Pats on the back abounded after Thursday’s bipartisan, 51-0 greenlighting of the 21st Century Cures Act by the House Energy and Commerce Committee, sending the measure to the House floor for consideration by the full chamber. But the enthusiasm wasn’t unanimous over every provision among stakeholders who actually work in healthcare. 

Last month at HIMSS a healthy handful of mHealth vendors and providers talked about Apple Watch apps that they’re now either developing or already distributing. The lineup included Doximity, Cerner, Epic, the Mayo Clinic, Vocera, Anthem (with CareEvolution), Medisafe, HealthTap and Athenahealth, according to HIMSS Media. This week another player entered the arena.

LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill., May 20, 2015 -- Challenges and opportunities created by the Affordable Care Act are prompting two-thirds of companies to consider altering their pre-65 retiree health strategies over the next few years, according to a new Aon Hewitt survey. Of those, 35 percent are favoring sourcing health coverage through the public exchanges under a defined contribution approach. Twenty-eight percent are considering eliminating pre-65 retiree coverage and subsidies altogether. 

Health eCareers, the healthcare industry's online career hub, is connecting short-staffed healthcare organizations with job seekers looking for the flexibility of short-term assignments through SHIFT, a new mobile and online tool dedicated exclusively to temporary and shift work in the healthcare industry.

Despite recent high-profile attempts to derail it, ICD-10 is likely to leave the station on Oct. 1, right on schedule. You’re better off learning it now than running to catch up with it later.

When everyday people talk, does ONC listen? In the case of the office’s Health IT Standards Committee (HITSC), two officials say the answer is yes—and here’s how. 

Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush has not yet declared himself a presidential candidate, but the likely contender has tipped his hat to a piece of technology that, by all appearances, inspires his drive to undo the Affordable Care Act.

A seventh state has enacted the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact, finalizing the launch of the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact Commission. The new organization will work to advance not only physicians’ cross-state practice of medicine but also their new or expanded use of telehealth technologies.