MyJourney Compass, an Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) pilot project launched on Aug. 12, is aiming to help patients navigate the cancer treatment process and become more engaged in their healthcare decisions.

Clinicians continue to adopt mobile computing devices at a rapid rate this year, with nearly 90 percent expected to use smartphones in 2014 and almost as many using tablets.

Michigan and Illinois are partnering to develop a cloud-based Medicaid Management Information System.

The Federal Health Architecture released CONNECT 4.2, an enhanced version of CONNECT 4—the dynamic open source platform designed to enable secure health information exchange.

A clinical study launched by Scripps Translational Science Institute will investigate whether the integration of wireless technologies, online social networks and medicine can directly impact healthcare spending.

The Health Resources and Services Administration awarded six health center networks about $3 million in Affordable Care Act funds to facilitate adoption of health IT.

JACKSON, Tenn. & BLOOMFIELD, Conn.--First-year results from Cigna's (NYSE: CI) collaborative accountable care initiative with The Jackson Clinic indicate that the program is showing progress toward achieving the “triple aim” of improved health, affordability and patient experience. The Jackson Clinic serves over 5,500 individuals covered by a Cigna health plan and has shown significantly positive results in delivering quality care while controlling total medical cost trend.

Verizon has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for Converged Health Management, a cloud-based, remote patient-monitoring medical device.