July 2016

FBI gives suggestions on how to prevent healthcare hackers ()
DOJ reportedly preparing suits against Aetna-Humana, Anthem-Cigna mergers ()
Nasal mist vaccine shows promise fighting multiple flu strains ()
HHS announces grants for rural telehealth training to fight opioid abuse ()
Journey Health System names new CFO ()
U.S. drug costs can be more than double those in Europe ()
GlaxoSmithKline launches first foray into mobile app-based study ()
FTC continues appeal to block Ill. hospital merger ()
Mental health providers explore advances in telemedicine ()
Hacker threatens to sell patient records unless ransom is paid ()
Martin Health System promotes long-time employee to CEO ()
Joint Commission keeping clinician texting ban in place until September ()
HealthSouth, Novant Health partner to build inpatient rehab center in North Carolina ()
Twin sisters will test theories on reimplanted frozen ovaries ()
Prescription monitoring requirements aren’t going away after being left out of opioid bill ()
Stem cells are mending bone and repairing muscle thanks to Stanford ()
AstraZeneca's lung cancer drug shows promise in passing Phase III trial ()
3 Next Generation ACOs have left program since January ()
Refunding patients to improve customer satisfaction ()
Pros and cons of sharing Zika discoveries straight from the lab ()
HHS settles with 400 hospitals in uncompensated care case ()
Wireless suture technology can update your doctor on your health ()
NIH studies find success blocking HIV transmission with vaginal ring, drug regimen ()
App aims to put healthy nutrition in the palm of your hand ()
Apps that everyone healing at home should have ()
ACA premium hikes in 4 states left up to federal regulators to review ()
NYC hospitals new sex ed tool? Emojis ()
State news: Conn. may create health ‘super-agency,' Mich. hospital bans Pokémon Go ()
Zika update: Congress doesn’t approve funding, first female-to-male transmission recorded ()
CDC worries about gonorrhea's growing antibiotic resistance ()
Avizia raises $11 million for telehealth video expansion ()
Diverse Health Organizations to Pioneer Strategies to Improve Patients’ Access to their Health Data ()
Hooper Holmes Expands Health & Wellness Services ()
Parkview Health Selects Vocera for Secure Texting and Mobile Voice Communication ()
NOVADAQ Announces Appointment of Rick Mangat as President and CEO ()
ContextVision Signs Contract to Implement Ultrasound Image Enhancement Software on iOS ()
TearLab Corporation Comments on Shire plc FDA Approval of Xiidra™ (lifitegrast ophthalmic solution) 5% ()
Q&A: Half of physicians in survey don’t know about MACRA ()
Volpara Launches Innovative Saas Platform with Cloud-Based Volpara®Enterprise™ Software ()
MU, MIPS reporting periods would shorten to 90 days under Senate bill ()
Princeton HealthCare, University of Pennsylvania Health System seeking partnership ()
House panel debates greater FDA role in regulating health apps ()
Pfizer raising funds for new population management healthcare app ()
Mind over matter? Neurological sensor technology and prosthetics ()
Report: Modest improvements across hospital regions since ACA took effect ()
Study: Palliative care meetings for families not helpful, possibly harmful ()
Senate passes anti-opioid abuse bill despite Dems’ funding concerns ()
Stryker’s SonicAnchor aims at improving soft tissue repair ()
Burwell: ACA too ingrained to repeal ()
Amino introduces free healthcare cost comparison program ()
Report from CMS projects 5.8% annual spending growth through 2025 ()
Stem cell production just got a whole lot easier ()
Study: Women physicians paid less than men at top medical schools ()
Confusing paperwork means many toddlers left without health insurance ()
CMS’s Slavitt says MACRA could be delayed ()
Lab equipment company BioSurplus names new CEO ()
Researchers find connection between Gaucher, Parkinson’s diseases may lead to cure ()
HHS report defends ACA deductibles as reasonable ()
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas partners with Metamark Genetics to provide urologic cancer care ()
Illinois co-op will shut down, leaving 49,000 looking for new coverage ()
Rutgers aims to reach underserved communities with telemedicine ()
21st Century Cures Act won’t get Senate vote before long recess ()
Provata Health’s goes digital to improve patient outcomes ()
Is the 'Golden Age' of antiobotics in our rearview mirror? ()
National HME acquires Allcare Medical ()
AMA gives mixed reaction to CMS physician fee changes for 2017 ()
Patch made from umbilical cord layers can reverse spina bifida in utero ()
HHS issues new guidance on ransomware attacks ()
Joint Commission appoints Michael Kaba as new chief human resources officer ()
American Osteopathic Association to give $1 million to osteopathic research ()
President Obama asks for public option to be reconsidered in JAMA article ()
The deadliest diseases in the U.S. are becoming less deadly—but no one knows why ()
What's healthcare's prognosis when it comes to data security? ()
WellCare, Centene reportedly interested in Aetna’s Medicare Advantage business ()
Personalized healthcare using your own DNA ()
Anti-opioid abuse bill expected to pass this week despite fight over funding ()
Web-based data tool designed to enhance drug safety ()
Oregon co-op closure leaves 8 of original 23 standing ()
Teaching patients about their health through a single piece of paper ()
Narrow networks lead to fights between providers, insurers over surprise bills ()
What Purdue Pharma may have known about an OxyContin ring in L.A. ()
Experimental treatment of autism offers hope, confusion, mixed results ()
Q&A: StClaire discusses Xerox's entry into the telemedicine game ()
State news: Meningitis outbreak in L.A., Ill. blocks risk-adjustment payment from co-op ()
Study: Richest 20% of Americans consume almost half the healthcare ()
CDC: Vaccines could have prevented majority of HPV cancers between 2008 and 2012 ()
Shuffle 'em: Healthcare flash cards aim to spread knowledge ()
Inside the House’s budget bill for HHS: Cuts for CMS, more money for NIH, CDC ()
FDA approves first HPV test for use with SurePath Preservative Fluid ()
Memorial Healthcare System tabs Fernandez as new CEO ()
More than tracking steps: Can a wearable prevent ACL injuries? ()
Primary care gets boost in pay under new CMS fee schedule ()
DOJ reportedly has ‘significant concerns’ about Aetna-Humana merger ()
Google plans to use artificial intelligence to detect eye diseases ()
'Healthcare resort' to appeal to millions of aging baby boomers ()
Indiana woman posed as healthcare worker to steal from senior living communities ()
Study: Insurer spending on specialty drugs skyrocketed from 2003-14 ()
Veterans could see private doctors under new recommendations ()
CHIME applauds CMS recommendation for 90-day reporting period ()
Is it time for healthcare to have a digital code of ethics? ()