| Sutter Health sued by California for alleged anticompetitive practices |
| 5 legislative, regulatory priorities for hospitals in 2018 and beyond |
| Joint Commission CEO: Current quality improvements won’t get hospitals to zero harm |
| Cerner contract with VA could be in trouble after Shulkin’s ouster |
| MyFitnessPal app experiences breach of 150M accounts |
| 1 CISO's 5 pillars of an effective cybersecurity program |
| WSJ: Walmart in talks to buy Humana |
| Keeping employees engaged could reduce data breaches |
| Issues in EHR usability contribute to patient harm |
| USF tops online rankings for health informatics master's degrees |
| 30% of patients have left appointments due to long wait times |
| AAMC: Med schools, teaching hospitals generate $562B, 3.1% of GDP |
| Upside-only ACOs increased Medicare spending |
| Inconsistencies in reporting may mean opioid deaths are undercounted |
| Iowa pursues bill to allow insurers to offer non-ACA compliant insurance plans |
| Trump dumps Shulkin as VA Secretary, names White House doc as replacement |
| Cerner most popular EHR, Epic most requested among Medicare program |
| Vanderbilt researcher links 2K deaths to healthcare’s lack of cybersecurity |
| 62% of patients favor non-clinical factors when reviewing physicians |
| Mayo Clinic, Mytonomy partner to develop breast cancer education videos |
| Philadelphia’s Jefferson, Einstein exploring merger into 17-hospital system |
| America’s Essential Hospitals CEO: ‘Assault on health equity’ may lead to debate on universal healthcare |
| Ascension, Providence St. Joseph halt merger talks |
| Consolidation in California has raised healthcare prices |
| Saying 1,000 words: 'Selfies' could to improve medication adherence |
| AI personalizes touchscreen interface for use by those with impairments |
| Report: 58% healthcare cybersecurity breaches involve insiders; 27% result from paper records |
| Ascension CEO: I spend ‘probably 25% of my time’ on leadership development |
| What’s at stake for hospitals in the 2018 election |
| Remote monitoring can reduce hassle for expecting mothers in low-risk pregnancies |
| So long, Shulkin? Trump eyes Cleveland Clinic’s Cosgrove as VA sec |
| Philips, IIT partner to offer tele-ultrasound |
| New Novartis CEO pushes for AI, telemedicine |
| 21% of healthcare employees worry about job security due to AI |
| Visor wearable detects stroke with 92% accuracy |
| HHS CISO Chris Wlaschin to be replaced by deputy CIO from CMS |
| Data, analytics top priorities for supply chain leaders in 2018 |
| Tenet reaches deal to end feud with its largest investor |
| Seton Hall, Hackensack Meridian aim to stop med student ‘talent drain’ from NJ |
| How blockchain could improve quality reporting |
| Tufts researchers develop wearable tooth sensor for nutrition monitoring |
| 98% of healthcare executives believe automated healthcare will improve gaps in care |
| Who benefits from the American healthcare system |
| How to evaluate Medicaid buy-in proposals |
| Why merging healthcare organizations should pay attention to AT&T and Time Warner |
| ‘Inevitability of consolidation’ motivated nonprofit Mission Health to open talks with HCA |
| Top priorities for CMS include Stark law, ACA mandate changes |
| Intermountain Healthcare asks for consumers' genetic data to build global DNA database |
| CMS would exempt 17 Medicaid managed care states from most access monitoring |
| Google announces blockchain development |
| Telediabetes program improves blood sugar control in veterans with type 2 diabetes |
| Precision medicine won’t work without patients’ trust |
| Advocate-Aurora merger gets final approval |
| Why ACA stabilization funds were kept out of the omnibus spending bill |
| New CDC director meets resistance from Democrats |
| Automated notification system cuts follow-up by 5 days, reduces 30-day readmissions by 8% |
| Wolters Kluwer Health acquires Firecracker |
| CMS: Baltimore hospital violated EMTALA by leaving patient at bus stop |
| Maryland all-payer hospital program saves $586M in 3 years |
| Stanford Children’s Health CEO to retire |
| Providence Tarzana Medical Center moves ahead with $542M expansion plan |
| Trying to gauge AI's in healthcare fields |
| 3D-printed model effective in building confidence in interventional radiologists |
| Limiting hours of resident shifts improves satisfaction—but not educational outcomes |
| Study finds 2K documents with patient info dumped in recycling bins at hospitals |
| Harvard dominates in US News medical school rankings |
| Nurse practitioner ranks doubled in the past decade |
| Cigna CEO on CNBC: Express Scripts acquisition about ‘capabilities, reach, quality, affordability’ |
| Joe Biden: Healthcare industry ‘had ample opportunity’ to achieve interoperability on its own |
| ACP's Erickson on administrative tasks, reducing physician burnout |
| Wearable patch detects hypoglycemia via heart rate |
| AMA: Prior authorization frustrations can lead patients to abandon treatment plans |
| Partners-Care New England merger likely to raise premiums |
| What’s in, what’s out of Trump’s opioid plan |
| Design problems blamed for departures of Next Generation ACOs |
| New legislation would mandate healthcare workplace violence prevention plans |
| 50% of consumers would change physicians for a better online healthcare experience |
| AI could pose ethical concerns for those in healthcare |
| UnitedHealth won’t buy Envision’s ambulatory unit after lawsuit |
| Hospitals are shifting Medicare patients away from skilled nursing facilities |
| Investments in health IT: Why the IPO market ‘is dead’ and what metrics matter |
| CMS’ Kate Goodrich: MACRA changes coming, but not on certified EHR |
| ONC’s Don Rucker: ‘Nonsense’ to think patients can’t handle or understand their data |
| Data can make the difference in cutting waste from the supply chain |
| APMs can create problems for vulnerable populations |
| Former U.S. CTO: Some health IT firms will push back on My HealthE Data |
| MIPS can’t be fixed, MedPAC argues in report to Congress |
| AHIP names new CEO as Marilyn Tavenner steps down |
| Prices and labor costs, not overutilization, set U.S. healthcare system apart |
| Cigna to answer more than 150 benefits-related questions via Amazon Alexa |
| Remote monitoring improved glycemic control in children with type 1 diabetes |
| AliveCor's band for Apple Watch accurate in detecting AFib |
| AHIMA lists 3 ways to better prepare for audits |
| Fitbit creates wearable for activity tracking in children |
| HIMSS18: 5 best practices of virtual care |
| Oregon medical students tested on delivering bad news |
| CVS, Aetna shareholders approve $69B acquisition |
| Cerner’s VA rollout will take until 2027, follow path of DOD project |
| ACA stabilization package would boost coverage, lower premiums on individuals |
| Michigan Medicine’s $2,700-a-year direct primary care program bashed as discriminatory, elitist |
