Repurposed EHR data collected during office visits can identify patient risk factors and prevent unintentional falls in seniors, according to findings published in Perspectives in Health Information Management, the online research journal of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA).

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has caved to pressure from Congress and the healthcare industry, delaying the release of its new hospital quality rating measure a day before its planned launch.

Physicians who use EHRs and are in accountable care organizations or patient-centered medical homes are more likely to use care coordination, quality measurement, patient engagement and population health management strategies, according to a study published in the American Journal of Managed Care. 

The healthcare organizations that began taking part in AHIMA’s information governance (IG) pilot program are ready to offer several best practices and critical success factors. 

A Health and Human Services audit of Oregon’s Medicaid program found $10 million in waste in 2014.

IBM unveiled its new corporate citizenship program called the IBM Health Corps, which will bring IBM's top talent and cognitive technologies to help communities address health challenges such as primary care gaps, health worker shortages and access to safe water and nutritious food.

Total spending on prescription drugs in the U.S. rose 12.2 percent to nearly $425 billion in 2015, continuing a steep climb fueled by the introduction in recent years of expensive new drugs for cancer and infections, as well as price hikes for older drugs, according to The Wall Street Journal.

A new report from the Center for American Progress outlines how states are well-positioned to be leaders in implementing policies to help control health care costs and improve quality.