Health Level Seven has launched the Argonaut Project, a collaborative initiative that aims to address the recommendations of the JASON Task Force.

DALLAS, December 4, 2014 - According to the new market research report "Behavioral/Mental Health Software Market by Delivery Mode (Ownership & Subscription), Functionality (EHR, CDS, Telehealth, Payroll, RCM, Ledger, BI, Workforce & Case Management), End User (Hospitals, Clinics, Health Plans, Residential) - Forecasts to 2019", published by MarketsandMarkets, provides a detailed overview of the major drivers, restraints, challenges, opportunities, current market trends, and strategies impacting the behavioral health software market along with the estimates and forecasts of the revenue and share analysis.

The Association for Utah Community Health has launched a smartphone-enabled quality improvement project to improve patient satisfaction and health outcomes while reducing costs for treating patients with mental illness.

LAS VEGAS - Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) and HealthCare Partners Nevada announced a new Accountable Care arrangement and population-health partnership in support of their continued efforts to provide improved health and coordinated care for Medicare beneficiaries and commercial members.

 Gourmet food, posh pillows, lobby waterfalls, original art and valet parking are among the amenities that hospitals are offering patients to lure them away from competitors, according to an article in The Dallas Morning News.  

A new report builds upon the 2013 JASON report from last April on how to build a robust data infrastructure, and lays out recommendations for an infrastructure that could achieve interoperability among EHRs and integrate data from all sources.

FLORHAM PARK, N.J., Dec. 3, 2014 -- DataMotion™ announced today it has achieved accreditation with the Direct Trusted Agent Accreditation Program (DTAAP) as both a Certificate Authority (CA) and Registration Authority (RA) from DirectTrust.org and the Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission (EHNAC).

NEVADA CITY, Calif., Dec. 2, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Rural Accountable Care Consortium has announced the creation of preferred consulting relationships with four nationally recognized financial consulting firms to support its 2016 ACOs. These firms are BKD, DHG Healthcare, Eide Bailly, and HFS Consultants.