Hospitals in remote places are making tradeoffs to adopt electronic medical records. Some are joining larger systems, sacrificing their independence. Others are going it alone, carefully.
(Story) Apr 24
Federal officials say there is no evidence that any consumer's information was compromised by the Heartbleed problem but they wanted to protect personal data.
(Daily Report) Apr 21
An annual survey shows that doctors, on average, still make at least three times the annual median household income. Media outlets also describe other trends, including the return of house calls, often as part of hospital palliative care programs, the use of scribes to help with digital records, rushed doctors' visits and a study finding that free drug samples influence doctors' prescribing practices.
(Daily Report) Apr 21
The attempt includes collecting and connecting terabytes of patient medical records from every patient recently treated at one of New York's major hospital centers. Meanwhile in Kansas, a council discusses ways to regulate so-called "secondary use" of patient health data.
(Daily Report) Apr 16
Teledentistry experiment in California aims to bring care to needy patients in schools and nursing homes. Consulting with dentists over the Internet, hygienists and dental assistants offer preventive treatment and education.
(Daily Report) Apr 07
Teledentistry experiment in California aims to bring care to needy patients in schools and nursing homes. Consulting with dentists over the Internet, hygienists and dental assistants offer preventive treatment and education.
(Story) Apr 07
Common themes characterize several failed state exchanges, including trying to do too much the first year and having tangled lines of authority, reports CQ HealthBeat. Meanwhile, officials who oversaw those troubled marketplaces prepare to testify before congressional committees.
(Daily Report) Apr 03
A selection of editorials and opinions on health care from around the country.
(Daily Report) Apr 03
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, an array of stories as the health law's enrollment period comes to a close.
(Daily Report) Apr 01
This week's studies come from JAMA, JAMA Pediatrics, the Urban Institute, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Employee Benefit Research Institute and the National Bureau of Economic Research.
(Daily Report) Mar 28