Despite rigorous procedures and policies, hospital-acquired conditions (HACs) are constant threats to patient safety. But some of the nation’s leading academic medical centers claim they are being unfairly punished under a new federal policy that aims to promote patient safety.

San Francisco, CA (April 20, 2016) –  Today Doctor On Demand, the leading U.S. video medicine provider, announced a new partnership with Allergy & Asthma Network to improve allergy and asthma care for its members. Doctor On Demand will provide immediate access to board-certified physicians via video visits to the Network’s more than 2 million members as well as access to unique services specially designed for people with asthma or allergies. For example, Doctor On Demand will provide Allergy Home Inspections to help patients identify and remove allergens and asthma triggers from their homes. 

According to newly released data, life expectancy at birth for Americans did not change between 2013 and 2014, remaining at 78.8 years. But such static figures belie trends in populations when examined by gender, race and origin.

For Centers Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the future is almost here for its Next Generation accountable care organization (ACO) model.

The nation’s biggest health insurer is trimming its participation in the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance marketplaces to only a “handful” of states.

The d.health Executive summit will assemble health, technology, finance and policy leaders to discuss the best ideas, form partnerships and launch the care models of the future, particularly focused on the growing interest in aging at home.

Low-income adults in states that expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act were more likely to visit a doctor or hospital and be initially diagnosed with diabetes and high cholesterol, according to a recent study.

Apple's ResearchKit is having a big influence on the healthcare industry, according to an article published by the Huffington Post.