Telecure, a provider of services to people seeking care via telephone and video medical consultations, announced that it is allowing urgent care patients to receive free healthcare in exchange for sharing via social media. Telecure is a virtual branch of Action Urgent Care in California.

A remarkable gap persists on research assessing the impact of clinical decision support on inpatient costs, according to a study published in BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making.

The global medical device connectivity market is expected to reach $33.5 by 2019, according a report by Albany, N.Y.-based market research firm Transparency Market Research.

Humana, a Louisville, Ky.-based health and well-being company, and Healthsense, a provider of aging services technologies, announced the completion of member enrollment for a remote monitoring pilot program that seeks to reduce frailty and fall-related hospital admissions.

The HIMSS Foundation and the National eHealth Collaborative officially merged on Dec. 23, according to a HIMSS press release.

The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange will partner with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and healthcare organizations to develop the ICD-10 Implementation Success Initiative.

Drawing from an ongoing study by Leavitt Partners, The Center for Accountable Care Intelligence has released Geographic Distribution of ACO Covered Lives, building upon the acclaimed white paper series: Growth and Dispersion of Accountable Care Organizations.

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute has awarded $93.5 million to support 29 clinical research data networks to form a new resource known as PCORnet—the National Patient-Centered Clinical Research Network.