Clinical

Only 102 hospitals of 3,617 hospitals received the top rating of five stars.

The tech giant said it is making its virtual crowdsourced supercomputing platform, the World Community Grid, to researchers in the U.S. and Brazil for the OpenZika project. 

Other hospitals including PeaceHealth in the Pacific Northwest are also finding video consults can also open doors to other services to the benefit of patients and healthcare providers. 

The hospitals aim to reduce HIV infections by increasing the use of pre-exposure prophylaxis in a region with one of the highest HIV Rates in the nation.

The health system is using eHosptial and eCMU to create command centers where clinicians gather to keep an eye on the sickest patients and, in turn, more effectively handle rapid response calls. 

The healthcare network has begun rolling out new telehealth services to provide digital second opinions and promote inter-hospital consultations. 

The organizations kick off a project to recruit 1,000 people for whole genome sequencing using the NantHealth platform and the university's population health database.

As patients learn to manage high-deductible plans and health savings accounts, convenience, accessibility and neighborhood connections are shaping patient's financial decisions.

While some hospitals fear the ratings will be misleading and oversimplified, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said that its analysis proves that all types of hospitals can perform well and have opportunities to improve. 

Specific hospital ratings will be posted on the CMS Hospital Compare website soon.