ARLINGTON, Va.--Surescripts, the nation’s largest health information network, and Epic, the leading developer of software for mid-size and large medical groups, hospitals and integrated healthcare organizations, are working together to improve the accuracy and efficiency of the prescribing process by offering Surescripts’ CompletEPA® for medication prior authorization to Epic electronic health records (EHR) users.

San Francisco, California, September 30, 2014 -- The global market for home healthcare is expected to reach USD 355.3 billion by 2020, growing at an estimated CAGR of 7.8% from 2014 to 2020, according to a new study by Grand View Research, Inc.

Oct. 7, 2014- Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that ProVation® Order Sets, powered by UpToDate® Decision Support, was ranked by KLAS Research as having the best overall performance among order set solutions in its report, “CDS Order Sets and Care Plans 2014: Choosing the Best Option.” This marks the third time ProVation Order Sets has achieved top ranking in the annual report on the clinical decision support solutions market.

SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Oct. 7, 2014 – For the first time, mental health clinicians have the opportunity to preview a new mobile platform that provides them with patient data between therapy visits to accelerate diagnoses and improve care.SELFECHO LAUNCHES PILOT STUDY OF NEW MENTAL HEALTHCARE MOBILE PLATFORM DESIGNED TO ENHANCE PATIENT TREATMENT AND PRACTICE MANAGEMENT

The Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital is facing mounting criticism due to its handling of the first Ebola case in the U.S., reports The Dallas Morning News.

Montefiore Pioneer ACO in Bronx, N.Y., saved Medicare $24 million last year—and, thanks to its shared savings agreement, got to pocket $13 million of it. The Washington Post explores how it accomplished this feat in a system where 80 percent of patients receive Medicaid or Medicare. 

Big data can offer insight on patients’ diagnoses and possible complications in a way that is much less costly and time-consuming than clinical trials, reports New York Times Magazine.

DEERFIELD, Ill.--Walgreens (NYSE: WAG) (Nasdaq: WAG) today announced a first-of-its-kind partnership with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to improve care coordination and integrate immunization records for more than 8.5 million VA-enrolled patients.