Consumers are increasingly turning to health websites and other online tools to gather information and manage their conditions and treatments, according to a study published by healthcare market research and advisory film Manhattan Research.

Hospitals with higher nurse staffing had 25 percent lower odds of being penalized for hospital readmissions within 30 days compared to otherwise similar hospitals with lower staffing, according to a study published in Health Affairs.

The Healthcare Leadership Forum presents Evidence at the Center of Care, the premier conference focused on implementing evidence-based medicine in every day practice.

Providing quality care to patients is the main source of job satisfaction for physicians. However, EHRs are putting a dent in that satisfaction, as many physician see them as a source of stress and an obstacle to quality care, according to a 150-page report published by RAND Corp. and sponsored by the American Medical Association.

Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute/University of Missouri-Kansas City researchers have been selected to receive two prestigious, highly competitive research awards from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI). The studies are part of a portfolio of projects designed to help patients make better-informed decisions about their care. The combined awards total $3,562,032.

The National Cancer Institute has awarded $2.2 million to a mobile health vendor to create next-generation passive sensing and self-reporting tools to enhance clinical interventions for at-risk patients.

The Health Information & Management Systems Society (HIMSS) officially opened its 30,000 sq.-ft. Innovation Center, which is now part of the Global Center for Health Innovation in downtown Cleveland. The center features two elements: a Health IT Simulation Center for testing interoperability and a year-round Healthcare Technology Showcase with rolling exhibitions on information exchange, patient engagement, mobile health and other topics.

The market for cloud technologies reached $194.4 million in 2012, and is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 22.3 percent between 2012 and 2013, according to research published by Frost & Sullivan.