June 2016

AstraZeneca takes on FDA over Crestor patent
Making EHR's easier shouldn't be so hard
Think again when using your smartphone to avoid pregnancy
West Virginia hospital to acquire neighboring hospital, pending approval from FTC, Vatican
A&M University partners with local hospital to engage Hispanic communities
Keystone Health Information Exchange connects to Pennsylvania network
Shrinking down, speeding up drug production
House committee subpoenas HHS over ACA reinsurance program
Biden rallies participants to double cancer progress in 'moonshot' kick-off
Where did the money go? GAO report finds VA at high risk after billions invested in IT
FDA approves test for quicker detection of hospital ‘superbugs’
Kindred Healthcare acquires another hospital as it focuses on acute care
Improving hospital-doctor integration can help patients navigate healthcare
Heart disease, cancer remain top causes of death
Chicago hospital tests free housing for frequent ER visitors
Report: Implementing patient engagement strategies can improve care, reduce costs
CMS’ Conway promises ‘adjustments’ to controversial Part B overhaul
Paper strips can now detect malaria and cancer
Texas healthcare system expands footprint with purchase of neighboring hospital
HHS aims to reduce backlog of 700,000 Medicare appeals with new rule
Georgia health systems establish partnership to boost pediatric services
HHS teams with 3,200 doctors to boost coordination in oncology care
Zika funding bill stalls while transmission fears grow
MACRA could mean improved opportunities for HIE implementation
Philips introduces a tracking aid to improve senior safety
Study reveals differing standards for approval of American, European medical devices
Bumps in the road: HIEs face economic, cultural obstacles
NPR, ProPublica report: Doctors who take money from pharmaceutical companies tend to congregate in the same regions
Healthy women might be able to ditch annual pelvic exam, says task force
Phone friendly? Digital health advisors may put healthcare directly in you hands
Health IT groups want more time to prepare for MACRA
Collegium CEO Michael Heffernan Named EY Entrepreneur of the Year
Gay, bisexual people have worse health outcomes related to stress than straight counterparts
Read all about it: Is healthcare headed down the same road as newspapers?
MACRA comments urge CMS to push back start date
12 executive moves from June
Phones can now diagnose parasites with the help of a microscope
Home health would see $180 million Medicare cut under CMS proposal
NYU shuts down medical studies over drug violations
Doctors develop computer simulation for spleen's filtering process
Florida cancer center launches private data network
McKesson hints at sale of EMR business
California company raises $51 million for light-operated hearing aid
EPA OKs drinking filtered water in Flint as CDC releases report detailing effects on children
Nonmedical prescription opioid use and opioid use disorder doubled in last decade
CDC awards $26M for research on hospital ‘superbugs’
Georgetown Institute launches real-time study of smartphone fertility app
Two drug-based treatments for Alzheimer's produce mixed results
Patients unhappy with UnitedHealth’s limits on insulin pumps
Hacker claims to have 600K patient records, wants big payday
Dialysis services could get extra $50 million from CMS in 2017
Mayo Clinic, Transplant Genomics to develop immunosuppression strategies for transplant patients
3-D printed cartilage may present new path toward joint rejuvenation
Living organ donation can be ethical minefield
State news: Calif. split on Aetna-Humana merger, N.Y. enacts opioid prescription limits
Doctors remove tumor, save kidney thanks to 3-D printed model
New York pediatricians see patients well into adulthood
Virtual reality to be used at L.A.'s Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Adeptus Health names new chief medical officer
CDC failed to disclose lab mishaps to Congress
WellCare Health Plans expands Medicaid benefits to members in Georgia
Medical examiners, coroners struggling to keep pace with overdose deaths
New system from Veeva meant to streamline clinical trials
Experian Health launches three new revenue management systems
Nokia Technologies enters healthcare industry, aims to improve outpatient care
IT group wants interoperability standards for drug monitoring
House passes Zika bill opposed by White House, Senate Dems
Boeing partners with MemorialCare to offer healthcare direct to workers
Nurses in three states deal with strike negotiations
Dems to DOJ: Block Anthem-Cigna, Aetna-Human mergers
Colorado health system to open teen psychology center
CDC panel: FluMist doesn't work, don't use it
Medicare trustees say hospital trust fund will run dry by 2028
One writer's experience with the healthcare system raises testing questions
HHS says 90 percent of new Medicaid enrollees satisfied with healthcare under expansion
McKesson considers IT merger with Change Healthcare
Parents of pediatric inpatients thrilled with mobile portals
DOJ sets new Medicare fraud case record with $900M sweep
Study claims high drug prices lead to more long-term savings
After Orlando, National Academy of Medicine offers mass shooting guidelines for healthcare providers
Feds doing what they can to help app developers anticipate rules and regs
How HHS plans to attract more young adults to exchanges in 2017
PAVmed finds noninvasive approach to carpal tunnel surgery using innovative device
Half doctor/half app developer, how physicians are changing healthcare technology
More than half of kids' sports-related concussions never treated
Federal committee approves first cancer cell immunotherapy trial to be tested on humans
House Republicans release latest ACA replacement plan
Boston Children's tops list of best pediatric hospitals in the U.S.
Avoiding the High Price of Downtime with Perle Console Servers
American Medical Association Adopts New Guidance for Ethical Practice in Telehealth & Telemedicine
Mayo Clinic Children’s Center Ranks Among the Nation’s Best
More Americans are able to afford healthcare in new Gallup survey
Growing together: Demonstrating value for enterprise imaging with 6 use cases you can implement today
Boston Children's struggles to find space for both nature and NICU patients
Drug companies unhappy with Supreme Court decision on patent law challenges
Birth control? There’s an app for that too
Everything is bigger in Texas, and that includes sports medicine
Study: Post-ACA healthcare spending could fall $2.6 trillion below projections
Students develop app that aims to predict readmission rates, cut associated costs
142 in Congress want end to FDA ban on gay men donating blood