Diana Manos

The University of Michigan Health System reports that a four-year Medicare physician group demonstration project, similar to an accountable care organization, has saved more than $15 million in the cost of care.

In the wake of increased healthcare IT adoption, this year saw increased focus on patient privacy.

In 2010, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology granted more than $250 million to 17 "beacon communities" nationwide that exemplify the positive impact of healthcare IT on population health.

The Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center (VCUMC) in Richmond has launched new cloud-based technology for sharing radiology imaging and reports, according to DR Systems.

Leaders at the National Institutes of Health and its nonprofit Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) said they would stand behind the advancement of research for the use of mobile phones for healthcare.

Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft, has thrown himself into improving healthcare worldwide. At the mHealth Summit in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, he spoke of how mobile phones could potentially save millions of children's lives in developing countries.

Marketplace innovation to move healthcare forward using mobile technology is advancing at speeds that only a short time ago could not be imagined, said Aneesh Chopra, U.S. Chief Technology Officer at the mHealth Summit on Tuesday.

Now that the midterm elections are over, federal healthcare IT funding is likely to go untouched for now, one expert says.

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced 40 percent more funding to support states in streamlining and upgrading their Medicaid eligibility systems and health information exchanges.

Anthem Blue Cross has announced the launch of a new website in California designed to provide reliable, up-to-the-minute information to women about health issues specific to them.