Combining the data of EHRs, a commercial medication database and a community health information exchange increased the accuracy of patients' medication lists, according to a study published in the American Journal of Managed Care.

U.S. health officials have announced new rules requiring visitors from Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea to monitor their health daily for any Ebola symptoms during a 21-day period, reports Reuters. 

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The Louis W. Sullivan Institute for Healthcare Innovation has developed six key guiding principles of patient-centered care that expand on the Institute of Medicine's definition.

The first draft criteria for the necessity, appropriateness and workability of the Accountable Care Organization Accreditation Program (ACOAP) are open to interested parties to submit their opinions, comments and suggestions.

BOSTON—When startups’ “fail fast” philosophy is obstructed by healthcare organizations’ “can’t fail" culture, innovation falls by the wayside, according to speakers at the 2014 AMDIS Fall Symposium.

WALTHAM, Mass. & SAN ANTONIO--Mobile Heartbeat, a leading provider of smartphone clinical communications, today announced a technology partnership with AirStrip®, the leading provider of mHealth solutions that drive clinical transformation through mobility and interoperability.

BURLINGTON, Mass.--Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) today announced it has partnered with eClinicalWorks to use Nuance cloud-based medical speech recognition technology with eClinicalTouch for the iPad and eClinicalMobile for iPhone and Android, enabling clinicians working in outpatient settings to enter patient notes into the Electronic Health Record (EHR) using tablets and smartphones through a fully connected and consistent experience.