An interview conducted by PWMNTS with Ted Waz, CEO of DaVincian Healthcare, discusses the role payments and mobile technology can play in not only fostering financial inclusion, but in connecting the underserved to healthcare providers around the globe.

Researchers at Henry Ford Health System in Detroit found that using images of bacterial growth motivates employees to comply with hand hygiene guild lines up to 46 percent more, reports Nursing Times.

Cradle Cincinnati has received $1.4 million from the Ohio Department of Medicaid to hire 18 community health workers and six home visitors in a state effort to fight against infant mortality, reports the Cincinnati Business Journal.

A study published by the New England Journal of Medicine has analyzed the rates for catheter-associated urinary tract infection (UTI) in hospitals and found that the national Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program reduced both catheter use and catheter-associated UTI rates in non-ICUs.

Nations such as South Africa and the United Arab Emirates are beating out countries like the U.S., China, and Germany when it comes to adopting connected health technology devices, while the developed nations have greater access to care, according to a new study released by Phillips.

Lonny Shavelson, MD, an emergency room physician and journalist, has experience in areas of the healthcare field many haven’t seen. As California’s new aid-in-dying law takes effect, Shavelson will operate as a consultant to physicians and terminally ill patients who have questions about how it works, reports Kaiser Health News.

Researchers from Microsoft have shown an ability to identify internet users with pancreatic cancer by analyzing large amounts of search engine entries, even before they received a diagnosis.

The Gardens Regional Hospital and Medical Center Inc., providers of healthcare to low-income individuals in Los Angeles, have filed for bankruptcy as they face $30 million in debt, reports the Wall Street Journal.