Nurses at Tufts Medical Center represented by the Massachusetts Nurses Association have approved a new labor contract, ending a 20-month period of contentious negotiations that included a one-day strike and threats of longer walkouts.

Managing a hospital without any beds and advising customers on what kind of health insurance plans fits their needs will be tasks assigned to new jobs in healthcare, according to Frost & Sullivan partner Reenita Das.

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, MD, isn’t surprised tech giants like Apple and Google seem to be jumping into the healthcare space. He’s only surprised it took them so long to do so.

Fifteen years ago, Connecticut's Yale New Haven Hospital was criticized nationally for going to extreme lengths to get low-income patients to pay their bills, up to and including putting liens on their homes. It has since tried to improve its image by pouring more of its money into community programs—but for some local providers and politicians, it’s still not enough.

The telestroke program implemented by Kaiser Permanente Northern California has shown an ability to reduce stroke patients' “door-to-needle” (DTN) time by 19.5 minutes, according to a study published in Stroke.

A Cornell University led research team has developed an implantable device that delivers islet cells for the management of type 1 diabetes, according to a study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In response to a report that CMS had banned all text messaging between members of a healthcare team, even on secure platforms, the agency reaffirmed its stance that secure texting of patient information is allowed.

The Green Mountain State's statewide accountable care organization (ACO), OneCare Vermont, will launch with a $620.8 million budget to cover about 122,000 people.