The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) has approved $54.8 million in funding to support 33 new patient-centered comparative clinical effectiveness research projects focusing on conditions including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, chronic pain and cancer.

The national focus on interoperability continues with a Senate subcommittee drafting a bill this week that would require the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT’s (ONC) Health IT Policy Committee to issue a report on the operational, technical and financial challenges of EHR interoperability as well as the role of EHR certification in advancing or hindering interoperability.

The Institute of Medicine has issued a report outlining their vision for overhauling the Medicare-funded graduate medical education but the industry is abuzz over some of the recommendations.

DUBLIN--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/n7nkh8/home_healthcare) has announced the addition of the "2014 Report on the International Home Healthcare (Web - Based, On - Premises, Cloud) Software Market - Forecast to 2018" report to their offering.

Needham Heights, MA- July 23, 2014 -- DoseSpot, an industry leader in e-Prescribing integration platforms for medical and dental software, today announced that Doctor On Demand, a healthcare service that provides Video Visits with board-certified physicians on smartphones and tablets, has completed Surescripts certification through DoseSpot.

The National Cancer Institute has awarded a Mayo clinic researcher $32.7 million to lead the Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology’s Statistics and Data Center.

Kaiser Permanente and Johns Hopkins Medicine have announced a strategic partnership to share best practices, advance population health, collaborate on education and research and explore better healthcare models for consumers and communities.

The House Energy and Commerce Committee is considering legislation that would require the Department of Health & Human Services to publish specific recommendations for the development of clinical data registries.