One day after launching its accreditation program, American Telemedicine Association (ATA) representatives reported during their monthly telecast that already 50 organizations have signed on.

The Department of Health & Human Services has allocated $665 million in Affordable Care Act funding to 28 states, three territories and the District of Columbia to design and test healthcare payment and service delivery models that will improve healthcare quality and lower costs.

The Center for Connected Health has launched a market research tool to help companies, device manufacturers, startups and investors better understand what consumers want from and how they actually use personal health technologies.

Almost three-quarters (73 percent) of medical students plan to seek employment with a hospital or large group practice, according to the ninth annual Epocrates Future Physicians of America survey which sought the opinions of 1,400 medical students.

The average estimated cost of a telehealth visit saves about $100 compared to the estimated cost for in-person care, according to a study.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam is moving to expand Medicaid in the state, reports NPR.  

Health Catalyst, a Utah-based data warehousing and analytics company, is partnering with Microsoft to deploy data warehouse and analytics solutions for the healthcare sector, according to Clinical Innovation + Technology.

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and UnitedHealthcare have announced a pilot to study a new cancer care payment model, according to MarketWatch.