Legislation introduced by Sens. Michael Bennett (D-Colo.) and Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) would limit regulation of low-risk medical software and health apps.

Times have changed since the 1980s, when patient safety was “swept under the rug,” said Ronni Solomon, executive vice president and general counsel at The ECRI Institute, at the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Health Innovation Initiative policy forum on Dec. 3.

The intersection of healthcare and technology is upon us, and “it’s a very exciting time, an incredible time,” said Martha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), vice chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, speaking at the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Health Innovation Initiative policy forum on Dec. 3.

NEW YORK, December 4, 2014- The Elsevier Foundation today announced its 2015 grant recipients for the Innovative Libraries in Developing Countries and New Scholars Programs

A new partnership between a healthcare organization and a healthcare innovation marketplace aims to commercialize medical devices and consumer-relaed healthcare inventions in a more rapid and widespread fashion.

Social media varies across U.S. hospitals, but the vast majority of them utilize at least one social media platform, according to a study published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research.

Legislators on the House Energy and Commerce Committee have unveiled a framework to guide bipartisan legislation advancing innovation in health technology. It’s part of its 21st Century Cure initiative launched earlier this year.

ANDOVER, Mass., Nov. 30, 2014-- National Decision Support Company (NDSC) today announced that ACR Select is accessed more than 200,000 times per month by healthcare providers when placing orders for imaging exams.