The Joint Commission has announced its new chief human resources officer will be Michael W. Kaba, MBA, MS.

The American Osteopathic Association, based in Chicago, will put more than $1 million toward osteopathic medicine research.

In a peer-reviewed article published in JAMA, President Barack Obama assessed how the healthcare law so closely associated with him has affected the healthcare system—and how he believes it could be improved.

Aetna is looking to jettison its Medicare Advantage plans in order to placate antitrust concerns at the Department of Justice over its proposed merger with Humana, and Reuters is reporting at least two companies are competing for that portfolio.

A huge step forward in terms of personalized medicine is being developed, because what’s more personal than DNA? 

The Senate will likely pass legislation to combat opioid addiction this week, even though Democrats hadn’t signed off on the bill over the lack of new federal funding for treatment and prevention programs.

Oregon’s Health CO-OP, one of two nonprofit co-ops set up in the state by the Affordable Care Act, will shut down at the end of July.

With only 60 percent of patients being able to clearly say why they are taking a medication, patient adherence seems to be at an all-time low. Physicians at the Cleveland Clinic hope to improve that percentage by implementing a simple and easy way to teach patients on their own care.