Bernie Monegain
The mobile health app market is poised for big growth and expected to reach $392 million in 2015, says research firm Frost & Sullivan.
Canadians with chronic conditions face more barriers to the care they need according to survey results released recently by the Commonwealth Fund.
Sixty-five hospitals out of a field of nearly 1,200, have earned The Leapfrog Group's annual "Top Hospital" designation. The designation, which Leapfrog bills as the most competitive national hospital quality award in the country, recognizes quality of care.
Harvard Medical School's Center for Biomedical Informatics and healthcare benefits giant Aetna are forming a research collaborative to improve the quality and cost of healthcare.
As the federal government pours billions of dollars into the healthcare system to encourage the adoption rate of health information technologies, the Institute of Medicine is about to release a report this week raising concerns about the risks associated with electronic health records.
Nearly half of healthcare providers plan to replace their current revenue cycle management (RCM) system in the next five years, according to a new survey from market researcher KLAS.
The Commonwealth Fund released its third annual national scorecard of 42 indicators of healthcare performance Tuesday, giving the U.S. a score of 64 out of a possible 100.
Making good on the pledge to help fund the development of accountable care organizations (ACOs) as part of its company policy of limiting profits to 2 percent of revenue, Blue Shield of California has announced 18 providers that will share grants totaling nearly $20 million to help them participate more effectively in ACOs.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has announced that registration for the Medicare and Medicaid electronic health records incentive programs opens January 3. Eligible professionals, hospitals and critical access hospitals must use certified EHR technology to be eligible.
More than three-quarters of venture capitalists plan to increase their investments in healthcare IT next year, according to a recent survey by the National Venture Capital Association and Dow Jones VentureSource.