With the addition of the 71 hospitals operated by Health Management Associates (HMA), Community Health Systems (CHS) becomes the largest hospital chain in the country, public or private, by number of facilities.

Educators are developing programs designed to meet the needs of future informatics professionals.

Older long-term breast cancer survivors, initially diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer, have a cardiovascular disease risk comparable to otherwise healthy women of similar ages, according to a study appearing in American Journal of Managed Care.

The Institute of Medicine is soliciting public comment on how best to responsibly share data from clinical trials.

With resources for making quality improvements limited, there is a need to prioritize which quality indicators most effectively impact population health, according to a study published in Health Affairs.

Healthcare providers report that vendors are struggling to deliver user-friendly and robust healthcare analytics products, according to KLAS Enterprises.

A risk calculator developed by the National Cancer Institute demonstrated accuracy in identifying high-risk colorectal cancer patients, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine.

The strength of Cigna's (NYSE: CI) chronic condition support programs has been recognized by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), a private, non-profit organization dedicated to improving health care quality. Cigna has received NCQA Patient and Practitioner Oriented Disease Management (DM) Accreditation for asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, congestive heart failure, coronary artery disease, depression, and diabetes.