Policy and Legislation

Implementation of these programs was not associated with reductions in device-associated CAUTI rates.

The data shows a trend toward comprehensive benefits and significant cost savings, though concerns remain, especially regarding consumer protections.

The AAPS recommended a number of specific solutions, including ending the safe harbor to the Medicare Anti-Kickback Statute.

What has long been shrouded in darkness is now being thrown into the light.

Even if it's passed into law, proposed legislation to force price disclosures is unlikely to create the kind of competition that affect prices.

Hospitals named in the suit include Vanderbilt Medical Center, Atrium Health, Rush University Medical Center, Ochsner Clinic Foundation and Montefiore Health System.

Blockchain won't solve every health IT problem, claims WW Health Chief Health Information Security Officer at Microsoft Hector Rodriguez, who offers advice for figuring out where it might, and might not, be a fit for you.

The UK's new government strategy document is pivotal in changing the balance of healthcare by focusing on patient engagement and open standards and ensuring greater data transparency, says Dr. Afzal Chaudhry, CCIO of Cambridge University Hospitals Trust.

Hundreds of millions of dollars in reimbursement are at stake; $3-4 billion from 2005 to 2013.

A vast majority said they don't trust the government to protect their health insurance, and reserved most of their criticism for one political party in particular.