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By Bernie Monegain | 12:20 pm | December 13, 2016
New HHS report shows hospital-acquired conditions dropped 21 percent, while adverse events were reduced by 3 million over five years.
By Jane Sarasohn-Kahn | 01:23 pm | December 12, 2016
President-elect Trump wants to bring down drug prices
By Jessica Davis | 02:24 pm | December 09, 2016
The National Institutes of Health is challenging biotech researchers to build a wearable device that can measure blood alcohol in real-time, and it will offer funding for researchers who find out how to better use electronic health record data for alcohol treatment.
By Bernie Monegain | 11:32 am | December 09, 2016
The providers will create a new facility to employ interventions tailored to the specific patient population, along with an initiative to reduce obesity.
By Leontina Postelnicu | 10:12 am | December 09, 2016
Ahead of UK e-Health Week 2017, leaders from the heath IT community gathered to discuss some of the key issues surrounding NHS and supplier partnerships.
By Tom Sullivan | 08:29 am | December 09, 2016
Alex Meshkin explains the emerging company's plan to let the VA's 22 million patient records data speak for itself, and then tackle disease problems based on what it tells them.
By Susan Morse | 08:14 am | December 09, 2016
CMMI said one model will test a four-step process to integrate shared decision-making into clinical practice while the other focuses on shared decision-making outside the doctor’s office. 
By Tom Sullivan | 12:52 pm | December 07, 2016
HHS Office for Civil Rights said the chances of getting audited are slim, but officials offered advice about what they're looking for when they do conduct an assessment.
By Mike Miliard | 10:42 am | December 07, 2016
Notwithstanding his cryptic if not contradictory stances on the Affordable Care Act, President-elect Donald Trump has a detailed platform on cybersecurity.
By Bernie Monegain | 09:57 am | December 07, 2016
The American Hospital Association and the Federation of American Hospitals are warning President-elect Trump and top leaders in the House and Senate that repealing Obamacare is likely to spell disaster for healthcare.