August 2016

Longer stays in the NICU lead to lower costs
Integrated care can lower costs, reduce utilization rates
Last-minute negotiations could stave off strike of 4,800 nurses in Minnesota
NIH Director Collins preaches optimism and big ideas to medical researchers in Chicago
Hyperbaric chamber can lessen opioid withdrawal symptoms
Ebola remained in semen for 565 days—far longer than previously thought possible
EDs in Illinois, Massachusetts feeling little relief post-ACA
Misonix President and Chief Executive Officer to Retire
Technology may offer tools to control growing opioid addiction
Top 6 medical apps for Android
13 things HHS wants doctors and patients to know about Zika
Congressmen want investigation of Purdue Pharma and other opioid makers
Playing iPad games to diagnose autism
Trial of promising Parkinson’s treatment delayed by infighting
Mylan offers EpiPen generic in attempt to quell price controversy
Texas' maternal mortality rate explodes among overall U.S. increase
Fortimedix Surgical receives 510(k) clearance for single-port laparoscopic platform
Risk adjustment gets overhauled for 2018 under CMS proposal
AMA Unveils Enhanced Interactive Tool Aimed at Helping Health Care Providers Identify Underserved Patient Care Areas
Fujifilm CMO on the company’s growing healthcare portfolio and the trends of tomorrow
Seniors who use technology are happier, healthier
Social media in the hands of healthcare providers
7 things to know about high-need patients
Pediatricians have varied responses to new AAP vaccine guidelines
Pediatricians want non-medical vaccination exemptions eliminated
Mental healthcare breakdown in Massachusetts
Five medical device startups to watch
Unexpected out-of-network charges targeted by California bill
Telemedicine screening program offers early detection of diabetic retinopathy
Nearly a third of U.S. counties likely limited to a single exchange insurer in 2017
It's a bird, it's a plane, it's... Google to the rescue?
iPads as effective as sedatives in reducing pre-surgery anxiety in children
How hospitals are responding to costly intestinal bacteria
Maternal, perinatal telemedicine policies absent in most of country
Generation next: Millennials and the impact of healthcare technology
CMS spent more in ACO bonuses than program saved in 2015
PuraPly products now available for Medicare reimbursement in 10 states
FDA recalls the INRatio and INRatio2 PT/INR monitoring systems
Princeton health economist says ACA death spiral has arrived
Verisk Health rebrands as Verscend Technologies under new management
Would treating cancer more like a long-term illness extend lives?
6 ACA exchange reforms suggested by AHA
Orlando hospitals to waive $5.5 million in care of nightclub shooting
FDA recommends Zika testing for all blood donations
Pfizer acquires pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca
Mylan CEO claims to be frustrated in wake of EpiPen price controversy
Changing social landscapes could be to blame for women's slowing life expectancy
Tyber Medical introduces innovative lateral plate
Creative Medical Technology Holdings developing ovary regeneration technology
Ethicon, Touch Surgery to offer surgical education around the world
Epilepsy medication may be delivered via tiny device
One-third of U.S. may be limited to one choice of insurer on exchanges in 2017
OCR will step up investigations of smaller breaches
Nathan Adelson Hospice to acquire Las Vegas Solari Hospice Care
Device and drug makers keep paying doctors disciplined for misconduct
Virtual surgeons save real lives in Syria thanks to telemedicine
Tenn. regulator says state exchange ‘very near collapse’
Relationship between T cells, dendritic cells could prevent organ rejection
Blood test measures medication adherence in HIV patients
N.J. hospital accused of false advertising, questionable business practices
CommonWell Health Alliance launches database for patients to access personal health data
Former Aetna CEO suggests separating special enrollment customers on exchanges
Delve Health introduces cloud-based research management
Senators want information on increases in price for EpiPens
EpiPen's 400 percent price increase has consumers and Congress confused and concerned
CMS lists what hospitals were paid under $1.5 billion Medicare appeals settlement
WellSpan Health adopts EHR system to automate discharges at two more facilities
Hospital-specific GPS aims to improve efficiency, patient flow
Black, Hispanic kids receive less mental healthcare than whites
FDA, medical device companies agree to $1 billion in user fees
Device companies agree to pay $1 billion in user fees to FDA
Reminders, self-reporting improved medication adherence in HIV patients
Overweight teens shouldn’t be told to diet, says new guidance for pediatric docs
FDA approves marketing of two cognitive skill tests for head trauma
Yoga, meditation can improve mental health among disadvantaged, minority women
Apple acquires Silicon Valley healthcare startup
Feminine hygiene market expected to grow to $35.2 billion by 2024
Hospitals rethinking approach to medical errors
Coalition calls for FDA to answer questions regarding regulating clinical software
Zika could be harmful to adult brains, spread to other Gulf states
OIG: States may be pocketing federal funds meant for hospitals
One patient’s story of being uninsured in Texas
Eli Lilly, AstraZeneca receive FDA clearance for Alzheimer’s treatment
An opioid that blocks pain and the potential for addiction
Dueling JAMA articles judge whether ACOs have been successful
FDB gives access to databases to develop an app especially for seniors
Are non-profit hospital exec business relationships inherently unethical?
Pfizer to buy cancer drug maker Medivation for $14 billion
Regenstrief aims for interoperability with new method of compiling data
CMS may punish providers that steer patients into ACA plans to boost reimbursement
PlatformQ Health and Global Genes partner to form the Google of rare diseases
Xenetic, Excivion to develop Zika vaccine
Q&A: 20 years later, is it time for HIPAA 2.0?
Test for respiratory syncytial virus receives FDA clearance
Nashville Healthcare IT companies attracting venture capitalists
Spreemo names new leadership as it continues executive-level expansion
Johnson & Johnson loses battle on rheumatoid arthritis drug patent
Postoperative telephone clinic can offer similar benefits to in-person care
Survey shows 54 percent of people would participate in the Precision Medicine Initiative Cohort Program
False positives more likely in heart disorder genetic testing for black patients