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From 13 hips to 2: How one hospital is cutting costs now

From 13 hips to 2: How one hospital is cutting costs now

May 20, 2013 6:37 am by | 0 Comments

Payers can take it slow with payment reform and wellness programs, but hospitals need cost-saving changes now. Comments from Ken Paulus of Allina Health stood out in a crowd of ... Read more

Obama campaign’s chief data guy: Voter reg data, social graph search were key

Obama campaign’s chief data guy: Voter reg data, social graph search were key

May 19, 2013 1:03 pm by | 0 Comments

President Barack Obama is known for running one of the most tech-savvy political campaigns in the history of US politics. The chief scientist of the Obama campaign’s data analytics team,Rayid ... Read more


Less education and lower incomes keep cancer rates high among African Americans

Less education and lower incomes keep cancer rates high among African Americans

May 19, 2013 4:40 am by | 0 Comments

To understand both the simplicity of disparities in health care and the complexity of eliminating them, consider this:In the late 1970s and early '80s, black and white death rates for ... Read more

Here are 9 genetics and genomics thought leaders to follow on Twitter

Here are 9 genetics and genomics thought leaders to follow on Twitter

May 17, 2013 3:22 pm by | 0 Comments

Genetic testing, particularly for cancer, family histories and the decision whether or not to opt for surgery based on family history and genes were the focus of a lot of ... Read more

How a patient-centered content platform could boost health literacy and outcomes

How a patient-centered content platform could boost health literacy and outcomes

May 17, 2013 8:30 am by | 0 Comments

As providers seek to meet the meaningful use stage 2 requirements, finding the best way to identify and address the health literacy levels of their patients is a critical component ... Read more

The IRS and its role in the Affordable Care Act

The IRS and its role in the Affordable Care Act

May 16, 2013 9:24 am by | 0 Comments

Mary Agnes Carey talks to Joanna Kerpen, a partner at the law firm McDermott Will & Emery, about the role of the IRS in implementing and enforcing provisions of the ... Read more

Here are 6 people who will teach you something new about patient engagement

Here are 6 people who will teach you something new about patient engagement

May 16, 2013 2:00 am by | 1 Comments

In the new world of healthcare, it’s new voices that can be the most helpful. The medical industry is lucky to be filled with thought leaders who are regularly offering ... Read more


Washington state worries no-tax medical marijuana could hurt recreational market

Washington state worries no-tax medical marijuana could hurt recreational market

May 15, 2013 9:35 pm by | 1 Comments

OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) - Key officials helping to create Washington state's potentially lucrative recreational pot market say its success may hinge on preventing consumers from choosing to get high on ... Read more

CMS finally has a leader as Senate confirms Tavenner

CMS finally has a leader as Senate confirms Tavenner

May 15, 2013 7:01 pm by | 0 Comments

KHN's Mary Agnes Carey talks with Jennifer Haberkorn of Politico Pro about the Senate's confirmation Wednesday of Marilyn Tavenner to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and what ... Read more

ONC backs $40K app challenge for improving cancer care transitions

ONC backs $40K app challenge for improving cancer care transitions

May 15, 2013 6:17 pm by | 0 Comments

The National Cancer Institute and the Office of National Coordinator for Health IT are throwing down $40,000 in an innovation challenge to encourage app developers to step and brainstorm ideas ... Read more

HHS Innovation Awards Round Two will grant $1B to explorers of new delivery, payment models

HHS Innovation Awards Round Two will grant $1B to explorers of new delivery, payment models

May 15, 2013 12:45 pm by | 0 Comments

As a follow up to a $1 billion initiative last year that funded projects across the nation designed to improve outcomes and save money in the healthcare system, the Centers ... Read more

Republicans: Sebelius needs to stop dialing for dollars to support exchanges

Republicans: Sebelius needs to stop dialing for dollars to support exchanges

May 13, 2013 8:29 pm by | 0 Comments

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An Obama administration effort to raise private donations to help implement President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law came under fire on Monday from congressional Republicans who claim ... Read more

Need your dose of medical marijuana? Fingerprint, please

Need your dose of medical marijuana? Fingerprint, please

May 13, 2013 11:19 am by | 0 Comments

As biometrics has evolved from the stuff of James Bond plot lines to an increasingly common security tool, the healthcare industry is beginning to take an interest to better protect ... Read more

Is an Office of mHealth the best thing about the bill creating an Office of mHealth?

Is an Office of mHealth the best thing about the bill creating an Office of mHealth?

May 12, 2013 9:30 am by | 1 Comments

Version 2.0 of a plan to create an Office of mHealth in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration should be out soon. The office of U.S. Rep. Mike Honda, Silicon ... Read more

Senate immigration reform bill would create a national biometric database for adults

Senate immigration reform bill would create a national biometric database for adults

May 11, 2013 2:21 pm by | 0 Comments

Identity Thief, the movie The immigration reform measure that the Senate began debating this week would also create a national biometric database of American adults, according to Wired. Immigration reform ... Read more