April 2017

Anthem-Cigna merger most likely dead ()
Predictive tool helps physicians address recurrence of parathyroid cancer ()
Online tool helps those with bipolar disorder ID relapse symptoms ()
3D-bioprinted cartilage undifferentiable from human cartilage ()
Reworked ACA replacement won't face House vote this week ()
G4S Unveils Healthcare Technology to Monitor Vulnerable Patients ()
Wireless power gives life to ingestible devices ()
ImagineSoftware is Selected by Merge, an IBM Company, to Deliver State-of-the-Art Medical Billing Automation to their Customers ()
Addressing substance abuse disorders in the workplace ()
Virtual patients teach physicians empathy ()
White House agrees to pay ACA subsidies ()
Apple's Touch ID creator develops digital community for seniors ()
First physician license approved under interstate compact ()
Drug-resistant fungus ‘acting like a superbug’ in U.S. hospitals ()
Nanoparticle vaccine helps the body attack cancer cells ()
Crafting a workplace violence prevention plan for your hospital ()
CMS: Expect MIPS eligibility notices in next month ()
Artificial intelligence 96% accurate in detecting tuberculosis ()
Centene confirms 2018 ACA exchange participation after strong Q1 earnings ()
5 things to know about Republicans’ amended ACA replacement plan ()
Brain stimulation shows promise in improving memory ()
Combining 3D printing, special effects helps make surgical practice perfect ()
Major medical groups, hospitals split on ending mandatory bundled payments ()
3D lab-grown endometrium reveals inner workings of female reproductive system ()
U.S. hospitals still seeing 1,500 malaria cases a year ()
Cutting off ACA insurer subsidies would raise—not lower—federal healthcare spending ()
CMS updates EHR incentive programs, clinical quality measure reporting rules ()
Small practices hope for Tom Price tweaks to MACRA ()
Express Scripts likely to lose Anthem, its biggest customer ()
Medicaid lost $1 billion in savings to illegal medical cannabis ()
Children’s healthcare rankings: Vermont named No. 1, Nevada last among states ()
EHR-based NYC Macroscope collects population data with chronic disease surveillance ()
CMS asks for feedback on MACRA’s version of meaningful use ()
UA Researchers Land $2.27M Federal Grant for Genetic Study of Valley Fever ()
Trimming costs means trimming jobs in healthcare ()
Respiratory point-of-care testing reduces length of stay, limits antibiotic use ()
Becton Dickinson to acquire CR Bard for $24 billion ()
Surgeon General Vivek Murthy dismissed ()
$40 million billing scheme results in charges for 26 doctors, pharmacists ()
Connected Health and Wearables Catalyse Adoption of Sensors in Healthcare Applications ()
ACA repeal doesn’t have to be the end of delivery system reforms ()
Augmented reality helps surgeons, students see a bigger picture ()
FAH’s Chip Kahn: We need uniform quality measures when possible ()
Simulation improves parent knowledge of central line care in pediatric cancer patients ()
Nursing home owner says he spent Medicaid funds on strippers ()
Independent Research Funded by Physicians for Fair Coverage Shows That FAIR Health is a Useful Source of Data for Out-of-Network Physician Charge Benchmarking ()
American Medical Association Welcomes HHS Opioid Strategy ()
Waiving ACA provisions brings mixed signals on whether repeal vote is coming ()
Virtual reality helps people get back on their feet—literally ()
Caravan Health Extends Deadline for 2018 ACO Participation to April 30, 2017 ()
Marshall School of Medicine researchers advance research that affects metabolic syndrome and related conditions ()
Value of M&A activity down, volume nearly flat so far in 2017 ()
5 things to know about execs’ pessimistic takes on healthcare under Trump ()
3D model helps surgeons plan a complex spinal treatment ()
DePuy Synthes Acquires Tissue Regeneration System's 3D Printing Technologies to Treat Bone Defects ()
Experian Health, MyHealthDirect streamline workflows with patients scheduling appointments ()
$131 million risk corridor lawsuit tossed out by federal judge ()
HHS Secretary defends eliminating required health benefits ()
Google's Verily to collect health data from 10,000 for long-range study ()
Personalized workouts can help prevent heart disease ()
AMA aims to train more medical students on using EHRs ()
Computerized clinical decision support systems improve care in emergency department ()
NCCN Survey Reveals Oncology's Concerns about Financial Distress, Patient Access to Care ()
First Published Clinical Study Successfully Uses Precision Medicine To Predict Prescription Opioid Abuse ()
Surgical checklist improves mortality—if leadership, surgeons are engaged ()
HIMSS acquires Health 2.0 conferences ()
Health 2.0 conferences acquired by HIMSS ()
Siemens Healthineers to buy Medicalis ()
AMA, Regenstrief Institute launch platform to include EHR training in med schools ()
CMS Administrator doesn’t ease insurers’ concerns on subsidies ()
FDA Releases gammaCore, the First Non-Invasive Vagus Nerve Stimulation Therapy Applied at the Neck for Acute Treatment of Pain Associated with Episodic Cluster Headache in Adult Patients ()
Philips IntelliSite Pathology Solution receives FDA clearance ()
Hospital inspections from accrediting organizations could become public ()
Could Apple and Google be the next Big Pharma? ()
Alphabet introduces wearable for continuous data collection ()
mHealth improves HIV patient engagement, access to care ()
Applications open for extended CMS rural hospital program ()
Noom’s diabetes prevention program recognized by the CDC ()
Cerner is VA’s most likely EHR vendor ()
EMS Professionals Will Appeal to Congress to Support Life-saving Services and Patient Access to Emergency Medications at EMS On The Hill Day ()
Joint Commission proposes requirements for new stroke certification ()
Insurers still jittery about ACA market after CMS rule ()
Telemedicine effective in assessing coma patients ()
South Carolina hospitals check off 'reduce post-surgical deaths' with safety checklist ()
ACO success limited by high turnover among physicians, patients ()
Brain games graded an 'F' in making you smarter ()
Hospitals give mixed reaction to IPPS proposed rule despite $3.1B boost ()
3D prints evaluate effectiveness of common treatments of heel deformity ()
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Announces New "Future Of Health Care" Initiative ()
Sovereign Health Surpasses National Average in Clinical Effectiveness ()
Patient at Mediclinic City Hospital Receives Revolutionary Radiotherapy Treatment ()
Public hospital CEO says ACA helped system break even for first time ()
Erie County Medical Center spends Easter weekend recovering from ransomware ()
What cancer care can learn from the NFL ()
Making death reporting easy with mobile apps ()
Vertical integration of healthcare cuts readmission rates ()
HHS Secretary wants physicians’ ideas for new payment models ()
No public notification of MRSA outbreak among infants at UC Irvine ()
Michigan ER doc charged with performing genital mutilation on 7-year-olds ()
3D-printed patch acts as a bandage in mouse heart ()