The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has ordered $2.7 million in protective gear for hospital workers treating patients with Ebola, reports U.S. News & World Report.

In the ongoing effort to develop an interoperability roadmap, the Interoperability and Health Information Exchange Work Group presented draft recommendations and the thoughts behind them during the Nov. 4 Health IT Policy Committee meeting.

Most healthcare organizations are ready to conduct end-to-end ICD-10 testing, according to an American Health Information Management Association and eHealth Initiative survey, reports Clinical Innovation + Technology.

The fall 2014 update to The Leapfrog Group’s Hospital Safety Score shows that hospitals have made significant improvements when it comes to implementing processes of care and safe practices but their performance on outcomes lags behind.

BOSTON—“Healthcare is a people business in need of technology, not a technology business in need of people,” Jordan Shlain, MD and CEO of HealthLoop told an audience at the Digital Healthcare Innovation Summit on Nov. 4.

BOSTON—“Right now [the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services] has the biggest opportunity of any organization in healthcare,” said Andy Slavitt, CMS principal deputy administrator, at the Digital Healthcare Innovation Summit on Nov. 4.

The Independence Blue Cross Center for Health Care Innovation is collaborating with Drexel University on several research projects aimed at improving the delivery of healthcare.

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 3, 2014-- Centene Corporation (NYSE: CNC) announced today that its Start Smart For Your Baby® Texting Program was awarded the Children's Health Award by the Medicaid Health Plans of America (MHPA). The Best Practices Awards honor Medicaid health plans for their exemplary programs which have improved the health of Medicaid enrollees by ensuring high-quality care.