Jeff Lagasse

CMS said the initiative is part of a broader effort to improve care and spend money more wisely by making use of available data.

The United States House of Representatives' Committee on Energy and Commerce is demanding to know what Theranos, the embattled blood-testing startup based in California, is doing to address its testing inaccuracies and questionable adherence to federal guidelines.

Colorado-based health system Catholic Health Initiatives will be backing its way out of the insurance market after its health plan subsidiary, QualChoice Health, posted significant losses over the past couple of years, according to financial documents released by the company.

NJSNA members and 351 nurses from around the country urged elected officials to repeal language blocking the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from conducting gun violence research, and from looking into appropriate funding to examine the causes and effective prevention strategies for gun violence.

Lower-than-expected enrollment in the new insurance exchanges, and significant insurer losses, have resulted in substantial premium increases and insurer withdrawals from state markets.

Cloud-based healthcare supply chain management company Global Healthcare Exchange has acquired Omaha, Nebraska-based H-Card (Hap-X), an automated payment management outfit.

The clinical care model has integrated care teams of health coaches, diabetes educators, pharmacists and resource coordinators.

The concept of image sharing as part of a true enterprise imaging solution strategy was the most important reason for considering a new image sharing vendor, according to the peer60 report.

Among those steps is the creation of a transitional reporting period for the first year, ‪beginning July 1.

The two systems will join forces on clinical programs and research.