The Pioneer Accountable Care Model has generated more than $384 million in savings to Medicare during its first two years, according to an independent evaluation report released by the Department of Health and Human Services.

Family caregivers are unintentional barriers to technology adoption and usage by older adults in their care even though they acknowledge it can be an important way of enriching the care recipient's life.

Veterans' healthcare is being impacted by health IT deficiencies, according to a report from the Government Accountability Office. 

This week we heard from two national coordinators for health IT.

Health IT has resulted in more benefits than harm, according to a blog post on the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT's blog, Health IT Buzz. 

Congressional action, expanding coverage and greater investment are all driving increasing use of telehealth, according to the latest "This Month in Telemedicine" talk from the American Telemedicine Association.

HX360 announced the winners of the inaugural HX360 Innovation Challenge competition, recognizing the best-in-class digital health companies demonstrating improved patient experience in hospital and health system settings.  

Former National Coordinator for Health IT David Blumenthal, MD, penned a blog in the Wall Street Journal's "The Experts" addressing the potential for health IT as well as challenges related to interoperability and outdated privacy and security regulations.