American Society of Clinical Oncology is working to develop a clinical decision support and analytics tool to improve delivery of care to patients with cancer.

Twitter is more than just a social media engine; it also can serve as a dashboard indicator of a community’s psychological well-being and can predict rates of heart disease, according to a University of Pennsylvania study published in Psychological Science.

Fewer than 800 of the 1,700 hospitals that earn Medicare bonuses will actualy receive the money, according to a Kaiser Health News analysis.

The $960 million federally-funded State Health Innovation Plans developed by 25 states shed light on top healthcare investment areas. An analysis by Accenture reveal 5 emerging investment priorities worth noting:

Following a bitter dispute over stalled negotiations, Blue Shield of California said it will extend its contract with Sutter Health through Dec. 31, 2016, reports Times-Standard Lifestyle. 

The Indiana Hospital Association has launched a website that allows consumers to browse charges and quality ratings for hospitals in the state. 

The successful transmission of discharge summaries from a hospital to a patient’s doctor is fundamental to ensure quality of care and reduce readmissions, according to a pair of studies published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes.

Researchers at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, University of California, San Francisco and New York University are analyzing activity data from wearables to predict recovery time of spine surgery patients.