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By Jack McCarthy | 01:29 pm | July 22, 2016
The agency used advanced analytics, partnered with law enforcement, instituted more stringent screening practices and moved away from its so-called pay-and-chase method to save billion of dollars. 
By Jeff Lagasse | 11:31 am | July 22, 2016
Specific hospital ratings will be posted on the CMS Hospital Compare website soon.
By Bernie Monegain | 11:10 am | July 22, 2016
Its focus is on primary care in medically underserved communities.
By Tom Sullivan | 11:04 am | July 22, 2016
At the Republican National Convention, Donald Trump called The Affordable Care Act disastrous, promised to replace the law and said he would take better care of military veterans. 
By Bernie Monegain | 10:09 am | July 22, 2016
The American Hospital Association found that providers are enabling patients to conduct more tasks online, including paying bills, contacting their provider, and scheduling appointments.
By Mike Miliard | 12:14 pm | July 21, 2016
HHS and VA have made huge investments in infrastructure and cybersecurity. With its massive EHR modernization project the DHA is also opening its purse strings.
By Kaiser Health News | 12:01 pm | July 21, 2016
Researchers in California regularly use a database to search for trends, confirm potential cancer clusters and identify disparities in screening and outcomes.
By Jack McCarthy | 11:57 am | July 21, 2016
Researchers propose tactics for preventing ransomware attacks and learning from them when they do occur, based on NIST’s cybersecurity framework. 
By Kaiser Health News | 11:52 am | July 21, 2016
As a congressman, Pence was an early advocate for defunding Planned Parenthood.
By Bernie Monegain | 11:40 am | July 21, 2016
Scientists at Weill Cornell Medicine say the new genome sequencing test to detect mutations can guide precision cancer treatment with more than 95 percent accuracy.