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The University of Texas Southwestern launched a comprehensive and successful Accountable Care Organization with significant savings using the help of data analytics and a series of customized dashboards and reports to elicit physician engagement and buy-in

Ransomware, which is expanding at a rapid rate, has crippled several hospital systems and hurt patient care, warranting close attention and proper steps to address these concerns.

“I think we’re agreeing, but in a way that sounds like we disagree."

The main goal, he said, was not merely insuring compliance to regulation, but instead insuring actual security.

John Gallagher, Senior Innovation Consultant at Simpler Consulting, offers potential complications that could doom population health efforts: "The business of care delivery must change."

The app maker announced results from a study that reinforce the potential of telehealth as a tool to help patients manage blood sugar.

With its slice of the wearable fitness monitor market negligible, Jawbone has accused Fitbit, its former competitor in the consumer space, of stealing trade secrets. A hearing is scheduled for later today.

Costs and hospitalizations both fell, according to a University of Alabama at Birmingham Report.

“We cannot communicate with other physicians,” says Ralph Nobo, MD and president of the Florida Medical Association. “Sometimes we cannot communicate with other entities, like labs or radiology services unless we pay a large monthly fee. That presents a challenge when you’re a small practice like I am and you’re trying to survive in these difficult times.”

Obese patients are more likely to die at home, with their weight often directly impacting their access to end-of-life care. Researchers surmise that health care professionals still harbor bias against such patients.

The investigators called over treatment “pervasive” and said it “leads to potential patient harms and excessive costs in health care.”

“Good doctoring is pattern recognition,” Tracey Evans says, “so to have all this data here and not use it is ridiculous."

Mr. DiCicco of GlaxoSmithKline speaks about an iPhone-based rheumatoid arthritis study combining patient-response surveys with the device's motion sensor capabilities.

It isn't just a fashion statement: it might also be a breakthrough.

The company is confident in the system, with CEO Jim Pearson saying he believes that “it will revolutionize the intracranial neurosurgical market."

Ultra-efficient, bright, and versatile, LEDs have changed various industries. A study recently deemed the promising new device "ready for large clinical trials."

One of the most challenging aspects of treating asthma is identifying the endotypes that underlie the condition.

A large trial from Hong Kong suggests that a combination of wireless electrocardiograms and common smartphones may be an effective, economical way to screen large populations for AF.

Patents had protected Teva's monopoly on 40mg glatiramer acetate injections until a court ruling yesterday seemingly left the market open for generic competition.

More consumers seem comfortable with the idea of such services, and telehealth providers may have an advocate in the new administation.

With words like “crisis” and “epidemic” increasingly murmured after “opioid,” the maker of the famous, and perhaps notorious, opioid joins the effort to curb abuse.

Dan Konzen, campus chair for the College of Information Systems and Technology at the University of Phoenix speaks on four essential aspects of security to keep in mind.

With waning domestic sales hurting producers and analysts proposing a government takeover hypothetical, two new treatments have been approved in Europe.

An old standby steps back to the plate as a new entry is abandoned amidst disappointing trials, devastating its maker’s stock value.

Jim O’Neill and Balaji Srinivasan, both of whom have made controversial statements on regulation, met with President-Elect Trump last week.

Until recently, few studies had estimated the prevalence of noninfectious uveitis by inflammation location, presence of systemic conditions, sex, age, or severity.

It isn't just a TV trope. Twenty years ago, the FDA probably didn't dream it would ever have to address this sort of thing.

The IBM computer program remains a support tool for physicians and cannot replace the “human touch” needed to act upon the many factors of patient engagement.

Boston-based Berg Health is attempting to do away with a traditional form of scientific inquiry in an attempt to find better answers.