The participants in CMS’s Medicare Part D model designed to incentivize medication adherence programs will include some of the largest insurers in the U.S.

Grand Rapids, Michigan-based Spectrum Health Hospital Group has named Darryl Elmouchi, MD, MBA, chief medical officer, effective Oct. 10.

Measuring hospital readmissions within seven days, instead of the typical 30, would more accurately assess the quality of factors the hospital can control, according to a study published in the October issue of Health Affairs.

SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 3, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A four-organization biotech group led by San Antonio-based nonprofit BioBridge Global (BBG) has been awarded a $7.8 million contract from the Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium (MTEC).

New research from the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) points to evidence that many patients who claim they have a penicillin allergy may actually not have one.

As researchers begin to understand more about the Zika virus, the CDC is updating its recommendations for the public based on new information. On Sept. 30, the agency changed its guidelines to recommend couples wait at least six months from the last possible exposure to Zika before trying to become pregnant. 

Tenet Healthcare Corporation and two of its subsidiaries in Atlanta will pay a total of $513 million to settle both civil and criminals charges of kickbacks and bribes being paid in exchange for Medicaid patient referrals.

Six grantees will receive a total $13.4 million in federal funding over four years to test and implement new pediatric quality measures.