Digital services play an important role in physician choice for 61 percent of patients, according to a survey conducted by TechnologyAdvice.

A new initiative unveiled by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Royal Philips will allow healthcare researchers to access data from critical care patients.

NEW YORK--ProHEALTH Care Associates, LLP, and UnitedHealthcare are collaborating to improve care coordination and provide enhanced health services to more than 35,000 local residents enrolled in UnitedHealthcare’s employer-sponsored health plans, including Oxford Health-branded plans.

Rural hospitals are finding ways to innovate in order to meet tough healthcare challenges, according to Hospitals & Health Networks. 

Cleveland Clinic, along with five other Ohio health systems, are forming a coalition designed to control healthcare costs and improve quality. 

Although reports so far on Meaningful Use Stage progress appear bleak, federal health officials counter that the majority of providers eligible to attest to MU Stage 2 already have done so, reports Clinical Innovation + Technology. 

The Mass Collaborative, an organization of more than 35 health plans, healthcare providers and trade associations, has launched a website geared toward simplifying healthcare administration.

A long-term cardiovascular risk reduction program in Maine that utilized community-wide interventions successfully reduced morbidity and mortality rates, according to a study published in JAMA.