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By Bernie Monegain | 11:28 am | July 01, 2016
Congressmen from both sides of the aisle weigh in on ransomware worries.
By Bernie Monegain | 11:47 am | June 30, 2016
Hillary Clinton, the Democratic presidential nominee, revealed her Tech & Innovation Agenda on June 28 while on – where else? – the campaign trail.
By Jessica Davis | 05:48 pm | June 29, 2016
In an interview with Bloomberg, the president hinted at his potential post-White House plans.
By Bernie Monegain | 10:14 am | June 29, 2016
The effort will help doctors boost access to precision medicine for 10,000 VA veterans with cancer.
By Mike Miliard | 12:09 pm | June 28, 2016
The deadline to submit comments on the sweeping payment and delivery changes proposed by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services was June 27. Most major health organization have made their voices heard.
By Jessica Davis | 12:21 pm | June 27, 2016
The physician practice association offered recommendations for the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System and Alternative Payment Models proposed by MACRA – including a reduction of reporting requirements across MIPS.
By Jack McCarthy | 04:03 pm | June 24, 2016
A recent poll found that nearly half of responding healthcare executives expect that the move from volume to value will adversely impact revenue, which makes investing in technologies even more critical to competing in the market. 
By Bernie Monegain | 10:58 am | June 24, 2016
The company focused on care coordination, population health management and preventive care, has inked several deals this month to create Accountable Care Organizations. CEO Farzad Mostashari, MD, said Aledade is also expanding beyond Medicare.
By Bernie Monegain | 10:27 am | June 24, 2016
The emerging smartphone technology will target half-a-dozen diseases such as malaria and typhoid in the field to enable clinicians to deliver better treatment immediately.
By Susan Morse | 03:50 pm | June 23, 2016
The Kaiser Family Foundation investigated the potential impact of capping Medicaid payment rates and found that states and health systems may end up stuck with the bill when beneficiaries cannot pay.