eHealth Initiatives is holding the iTHRIVE Innovation Challenge next week to convene stakeholders on the topic of how health technology can improve the quality, safety and efficiency of healthcare.

Initial public offerings in health IT have reached a fever pitch in 02015. 

Hospitals’ efforts to reduce readmissions within 30 days of discharge aren’t going very well, according to the latest numbers from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.   

CVS Health and IBM will use predictive analytics and Watson cognitive computing to transform care management services for patients with chronic disease. 

Northwest Medical Center has deployed the latest advanced digital monitoring technology to deliver enhanced safety, care and peace-of-mind to patients for surgical patients. The wireless, wrist-worn device, named the ViSii® Mobile System, continuously tracks patient vital sign data and transmits the information to clinicians on-site or remotely.

Use of wearables and mobile health apps has been growing but a new survey indicates users do not feel that their data are sufficiently secured by manufacturers.

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is doing its part to create an interoperable learning health system by awarding 20 entities $38 million for three grant programs.

The Bipartisan Policy Center is pushing Congress to take all sorts of policy actions to speed new drugs and medical devices to patients who need them sooner rather than later.