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

Indianapolis, Ind., October 29, 2014 -- Diagnotes, Inc., an Indianapolis-based health technology company, today announced that it has joined the Allscripts Developer Program (ADP). The program provides an opportunity for companies to help caregivers improve healthcare and their bottom lines by integrating new innovative software applications and devices with their Allscripts solutions.

Health IT executives are not enthused about their organizations' current patient portals, according to an Essentials Brief published by HIMSS Analytics.