Jack McCarthy

Bill Maris re-emerges to create Section 32, a venture capital fund that will kick-off with $100 million and invest at least half of that in life sciences. 

Company officials said the competition offers a total of $100,000 for three winners, with first place taking $50,000. 

Congressional Budget Office estimate that the Republican plan would save $337 billion but leave 24 million uninsured sparks federal debate about who the bill would really help. 

The lack of adequate EHR interoperability continues to hinder healthcare organizations ability to use patient data in care delivery, the report’s author said. 

Using Android phones, an app and Amazon cloud services, the researchers gauged study participants’ feelings a half-dozen times a day to pinpoint links between avoiding social contact and depression. 

While only 10 percent of healthcare providers and payers are currently working to digitize themselves, the analyst house estimates a big surge in the months ahead. 

IBM’s Watson met Salesforce’s Einstein in a deal the companies said could help healthcare organizations advance data-driven decision making. 

The External HIPAA Audit Readiness Toolkit, free for members, includes checklists for HIPAA audit steps, a list of potential documents OCR could request and a master policy template for the privacy and security compliance program. 

The survey also found that a majority of patients use a digital device and believe it would be helpful for that data to be part of their medical history. 

The New York Giants player filed suit against the television network after a reporter tweeted out a picture of his hospital record after a fireworks accident.