Perennial insurance industry bad boy UnitedHealthcare continued to score at the bottom in the annual ReviveHealth National Payor Survey, which measures the opinions and attitudes of hospital and health system leaders who negotiate and/or approve managed care contracts with national health insurance companies.

With future success on the line, healthcare systems and physician practices are racing to hire more new physicians than the competition, and the recruitment wars are pushing up starting salaries and benefits for doctors finds the latest Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) Physician Placement Starting Salary Survey.

Not everyone was surprised with the results of the recent report that found no connection between Meaningful Use and quality of care.

ST. LOUIS (May 12, 2014) – Mercy will officially break ground on the first virtual care center in the U.S., marking another milestone in the health system’s promise to transform health care. Media and the public are invited to virtually attend the event on Tuesday, May 13, at 11 a.m. CDT at www.mercyvirtual.net.

Two new guides released by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT offer advice on how to navigate the realm of patient-generated health data.

JERSEY CITY, N.J.--LibertyHealth Jersey City Medical Center today announced significant cost and time saving results from the implementation of Practice Unite, a customized, HIPAA-compliant smartphone application designed to improve communications and speed up workflows. Deployed one year ago, the hospital has seen dramatic savings through the communications app, which has been downloaded by most active staff members.

Birmingham, Ala., May 8, 2014— MEDSEEK, the only provider of a comprehensive patient influence platform for the healthcare industry, announced the winners of the eHealth Excellence Awards during the 2014 Client Congress at Red Rock Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada this week.

Cedars-Sinai Health System and MemorialCare Health System are launching Summation Health Ventures, a new partnership that will accelerate healthcare innovation.