The Meaningful Use (MU) program “should have been a really good idea,” said Chair Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee during a hearing about the program and ongoing problems with interoperability.

The Bipartisan Policy Center has launched its five-point "FDA: Advancing Medical Innovation" initiative, to develop viable policy options to reduce the time and cost associated with the discovery, development and delivery of safe and effective drugs and medical devices to patients.

Expanding blood pressure screenings to non-primary care settings could help identify more patients with hypertension and result in improved control and management of the condition, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Hypertension.

The Affordable Care Act is now five years old and the PwC Health Research Institute marked the occasion with a report on trends spurred by the law and how those trends will continue to impact healthcare over the next five years.

More consolidation among hospitals and providers is expected in the next few years.

DALLAS – March 17, 2015 – CenseoHealth, a leading provider of in-home physician assessments, today announced the appointment of Kevin McNamara as chief executive officer. Kevin will work closely with CenseoHealth’s Co-founder and President, Bales Nelson, to drive strategic growth while further expanding the company’s suite of services to meet growing demand. In conjunction with this appointment, David Brailer will assume the role of chairman of the CenseoHealth board.

Today, there are more than 400 Medicare accountable care organizations and nearly 300 private ACOs.

A health navigator pilot program in Memphis, Tennessee shows promising results.