May 2017

Lab-grown lung organoids mimic human counterpart ()
CMS: More than 800,000 clinicians will be exempt from MIPS ()
The worldwide response to last week's ransomware cyberattack ()
CMS plans to take small business enrollment off HealthCare.gov ()
Hospital group touts CONNECT for Health Act ()
Midmark, Masimo Announce Partnership to Improve Vital Signs Acquisition ()
Spok Appoints New Senior Vice President of Professional Services ()
ER physicians using smartphones discharge patients more quickly ()
ONC leadership fills out with principal deputy national coordinator ()
Senators plotting Plan B on ACA replacement ()
Q&A: Lesson from NHS attack? Don’t delay security patches ()
UK NHS ransomware cyberattack spreads across the globe ()
Individualized music program improves outcomes for dementia patients ()
UK NHS experiences ransomware cyberattack ()
Cedars-Sinai, Torrance Memorial propose affiliation ()
8 vital findings from 2017 telemedicine industry survey ()
Massachusetts, GE, WPI partner for digital health research center ()
$9 billion in Illinois managed care business up for grabs ()
Aetna CEO: 'Single-payer, I think we should have that debate as a nation' ()
Anthem kills Cigna merger, promises to pursue damages ()
Texas health system to pay HHS $2.4 million for patient information breach ()
Top 10 MACRA trends challenging providers ()
Can 3D-printed medical implants boost strength, reduce costs? ()
Geisinger, Highmark pursuing joint venture on new care model ()
Eastern Michigan University master's program in Clinical Research Administration ranked best in the country ()
Ohio State Wexner CEO resigns after ‘no confidence’ letter from physicians ()
IBM uses big data to detect Ebola's spread in animals ()
CBO report on AHCA impact coming later in May ()
Aetna completely out of ACA exchanges for 2018 ()
Leica Biosystems Applauds FDA Primary Diagnosis Clearance as a Step Forward in Clinical Acceptance of Digital Pathology ()
New Jersey hospital deal collapses after gaining state approval ()
New Stanford children’s hospital set to open in December ()
HHS criticized over ‘potentially illegal’ memo ()
Blue Cross Blue Shield steps in as lone exchange insurer in some Tennessee markets ()
NIH announces 2017-2018 Medical Research Scholars Program Class ()
Scott Gottlieb confirmed as FDA commissioner ()
Q&A: Healthcare lobbyist predicts AHCA will die due to House-Senate disagreement ()
Abbott introduces smartphone-compatible insertable cardiac monitor ()
Virtual physician improves patient understanding of portal-delivered info ()
Wireless earbuds advance from playing music to hearing aids ()
Clinicians can check 2017 MIPS participation status online ()
CCHP report analyzes state telehealth laws, reimbursement policies ()
Ohio State physicians, faculty sign ‘no confidence’ letter about hospital CEO ()
Texas Emergency Care Providers Rally at State Capitol for Increased Health Insurance Transparency, Oversight ()
Anthem wants 60 more days to fight Cigna’s exit from merger ()
Seattle hospital director: ACA replacement plan would cost his facility $637 million ()
Carestream’s OnSight 3D Extremity System Offers Sports Medicine Professionals Affordable, High-Quality 3D Imaging ()
VR could improve results in mental health treatment ()
Billing patients at chargemaster rates may be illegal ()
Six legislators introduce bipartisan bill to expand telehealth ()
ACA, healthcare legislation hot topics at AHA meeting ()
HHS Secretary makes questionable claims on AHCA ()
TV more comforting than anesthesia for kids undergoing radiotherapy ()
New York City public hospitals investing $289 million in Epic revenue cycle software ()
Advocate to cut $200 million after alarming 1Q 2017 ()
Study Shows Computer-Guided Insulin Titration Enables Basal Bolus Standard of Care ()
UT Health cures diabetic mice without side effects ()
Cerner still king among EHR vendors ()
Team-based care helpful for hypertension patients ()
Synthetic retina gives fresh view for visually impaired ()
Siemens Healthineers looking at several separation options ()
ACA replacement plan likely to change in Senate ()
Monitoring diabetes with the blink of an eye ()
Innovaccer Launches a Free, One-of-its-Kind Tool to Help Providers Determine the Impacts of Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) ()
Anthem wants Supreme Court to review blocked Cigna deal ()
Wearable could predict stroke, heart attack ()
Patient online research diminishes trust in physician diagnoses ()
Healthcare industry ‘deeply disappointed’ by House passage of AHCA ()
ACA replacement passes in House despite healthcare industry objections ()
Tracking devices for autistic children reduce parental stress, improve quality of life ()
Increased screen time delays speech development in children ()
Exsurco Introduces New Medical Device: The Amalgatome® SD Wound Debridement and Skin Grafting Device ()
Ousted Molina CEO: Insurers want return to pre-ACA exclusions for pre-existing conditions ()
Listen to your heart, not your heart rate app ()
Illinois providers could stop seeing Medicaid patients due to late state payments ()
Q&A: AAFP's alternative payment model focuses on primary care ()
ONC offers $75,000 for algorithms to reduce EMR inaccuracies ()
Defining single-payer healthcare a problem for its liberal proponents ()
Statement on the American Health Care Act from Paul Markovich, President and CEO, Blue Shield of California ()
New Jersey’s Hackensack Meridian, JFK Health agree to merge ()
Top 10 findings on telemedicine, mental disorders and rural populations ()
Republicans adding high-risk pool funding to save ACA replacement plan ()
Geisinger CEO David Feinberg: Healthcare ‘is ripe to be disrupted’ ()
Secure IT: Mobile IDs could be key to patient information safety ()
Period tracking apps lack accuracy, focus on outward appearance ()
Top 20 findings from Spok’s mobility strategy survey ()
Molina Healthcare fires CEO and CFO, sons of company’s founder ()
ACO achieved sustainable cost reduction through care management program ()
Combination drug therapy cuts ovarian cancer recurrence by 50% ()
Southern Hills Hospital Announces New Family Medicine Residency Graduate Medical Education Program ()
How MACRA may hasten decline of independent practices ()
Cleveland Clinic CEO Toby Cosgrove stepping down by end of 2017 ()
For patients, structural integration doesn’t always mean integrated care ()
Nanoparticle shows potential of shrinking breast cancer tumor, decreasing recurrence ()
Higher priced practices don’t necessarily deliver higher value care ()
MIT picture-on-the-wall device wirelessly measures walking speed, gait ()
Leading Patient Advocacy Groups Stand Together to Oppose American Health Care Act ()
University of Utah Health CEO resigns after cancer institute feud ()
1,600 Brigham and Women’s employees offered voluntary buyouts ()
Computer-programmed drill slices surgery time from hours to minutes ()