One health record connects a fragmented health system where disparities are an issue, says Mitchell Thornbrugh, CIO of the Indian Health Service.

Healthcare enablement software company Florence, which focuses largely on workflow automation, has acquired Zipnosis, an asynchronous-first virtual care solution, in what it said was an all-cash deal, although the financial terms were not disclosed. Florence acquired Zipnosis from insurtech Bright Heath, which has been struggling financially and has been selling off various business lines in […]

When tech delivers clinical evidence at scale, it reduces the variability of care, according to Stacey Caywood, CEO of Wolters Kluwer Health.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has issued a proposed rule to drive down prescription drug costs in Medicaid by increasing price transparency.  The rule would allow CMS to have more insight into what the most expensive drugs on the market actually cost to manufacture and distribute.  

Hospitals and health systems were optimistic about their financial performance to start the year, figuring that revenue and profit margins would rebound after a tough few years.