Wearables are having their moment in the clinical space, moving beyond their perception as a consumer technology and wellness product.

Several studies and analyses on healthcare prices have made headlines since the beginning of the year.

State lawmakers in Kansas are considering a bill aimed at protecting individuals with pre-existing health conditions if the ACA is eliminated, according to The Hutchinson News.

While prominent industry players have attributed widespread understaffing issues to a nursing shortage, some industry experts and recent research claim such a shortage does not exist, The Guardian reports.

Waukesha, Wis.-based ProHealth Care recorded a net loss in the three months ended Dec. 31, 2018, thanks in part to losses on investments, according to unaudited financial documents.

In order to drive employee efforts and help them connect their individual work to the organization's broader goals, Roche India — part of pharmaceutical and diagnostics company Roche Group — hired a chief purpose officer.

Bridges Health Partners, an ACO comprising seven hospitals, inked a value-based agreement with Humana for Medicare Advantage members in western Pennsylvania.

Canton, Ohio-based Mercy Medical Center lowered readmission rates by over 20 percent using a cognitive machine solution. 

Debbie Simon, BSN, CEO of Peoria-based UnityPoint Health in Central Illinois, is retiring June 30.

Columbus, Ohio-based Nationwide Children's Hospital appointed Tim Robinson CEO, effective July 1.

Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin was fined $20,250 for several hazardous waste violations, according to a state report cited by the VTDigger.

Global venture capital funding in digital health reached $9.5 billion in 2018, with funding for data analytics startups contributing $2.1 billion, according to a report by market research firm Mercom Capital Group.

San Diego-based Scripps Health is partnering with Acadia Healthcare to build a 120-bed behavioral health facility in Chula Vista.

The DOD has enrolled nine states in its nationwide prescription drug monitoring program, an initiative to address addiction and reduce the illegal transfer of opioids within the military population, according to military.com.

American Well and Netsmart will unveil an integrated approach to address the growing U.S. opioid crisis during the HIMSS19 conference Feb. 11-14 in Orlando, Fla.

GV, formerly known as Google Ventures, hired biotechnology industry veteran David Schenkein to co-lead the company's life sciences investments, according to Bloomberg.

Software issues continued to drive medical device recalls during the fourth quarter of 2018, according to a recent analysis of U.S. recall data.

Hospitals that earned Stage 7 on the HIMSS Analytics EMR Adoption Model are more likely to report physician satisfaction with the systems, according to a report from KLAS Research and HIMSS Analytics.

Camden, N.J.-based Cooper University Health Care CEO and Executive Chairman Adrienne Kirby is retiring, effective June 1, according to a Courier Post report. The organization has named two chief executives to succeed Ms. Kirby.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission told Johnson & Johnson it can choose not to hold a shareholder vote on a proposal that would send all shareholder disputes to private arbitration hearings rather than federal court, according to The Wall Street Journal.