Some have difficulty accessing mental healthcare, but a new smartphone application is hoping to remove road blocks. According to a new study published in Journal of Medical Internet Research, users of the IntelliCare app experienced lower rates of depression and anxiety.

Stories about hacking and the perception that healthcare providers aren’t providing adequate data security have led patients to distrust health IT. 

New research from Michigan State University has led to the development of a new skin cancer drug with a chemical compound may stop the spread of melanoma by as much as 90 percent.

About 171,000 Medicare eligible professionals (EPs) will be hit with a 3 percent downward payment adjustment this year for failing to show meaningful use (MU) under the Medicare Electronic Health Record Incentive Program in 2015.

A new app developed at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) and Kingston University in the United Kingdom uses games and rewards to incentivize players to kick their smoking habit.

Florida Hospital Carrollwood’s new surgical tower should please the surgeons working in it, since they offered input on its design. 

In a multiple study analysis, researchers found engaging patients in a video game interface displayed through an app could be an effective treatment of depression by targeting underlying cognitive issues.

Managed Health Care Associates, a healthcare services and software company in Chicago, has released its new Home Infusion Pharmacy, which will help home infusion pharmacy customers compete in a value-based reimbursement market.