BOSTON—Eight-five percent of patients are not receiving regular well patient physician visits and 62 million Americans do not have a regular primary care provider, according to Jonathan Bush, CEO and president of athenahealth, who spoke at the 2014 Connected Health Symposium.

Cleveland Clinic announced its 9th annual list of Top 10 Medical Innovations likely to have major impact on improving patient care in 2015.  The list of up-and-coming technologies and drug therapies was selected by a panel of 110 Cleveland Clinic physicians and scientists and announced during Cleveland Clinic’s 2014 Medical Innovation Summit.

Funding for health IT has tripled in the last year, according to speakers at Cleveland Clinic’s 2014 Medical Innovation Summit. Clearly, there is interest and demand for innovation in healthcare but how can we address rising costs most effectively?

The Cleveland Clinic unveiled its top 10 medical innovations for 2015, reports Forbes.

An official at the World Health Organization issued some cautiously optimistic news that Ebola may be slowing in Liberia, reports The New York Times.

Booz Allen Hamilton has purchased Epidemico, a Boston-based health analytics start-up, for an undisclosed amount, reports The Washington Post.

BOSTON— Population health is in the midst of a makeover, said Gregg Meyer, MD, MsC, chief clinical officer at Partners HealthCare, at the 2014 Connected Health Symposium.

SCOTTSDALE, AZ and COLUMBUS, OH, October 28, 2014 -- NCPDP and CoverMyMeds announced today that CoverMyMeds has signed on as the Inaugural Elite Partner in NCPDP’s new Elite Partner Program. NCPDP’s Elite Partner Program establishes the highest level of sustained support for the valuable work of NCPDP in advancing patient safety and interoperability. NCPDP will accept a total of ten partners into its Elite Partner Program