WOONSOCKET, R.I., Oct. 2, 2014- A new Insights Report published today by the CVS Health Research Institute entitled, "Adherence: why it's so hard and what we can do about it," reviews the Company's key research findings on medication adherence and lays out its goal to increase adherence by five to 15 percent through new interventions by 2017.

Nashville’s next big thing may be healthcare data mining, reports The Tennessean.

With reimbursement penalties starting up on Oct. 1 for providers who fail to adequately share patient data, many physicians are reporting struggles with exchanging health data between disparate EHR systems, reports The New York Times.

CHICAGO—In the future, healthcare and technology needs to reach into the everyday lives of patients to allow providers to delivery better care, said Patricia Flatley Brennan, RN, PhD, speaking Sept. 30 at the Healthcare Leadership Forum.

The American Telemedicine Association is actively pursuing reforms on Capitol Hill to expand Medicare coverage of telemedicine.

CHICAGO—For a successful future, patient-centered medical homes will rely on several aspects of health IT, said David Bates, MD, MSc, speaking at the Healthcare Leadership Forum on Sept. 30.

By engaging patients to use a portal during an office visit and supporting practices to integrate use into care, primary care practices can manage high portal usage rates, according to research published in the Annals of Family Medicine.

ROSEVILLE, Calif., September 30, 2014 – Intel-GE Care Innovations™, pioneer in connecting the care continuum to the home, today announced the company will support the design and implementation of remote care management for at-risk patients in the Dignity Health System and the Dignity Health Telemedicine Network.