Jessica Davis

Many providers are at a crossroads right now: Either join an accountable care organization or be placed into Medicare’s Merit-Based Incentive Payment System.

Doctor on Demand has expanded its telemedicine platform to include board-certified psychiatrists, the company announced on Tuesday.

Nebraska Medicine, comprising the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Bellevue Medical Center and UNMC Physicians, will be recognized at the 2016 HIMSS Annual Conference & Exhibition in Las Vegas for achieving Stage 7.

Jeff Brown has been appointed senior vice president and chief information officer of Seattle Children's, the hospital announced today.

ACO quality measures were enhanced by pay-for-performance programs, according to the JAMA network, but providers also need advanced technologies, interventions, and close contact with patients. 

Patricia Mechael has been appointed executive vice president, Personal Connected Health Alliance at HIMSS, effective April 15, HIMSS President and CEO Steve Lieber announced on Thursday.

Despite the record number of major healthcare breaches in just the past year, 74 percent of consumers surveyed by the National Cyber Security Alliance said they trust healthcare providers the most with personal information, according to a study released Thursday to mark Data Privacy Day.

Many accountable care organizations are still struggling to overcome the challenges associated with health information technology integration, patient management and drug selection to improve care outcomes, according to a new study from the Pharmacy Benefit Management Institute.

Dell has signed on as an industry collaborator of HIMSS Innovation Center, joining other major health IT players at the 30,000-square-foot testing and exhibition facility in Cleveland.

Intermountain Healthcare is rolling out mobile, cloud-based rounding and audit compliance tools powered by Nashville-based ReadyPoint.