About $213 billion, or 8 percent of the U.S. healthcare industry’s total annual healthcare expenditures, are incurred due to failure to use medicines responsibly, according to a study published by the IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics.

Nine startups pitched their healthcare ideas to industry executives and investors at the second annual Healthcare Innovation Day in Boston on June 18.

The Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) formally unveiled draft best practices to bring “more consistency, clarity and transparency to patient financial interactions,” according to Joseph Fifer, CPA, the organization's president and CEO.

The American Medical Association (AMA) will provide $11 million in funding to 11 medical schools as part of its Accelerating Change in Medical Education initiative, which aims to transform the way future physicians are trained.

WESTBOROUGH, Mass.--eClinicalWorks®, a leader in ambulatory healthcare IT solutions, today released findings from a recent survey examining the motivators and challenges for organizations interested in participating in Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), Patient-Centered Medical Homes (PCMHs) and other risk-based or shared savings programs. The research also looked into tools that would help these organizations meet their goals. More than half (53%) of respondents currently participate in one of the referenced programs. Among those who do not, approximately one-third (34%) anticipate their organization becoming part of an ACO, PCMH or shared-savings plan in the next three years.

Although telemedicine is often offered up as the way to serve patients in rural populations, it's actually more prevalent in urban populations, according to research by the Commerce Department.

Talent management systems positively impact employee performance and productivity, according to a newly released KLAS report, Talent Management 2013: The Journey has Begun.

DAYTON, Ohio-- Standard Register (NYSE: SR) announced that it will establish a Healthcare Software and Services Center of Excellence in Atlanta, leveraging its market position to become a leading provider of communication solutions to the healthcare industry. To extend Standard Register Healthcare’s portfolio with innovative technology-enabled solutions that focus on workflow management and effective delivery of content to improve patient care, additional software developers and other healthcare technology specialists will be recruited.