first TAVR surgery |
| Study examines how EHR data can identify patients' fall risk |
| AHIMA offers patient portal toolkit |
| Audiologists facing stiffer competition from consumer electronics on hearing aids |
| Technology can improve patient matching but human error remains the biggest barrier |
| CMS delays new rating system amid industry, political pressure |
| Primary care doctors struggle with discussing long-term prognosis with patients |
| Analysis reveals many ED visits 'virtually indistinguishable' as urgent or nonurgent |
| CMS delays new rating system at the 11th hour |
| Biomedical breakthrough? E-skin could monitor vital signs |
| Stolen unencrypted laptop impacts CVS pharmacy customers in Alabama |
| Teaching hospitals argue Medicare penalizes aggressive testing for infection |
| Doctor On Demand, Allergy & Asthma Network Team Up To Make Treating Asthma and Allergies Easier for Millions |
| Demographics of patients shift as Federally Qualified Health Centers expand |
| New legislation shortens MU reporting period to 90 days |
| WEDI report on gaps in care outlines barriers, current approaches |
| VA accused of shredding documents needed to process healthcare claims for waiting veterans |
| DeSalvo leaving HITPC co-chair role |
| Life expectancy drops for white women, increases for black, Hispanic populations |
| Deadline approaches for 2017 enrollment in Next Gen ACO model from CMS |
