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September 2016

Analgesic Solutions introduces central statistical surveillance method (09/30/2016)

Americans unhappy with drug prices (09/30/2016)

Integrated systems, hospitals losing more money than private practices (09/30/2016)

Invictus Medical receives NSF grant to develop NICU technology (09/30/2016)

FDA annual clinical investigator course promotes safety, accuracy (09/30/2016)

CMS awards $347 million to hospitals in new safety, quality initiative (09/30/2016)

Hospital staffing challenges for palliative care (09/30/2016)

Not-for-profit hospitals improved financially in 2015—but analysts say it won’t last (09/30/2016)

Department of Defense approves HIE for Fort Drum, surrounding community (09/29/2016)

Research thwarted by unreliable antibodies (09/29/2016)

3 things to know about CMS’s final long-term care rule (09/29/2016)

Vermont takes step towards all-payer, ACO-like system (09/29/2016)

5 things to know from Hillary Clinton’s NEJM article (09/29/2016)

Community Health selling four rural hospitals (09/29/2016)

FDA approves Medtronic's 'artificial pancreas' that monitors glucose, delivers insulin (09/29/2016)

Zika funding fight resolved as Congress OKs $1.1 billion for vaccine, testing (09/29/2016)

How clinical integration plans can become too ambitious (09/29/2016)

Losing money on faulty medical bills? There's an app for that (09/28/2016)

Aetna to subsidize Apple Watch for select large employers (09/28/2016)

U.S. rid of measles—finally (09/28/2016)

New patient monitoring system reduces falls, readmissions (09/28/2016)

Glidewell Labs introduces line of bone grafting products (09/28/2016)

Calif. will require doctors to check prescription drug databases (09/28/2016)

GE’s five.eight program looks to foster global health startups (09/28/2016)

Patient ID errors happen—and they can be deadly (09/28/2016)

House passes individual mandate exemption for co-op enrollees (09/28/2016)

FDA drug reviewers often end up at pharma companies (09/28/2016)

99 percent survival rate for prostate cancer patients regardless of treatment (09/28/2016)

FDA approves alternative treatment for Crohn’s disease (09/28/2016)

CMS hospital star rating system ripped by Medicare advisors (09/28/2016)

Safety organizations call on FDA to regulate allergy shots (09/28/2016)

Q&A: Mark Hollis, CEO of MacPractice, on battling hackers with patient data security systems (09/27/2016)

Caring for obese patients beyond recommending weight loss (09/27/2016)

GAO: HHS oversight flaws leave EHR data vulnerable (09/27/2016)

Why do some doctors avoid prescribing drugs for alcoholism? (09/27/2016)

PeriGen acquires WatchChild, diversifies offerings in fetal surveillance market (09/27/2016)

ONC introduces online guide on EHR selection and implementation (09/27/2016)

New campaign to enroll more young people on ACA exchanges (09/27/2016)

FTC loss on blocking Hershey-Pinnacle hospital merger reversed on appeal (09/27/2016)

DarioHealth launches online store in Canada (09/27/2016)

Pfizer opts not to split after spending $600 million preparing for it (09/27/2016)

FDA approves drug biosimilar to Humira (09/26/2016)

7 key findings on how physicians feel about their workload, morale, MACRA (09/26/2016)

Sylvia Burwell discusses ACA, provider success on podcast (09/26/2016)

Top 5 physician "musts" for digital technology (09/26/2016)

NIH awards $24 million to youth HIV prevention efforts using mobile technology (09/26/2016)

CMS to release updates to EHR Incentive Program (09/26/2016)

Using EMS care to keep patients out of hospitals (09/26/2016)

H1N1 flu vaccine not linked to congenital malformation of fetuses (09/26/2016)

Last-minute exchange decisions: Nebraska loses BCBS, Highmark stays in 3 states (09/26/2016)

Is the healthcare system helping us gain pounds instead of lose them? (09/26/2016)

Biotech startup develops live herpes vaccine (09/26/2016)

Trump falsely claims ACA open enrollment could be delayed (09/26/2016)

Preventable, Potentially Fatal Patient Identification Errors Analyzed by ECRI Institute Patient Safety Organization (PSO) (09/26/2016)

American Academy of Pediatrics: No more codeine for kids (09/23/2016)

HHS introduces final rule to increase access to clinical trials (09/23/2016)

5 forces driving ‘seismic change’ in healthcare (09/23/2016)

Research shows HPV vaccine effective in preventing cancer (09/23/2016)

AOL's Case outlines the 'third wave' of technology in healthcare (09/23/2016)

Therapon develops nanoparticles with UV protection of SPF 5,000 (09/23/2016)

20 years later, doctor admits to lying in malpractice suit (09/23/2016)

Medicare Advantage premiums will drop slightly for 2017 (09/23/2016)

How the presidential race could affect uninsured rates, out-of-pocket costs (09/23/2016)

How machine learning, AI are evolving healthcare (09/23/2016)

Fannin-backed company GuidaBot Is Developing a Robotic System for MRI-Guided Interventions (09/23/2016)

Microsoft creates research teams to fight cancer (09/22/2016)

Physician integration hasn’t improved care at hospitals (09/22/2016)

Need to activate a vaccine? Just add water (09/22/2016)

Facebook founder's $3 billion plan to eradicate all disease (09/22/2016)

Mylan CEO blames ‘opaque’ pharma supply chain, pricing for EpiPen hikes (09/22/2016)

Health trends, tech will drive demand for orthotists, prosthetists (09/22/2016)

DOJ wants Anthem-Cigna bickering made public (09/22/2016)

At-home STI testing program provides same-day consultation, treatment (09/22/2016)

Oracle reaches $100 million settlement with Oregon over failed exchange site (09/22/2016)

Avera Health will provide telemedicine services at Native American hospitals (09/22/2016)

AMA: Insurer consolidation a threat to access, quality, affordability (09/22/2016)

FBI urges ransomware victims to report all infections (09/21/2016)

Want to lose weight? Put your wearable money toward a gym membership (09/21/2016)

Pushing for a more connected ICU—without adding more alarms (09/21/2016)

Gap insurance plans can help cover the cost of high deductibles (09/21/2016)

Doctors might need to up their patient load during opioid epidemic (09/21/2016)

AAFP names new board of directors (09/21/2016)

Republicans question legality of potential settlements for insurers (09/21/2016)

Surescripts boosts interoperability by letting EHR vendors access National Record Locator Service (09/21/2016)

Medicare spending on EpiPens went up 1,100% between 2007 and 2014 (09/21/2016)

Mobile technology takes over MLK Hospital (09/21/2016)

How medical school students are choosing their own oaths (09/21/2016)

The Growing Influence of The Federal Trade Commission in Telehealth Policy (09/21/2016)

CDC says broad-spectrum antibiotics on the rise in U.S. hospitals (09/20/2016)

Exchange premiums still lower than employer-sponsored plans without subsidies (09/20/2016)

ePatientFinder joins athenahealth to boost participation in clinical trials (09/20/2016)

OIG levies largest fine ever for corporate integrity agreement violation (09/20/2016)

Fraud, unreported deaths alleged at Long Island VA (09/20/2016)

FDA will award you $40,000 to develop crowd-sourcing Naloxone app (09/20/2016)

CMS’s voluntary bundled payment evaluation finds uneven results (09/20/2016)

Maryland's ACA marketplace introduces mobile app for enrollment (09/20/2016)

Most Medicare Advantage enrollees don’t switch plans (09/20/2016)

8 states that have opioid abuse rates above 5.5 percent (09/20/2016)

roadtohealth, RGA partner to expand Quealth app for predictive measures (09/20/2016)

CLARET MEDICAL SUBMITS MARKETING APPLICATION TO FDA FOR US CLEARANCE OF FIRST CEREBRAL PROTECTION SYSTEM FOR TRANSCATHETER AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT (TAVR) (09/20/2016)

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