The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the National Institutes of Health have announced an initiative designed to accelerate the process from scientific breakthrough to the availability of new, innovative medical therapies for patients, according to an FDA news release.

General Electric and Intel have pledged $250 million to help Mayo Clinic develop in-home monitoring equipment that could reduce patients' hospitalizations and ED visits, according to a report by the Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal.

A federal workgroup has shown interest in giving hospitals and physicians greater flexibility in meeting CMS' proposed rule on meaningful use standards to qualify for electronic health record incentive payments, according to a report by AHA News Now.

A recent study commissioned by health IT vendor FairWarning found that nearly one third of the 200 hospitals polled said they are not ready to meet the privacy and security requirements of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical…

Manchester, N.H., and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in New Hampshire have launched a program which offers financial incentives to city employees who choose to receive healthcare in lower-cost facilities for a range of high-volume, elective healthcare services, including…

An economic stimulus bill being drafted by the Senate would delay until Sept. 30 the 21 percent Medicare payment cut to physicians, according to a report by AHANewsNow.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has posted two updated answers in its frequently asked questions section of its Web site related to Condition Code 44 (Inpatient admission changed to outpatient).

The recent decision of Revolution Health to stop offering electronic personal health records is a sign that demand for this once promising consumer tool did not materialized, according to a report from iHealthBeat.

North Canyon Medical Center's $17 million replacement hospital in Gooding, Idaho, will be opening on time and under budget, according to a report in the Times-News.

McKesson has announced the general availability of Horizon Practice Plus 12.0, a comprehensive practice management system for hospital-employed and mid- to large-sized physician practices, according to a McKesson news release.