Purdue researchers, led by Luis Solorio, have developed a 3D-written model that created a lifelike cancer environment to better predict how drugs interact with metastasized cells. Findings were published in Advanced Materials.

Teladoc, a provider of virtual care delivery services, has announced an expanded partnership with Microsoft to advance telehealth capabilities.

eClinicalWorks will announce the launch of a cloud-based platform for Acute Care EHR and Revenue Cycle Management during HIMSS18.

Despite national initiatives to reduce obesity in children in the United States, a new report from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) shows rates have increased.

Starting in 2010, states began implementing Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment, or DSRIP, programs aimed at changing how hospitals and other providers delivered care to Medicaid beneficiaries. New York was one of the later states to adopt the initiative but saw success in reducing preventable utilization while tackling the effects of the opioid epidemic.

Pharmaceutical manufacturers are looking to partner with technology companies to use analytics to prove the value of their drugs and possibly find lucrative new uses for their existing products, according to Reuters.

Several years after being launched, the Healthcare Administrative Technology Association (HATA) feels it has made progress on priorities like electronic funds transfer (EFT) and electronic remittance advice (ERA), with more work to be done on addressing prior authorization headaches through the practice management systems (PMS) industry it represents.

Spok, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Spok Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPOK) and the leader in healthcare communications, announced the strengthening of its long-term strategic partnership with Spectralink Corporation, the leader in enterprise mobility solutions. Spok Care Connect®, the company’s clinical communications platform, integrates with Spectralink’s medical-grade mobile devices, including the PIVOT™ clinical smartphone, to deliver critical information and updates from colleagues and alert systems—such as nurse call and patient monitoring—to mobile care teams quickly and securely. The result is enhanced clinical workflows, faster response times, dependable voice quality, and improved patient outcomes and experiences.