Mike Miliard

(SPONSORED) Connected health is beginning to take hold. More than 50 percent of hospitals now use three or more connected health technologies such as patient portals, patient education/engagement apps, remote patient monitoring and others, according to the 2016 HIMSS Connected Health Survey.

(SPONSORED) With value-based care models taking hold, healthcare organizations are under pressure to deliver the best clinical outcomes.

New research found variations in cholesterol levels that drew concern because they could potentially determine whether a physician at point of care would prescribe medication to a patient.

The group seeks permanent waivers for physicians who write 25 or fewer prescriptions per year.

Arguing that too many well-meaning providers are facing financial penalties from meaningful use, the American Hospital Association called on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services this week to offer more flexibility.

EHR makers including Allscripts, athenahealth, Cerner, drchrono, Epic and McKesson said they will embrace open specs including S4S APIs and FHIR to connect research apps to electronic health records software.  

The National Quality Forum has published its guidance for the new Merit-Based Incentive Payment System.

(SPONSORED) Hacktivists, ransomware, nation state attacks and espionage, the motivations of cyber security attackers today on healthcare are entirely new and never before imagined.

Medsphere Systems Corp.

A new report from the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology claims technologies such as telehealth and wearable sensors should be put to work to help more elderly Americans stay healthy and connected as they age.