Some physicians working in hospitals now openly admit they went too far in prescribing opioids as they tried to make a patient’s stay as pain-free as possible. With creating an addiction now a major concern, physician habits have changed, which means preparing patients for more pain.

The University of Pennsylvania Health System, also known as Penn Medicine, has finalized its acquisition of the Plainsboro, New Jersey-based Princeton HealthCare System (PHCS) extending its reach into the Garden State.

The search for a new CEO of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) has ended, with Wylecia Wiggs Harris, PhD, set to take over the position Feb. 5.

State lawmakers in Maryland have proposed an alternative means to encourage people to maintain health insurance following the repeal of the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate through the Republican-supported tax cut legislation.

Former Eli Lilly executive Alex Azar faced another grilling before members of Congress, being questioned by the Senate Finance Committee, which will decide whether to advance his nomination to the full Senate. The hearing highlighted one major difference between Azar and former HHS Secretary Tom Price, MD, when it came to mandatory payment models.

Four new members have begun their tenure of the board of directors for the American Medical Group Association (AMGA), while the group’s consulting arm named a new president and chief operating officer.

Patient portals are meant to improve patient knowledge and engagement, but the current use of portals has not produced significant differences in outcomes, according to a study published in the Journal of Informatics in Health and Biomedicine.

Excel Medical has received FDA clearance for WAVE Clinical Platform, a remote patient monitoring and predictive algorithm.