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Diana E. Bianchi, MD, is leaving Tufts Medical Center in Boston to lead NIH's National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.
More than 400 Medicare ACOs generated some $466 million in savings, said Patrick Conway, MD, Chief Medical Officer of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on August 25. Of those, 125 qualified for shared savings payments by meeting quality performance standards.
Physician practice professionals lean toward Hillary Clinton as the presidential candidate they plan to support, with 48 percent of respondents of an informal Aprima survey saying she would "most benefit" their practices, compared to 36 percent who prefer Donald Trump.
CEO Spotlight: Glen Tullman of Livongo Health discusses mHealth, IT in chronic care and expansion p…
Livongo Health has made a name for itself in assisting with the care of patients with diabetes. And according to its CEO, Glen Tullman, it has plenty more work to do in this field before it expands the use of its technology and services to other chronic illnesses.
OCHIN, the multi-state information network serving 170 health organizations and more than 10,000 clinicians, has launched Acuere, a real-time data aggregation system meant to help drive clinical improvements and operational efficiencies.
Johns Hopkins Medicine has launched the Johns Hopkins Wilmer Zika Center, where medical professionals focus on caring for patients with the Zika virus. The center is touted as the first multidisciplinary Zika center in the world.
In their professional journals, at conferences, on social media and healthcare blogs, and in comments to federal regulators, the nation's doctors are expressing growing anger and frustration about the changes MACRA will bring.
TrapX, a cybersecurity company, has launched CryptoTrap: a community ransomware decryption tool designed to help healthcare organizations and others bolster their security measures.
The outgoing Catholic Health Services CIO is cited for her collaborative style and record as change agent.
The University of Chicago Medicine has achieved stakeholder buy-in and engaged patients, providing patients with a great experience while meeting the demands of a value-based system.