The mHealth Regulatory Coalition (MRC), an alliance of healthcare providers, device and software makers, is speaking out against legislation introduced earlier this year that would limit FDA’s regulatory oversight over certain low-risk clinical software.

The California HealthCare Foundation and The Kresge Foundation have launched a multimillion-dollar initiative to invest in companies that serve community health centers.

The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange and the Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission are joining forces to create a Practice Management System Accreditation Program (PMSAP), according to an announcement released at the Health Information and Management Systems Society’s annual conference in Orlando.

Patient-centered medical homes may not offer quite as much in quality improvements and reduced costs as once hoped, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

ORLANDO—“We spend a lot of money on care that is preventable and avoidable,” said Peter Preziosi, PhD, RN, healthcare innovation strategist at Verizon, speaking on mobile health trends at the Nursing Informatics Symposium at the Health Information and Management Systems Society annual conference.

ORLANDO—A panel speaking during the Patient Safety Symposium at the Health Information and Management Systems Society annual conference shared how they incorporated patient safety into health IT projects because technology has become part of patient care.

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT demonstrated the Blue Button Connector at the Health Information and Management Systems Society annual conference in Orlando.

ORLANDO--An abundance of reporting and performance programs required by certification bodies, federal agencies, payers and organizations themselves requires a coordinated approach to ensure complete, accurate and consistent electronic data in support of quality care, said Elizabeth Crabtree, MPH, PHD, director of evidence-based practices and assistant professor at Medical University of South Carolina, speaking at the Health Information and Management Systems Society annual conference.