June 2016

NIH to get $2B funding boost in spending bill ()
Are chain stores going to change how healthcare is delivered? ()
Zimmer Biomet to acquire LDR to enhance innovation and growth of spine business ()
CMS to phase in regional benchmarks for ACOs in shared savings program ()
Mayo Clinic CEO: Regulation hinders advancement of telemedicine ()
Sensoria Introduces Smarter Upper Body Garments and Announces Updates to Sensoria Fitness App ()
Zimmer Biomet to Acquire LDR to Enhance Innovation and Growth of Spine Business ()
State news: 5,000 nurses may strike in Minn., managed care owed $571M in Ill. ()
Science fact? Reseachers hope to grow human organs inside pigs ()
Prescription drug monitoring systems reduce rates of prescription of Schedule II opioids by 30 percent ()
McKesson shopping around health IT unit worth up to $5B ()
Lupus Initiative closing education gap for Southwest Georgia providers ()
Boston hospital tries medical applications of Amazon's voice recognition software ()
EHR adoption may not bring costs, quality benefits ()
Geisinger researchers profile overdose patients and predictors of death ()
AMA, others ask ONC to look past volume for measuring interoperability ()
Affiliated Radiologists P.C. Chooses McKesson ()
Obama against privatizing the VA ()
Patients and referrers agree, rad reports via online portals are the future ()
Q&A: UCLA professor says ACA exits more politics than death spiral ()
Is San Francisco slashing healthcare costs by housing the homeless? ()
Unauthorized access blamed in more 2016 data breaches than hacking ()
NIH doctors question changes in leadership amid patient safety crisis ()
Calif. doctor opens practice dedicated to legal assisted suicide ()
Healthcare adds 46,000 jobs in May, up nearly a half a million for 2016 ()
State news: N.Y. may change malpractice limits, Calif. considers coverage for undocumented ()
OIG triples healthcare fraud, abuse recoveries in the last three years ()
How ‘decision fatigue’ may lead physicians to prescribe more antibiotics ()
Saratoga doctors face healthcare fraud, money laundering charges ()
Study: Off-exchange insurers spending less on care, more on overhead ()
FDA promises new compassionate use form will save physicians time ()
Research finds ACA reduces racial and ethnic disparities in healthcare ()
Going live: ONC unveils website with cost, quality info for health IT products ()
Moda is third insurer to sue over ACA risk-corridor payments ()
TigerText, Honeywell to partner on app focused on patient information ()
Editorial: Healthcare profits redistributed profits away from employees ()
Medicaid dollars can be used on Zika prevention like mosquito repellent ()
Veyo brings next-generation technology to healthcare transportation ()
Poll: Older Americans unsure how to pay for long-term care ()
12 executives moves from May ()
U.S. death rate rises for the first time in 10 years ()
AMIA asks for new approach on ONC interoperability standards ()
The stressful life of a patient as the 'middle man' in the healthcare system ()
Pontiac General Hospital selects OpenVista healthcare IT platform ()
UnitedHealthcare leaving California ACA exchange ()
CHIME calls for national patient ID program ()