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By Tom Sullivan | 04:44 pm | April 04, 2017
The Department of Veterans Affairs launched a value management system to bridge the gap between fee-for-service and value-based care.
By Bernie Monegain | 01:20 pm | April 04, 2017
HIMSS, CHIME and many high-ranking healthcare executives expect big things from a leader they see as highly qualified.
By Jessica Davis | 04:36 pm | April 03, 2017
VA has struggled to correct IT and scheduling issues for years, and it looks like those problems have landed on the chief son-in-law’s desk.
By Eric Bailey | 04:16 pm | April 03, 2017
Katherine Baicker, professor of health economics at Harvard's T.H. Chan School of Public Health, spoke at the HIMSS Pop Health Forum about the Oregon Health Insurance Experiment, whose findings on the effects of Medicaid expansion have been touted by both supporters and opponents of the Affordable Care Act.
By Bernie Monegain | 01:01 pm | April 03, 2017
Long history of clinical and technology work should benefit the nation’s hub for healthcare IT policy.
By Bernie Monegain | 04:08 pm | March 31, 2017
Rucker's name on Friday was listed in the HHS directory, but officials would not confirm the appointment.
By Bernie Monegain | 12:05 pm | March 31, 2017
Toby Cosgrove, who sits on one of President Donald Trump’s committees, says efficient care and keeping people well is the answer.
By Bernie Monegain | 05:03 pm | March 30, 2017
GAO begins recruiting members for a new group, the Health Information Technology Advisory Committee.
By Kaiser Health News | 03:39 pm | March 30, 2017
Senators request “greater clarity” from AG Jeff Sessions about why Manhattan’s former U.S. attorney, Preet Bharara, was fired and whether any investigation of Price was a factor.
By Susan Morse | 12:58 pm | March 30, 2017
About 30 percent of NIH grant funds go towards expenses that are not research related, the HHS Secretary said Wednesday.