In a recent letter to congress, top American Hospital Association (AHA) members urge for the enactment of the Meaningful Use Flexibility Law. Along with the praise of the Electronic Health Record Regulator Relief Act, the letter argues for an urgent need to change requirements for Medicare and Medicaid EHR incentive programs.

As President-elect Donald Trump and the Republican-controlled Congress debate how to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Mayo Clinic President and CEO John Noseworthy, MD, feels a key concern has been forgotten: the health of patients.

The American Medical Association’s interim meeting included the adoption of policies on a variety of topics, including team-based care, interoperability, value-based drug pricing and expanding research on head injuries. Here are some highlights from the policy discussions:

Insurance companies are worried plans to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) may create the very “death spiral” opponents of the law have claimed is already happening.

A new study shows the number of deaths caused by measles has fallen by 79 percent worldwide since 2000, The New York Times reports.

President Barack Obama and HHS Sylvia Burwell took time to weigh in on plans to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in some of their first comments since Donald Trump’s surprising win in the Nov. 8 presidential election.

President-elect Donald Trump has outlined healthcare changes, particularly the repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), as one of the top priorities of his administration, so his pick to run HHS will be a crucial indicator of how quickly and cleanly he may proceed with his repeal-and-replace promises.

Medical device representatives are a part of the operating room team as quick references when surgeons are using specific products, but concerns have been raised about the influence of these individuals.