The House Ways and Means Committee on July 16 formed a healthcare task force for rural and underserved populations. 

Almost all medical residents — 93 percent — say salary potential influenced their specialty choice, at least to some degree, according to a survey conducted by Medscape. 

Funding for the VA healthcare program is a major sticking point in debt limit and spending level negotiations, according to The Wall Street Journal. 

Kamala Harris, senator of California and Democratic presidential hopeful, released a plan July 16 to lower prescription drug prices. 

Peter Schuyler Greene, MD, brings more than 20 years of information technology experience to his role as chief medical information officer of Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore.

Four of the top vendors hospitals use to participate in the Medicare EHR Incentive Program are Allscripts, Cerner, Epic and Meditech, according to 2018 ONC data.

Yale University and Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic are partnering with Bifourmis, a digital therapeutics company, to study the use of patient-measured data to determine effective drug development for heart failure patients. 

The House Energy and Commerce Committee passed legislation to end surprise medical bills July 17, with the addition of third-party arbitration.

Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health and Macon, Ga.-based Navicent Health said their partnership is expected to result in realized savings of $30 million by the end of 2019.

Most healthcare and pharmaceutical workers are satisfied overall with their jobs, according to a new survey.

Physicians who received in-room support for EHR documentation reported greater satisfaction, according to research recently published in the Annals of Family Medicine and supported by the American Academy of Family Physicians.

Here are five of the most popular stories on medical debt reported by Becker's Hospital Review this year:

Lebanon, N.H.-based Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center used telehealth technology for more than 4,500 patient appointments last year, according to VPR News.

Coaching physicians on how to navigate a new EHR system during the implementation process can help alleviate any future burden that may develop with administrative tasks.

Adding a flag to the EHR to notify physicians when a patient has an abnormal test result for chronic kidney disease may help improve patients' follow-up care, according to a recent Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente study.

IBM's revenue declined for the fourth consecutive quarter, even as earnings increased, in the second quarter of 2019, the company announced July 17.

Philips purchased Medumo, a Boston-based startup providing hospitals and health systems with digital tools to stay connected with patients beyond the clinical setting, the international electronics company confirmed to CNBC July 17.

Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign together added a total of $50 million to the endowment for their Jump ARCHES medical research partnership to improve community health and patient care.

Most physicians (69.5 percent) who show interest working in telemedicine are employed full time in private or provider healthcare organizations, according to a recent Doximity report.  

It's time to challenge the negative healthcare narrative.