There is a lot of research in the area of home telemonitoring for chronic conditions and how it can improve outcomes and reduce healthcare costs. Spyros Kitsiou, assistant professor at the Department of Biomedical and Health Information Sciences at the College of Health Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, is one of those researchers and he just published an article about it in the Journal of Medical Internet Research.

Patients are comfortable with their physician using technology but 40 percent feel rushed during appointments, according to a survey of 3,000 adults across the U.S., U.K. and Germany conducted by Nuance Communications.

New Orleans-based Ochsner Health System has launched an entity that will support companies working to revolutionize care. The organization also announced a three-year innovation challenge in collaboration with GE Healthcare.

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute has announced $5 million in funding for a demonstration project of its national clinical research data network.

More than 2,800 payers, providers, employers, patients, states, consumer groups, employers and others have agreed to join the Health Care Payment Learning and Action Network.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif., March 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Sargas Pharmaceutical Adherence and Compliance (SPAC) International's Chronic Care Management (CCM) Physician, Patient and Pharmacy Portals, Version 14.1 has achieved ONC HIT 2014 Edition Modular EHR certification, which designates that the software is capable of supporting eligible providers with meeting the Stage 1 and Stage 2 Meaningful Use measures required to qualify for funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).

Amsterdam, the Netherlands – Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) and Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) today announced a new research collaboration aimed at improving preventative care and chronic care through wearable technologies.

Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell was joined by President Obama, as well as state representatives, insurers, providers, business leaders, and consumers at the White House to kick off the Health Care Payment Learning and Action Network.