The Louis W. Sullivan Institute for Healthcare Innovation has developed six key guiding principles of patient-centered care that expand on the Institute of Medicine's definition.

The first draft criteria for the necessity, appropriateness and workability of the Accountable Care Organization Accreditation Program (ACOAP) are open to interested parties to submit their opinions, comments and suggestions.

BOSTON—When startups’ “fail fast” philosophy is obstructed by healthcare organizations’ “can’t fail" culture, innovation falls by the wayside, according to speakers at the 2014 AMDIS Fall Symposium.

WALTHAM, Mass. & SAN ANTONIO--Mobile Heartbeat, a leading provider of smartphone clinical communications, today announced a technology partnership with AirStrip®, the leading provider of mHealth solutions that drive clinical transformation through mobility and interoperability.

BURLINGTON, Mass.--Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) today announced it has partnered with eClinicalWorks to use Nuance cloud-based medical speech recognition technology with eClinicalTouch for the iPad and eClinicalMobile for iPhone and Android, enabling clinicians working in outpatient settings to enter patient notes into the Electronic Health Record (EHR) using tablets and smartphones through a fully connected and consistent experience.

BOSTON—“If we use technology correctly and efficiently, doctors are going to have time to take care of everybody,” said Lyle Berkowitz, MD, associate chief medical officer of innovation at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, delivering the keynote address of the 2014 AMDIS Fall Symposium.

Person-centered care, propelled by technology, care planning and integration, can improve outcomes, lower costs and bolster efficiency, according to speakers at the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT’s Oct. 16 webinar that focused on person-centered care.

FitBit will remain imcompatible with Apple's HealthKit for the simple reason that it plans to launch its own wearable device that will compete directly with Apple Watch, according to Tech Crunch.