BOSTON—Healthcare is at the cusp of being transformed by Big Data, said Thomas Hill, PhD, executive director for analytics, Dell Statistica Software, Information Management Group, speaking at the Big Data and Healthcare Analytics Forum.

California's hospitals could save $10 billion per year if they reduced excessive patient stays, the Los Angeles Times reports. David Axene, an actuary, analyzed data that hospitals filed last year with California's Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development.

The American Medical Association (AMA) partnership with MATTER reached a new phase today to enhance support for startup companies seeking to have a transformational impact on health and medicine.

Two Michigan-based health insurance companies, Flint-based HealthPlus of Michigan and Detroit-based Health Alliance Plan (HAP), announced that they have reached an agreement and signed a letter of intent to merge. The two companies made headlines in October when a potential merge was first announced.

HCA Holdings has reached a preliminary agreement to pay $215 million to settle a class action lawsuit filed by shareholders who alleged the company used false and misleading information to sell stock during its 2011 initial public offering (IPO).

Thirty CEOs shared their daily habits with Inc. magazine and how their routines have made them successful. For instance, the executives suggested keeping track of industry news, being punctual, experimenting with new habits and processes and learning from other leaders.

Lumenis Ltd., the world's largest energy-based medical device company for aesthetic, surgical and ophthalmic applications, announced today that the company has completed the acquisition of Pollogen Ltd. 

BOSTON—One in four people experience poor mental health during their lifetime but half don’t even get as far as their primary care provider for treatment. Those figures drive Jen Hyatt, who founded Big White Wall and spoke about her experience at the Connected Health Symposium held by Partners HealthCare.