There's a good chance there will be another changing of the guard at the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT. President Obama announced his intent to nominate current chief, Karen DeSalvo, MD, MPH, MSc, to be assistant secretary for health in the Department of Health and Human Services.

Olympus Corporation of the Americas has announced that it will discontinue its EndoWorks software platform for imaging and workflow management for endoscopy. 

Banner Health has reduced its costs of care by 27 percent and hospitalizations by 45 percent through a telehealth pilot program. 

Chief experience officers are gaining traction in healthcare and are poised to lead enterprise strategies for experience improvement that align quality, safety and performance initiatives, according to findings from Vocera Communications.

The FDA published draft guidance on April 30 that provides a framework under which to consider extrapolating existing adult clinical medical device data to evaluate a device’s performance in pediatric patients in pre-market approval applications (PMAs) and humanitarian device exemptions (HDEs). 

IBM Watson Health is collaborating with more than a dozen leading cancer institutes to accelerate the ability of clinicians to identify and personalize treatment options for their patients.  

UnitedHealthcare, the country's largest health insurer, has partnered with three telemedicine service providers to expand individuals' access and coverage for virtual care options. 

BOSTON—We are in an era of unprecedented advanced in medical technology but it is a case of ‘the best of times and the worst of times,’ said Phillip Polakoff, MD, MPH, MEnv.Sc., national health advisor, speaking at Medical Informatics World.