Government & Policy

Big Blue’s top executive also plans to invest $1 billion in workforce training.

See the new class of social media-savvy executives, innovators and healthcare professionals that will fuel the conversation leading up to, during and after this year’s conference. 

National Coordinator Vindell Washington said unlocking health data is the mission and he showed off FHIR-based technologies doing exactly that. 

The projects will delve into palliative care, depression, asthma, pediatric cancer as well as patient-centered outcomes.

A new survey reveals that patients want more connected healthcare, easier access to their records and more than half have tried to compile their own medical records.

Vice President Biden joined the president in signing the bill, which passed through Congress with overwhelming approval.

New HHS report shows hospital-acquired conditions dropped 21 percent, while adverse events were reduced by 3 million over five years.

President-elect Trump wants to bring down drug prices

The National Institutes of Health is challenging biotech researchers to build a wearable device that can measure blood alcohol in real-time, and it will offer funding for researchers who find out how to better use electronic health record data for alcohol treatment.

The providers will create a new facility to employ interventions tailored to the specific patient population, along with an initiative to reduce obesity.