CHICAGO—“If we have any hope to prevent index hospitalizations from occurring, we have to improve the quality of care and the extent to which coordinated care depends on teamwork,” said Ann O’Malley, MD, MPH, senior fellow at Mathematica Policy Research, Washington D.C., speaking at the Healthcare Leadership Forum on Sept. 29.

CHICAGO—“It’s really devastating for people to be coming in and out of hospitals,” said Mary D. Naylor, PhD, RN, delivering the keynote address at the Healthcare Leadership Forum on Sept. 29.

Healthcare reform is about reducing waste and increasing the focus on prevention and high quality care. But at the end of the day, will it make people healthier? “Probably not, unless individuals, families and communities begin dealing with the multiple impediments to health in our daily lives and change their behavior accordingly,” wrote Alice M. Rivlin in a Brookings Institution brief.

(SAN ANTONIO, Texas – September 29, 2014) – Office Ally announced today the introduction of an e-prescribing module designed to make electronic prescribing easy and safe while enhancing patient care. In bringing this new product to market, Office Ally is partnering with Surescripts to link with over 93 percent of U.S. pharmacies.

Athenahealth, a provider of cloud-based services and mobile health tools, is in search of start-ups to participate in its More Disruption Please (MDP) Accelerator program.

Calling the program overly stringent, four Pioneer accountable care organizations are ending their experimental venture into the higher risk and reward payment agreement with Medicare. They join the nine ACOs that exited the program last year. 

While many accountable care organizations are realizing the benefits of health IT, they continue to struggle with poor interoperability across systems, according to a survey jointly conducted by Premier Inc. and the eHealth Initiative.

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--MediSafe, the top-rated and cloud-synced medication management platform has won first prize in this year’s Traction: Health 2.0’s Startup Championship. As the first mobile solution to sync mobile device medication reminders between family members & caregivers, MediSafe has been identified as a leader in the mHealth industry.