Reaction from healthcare providers and associations alike has been pouring in following the publication of the final rule for Stage 2 of Meaningful Use by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. While hospital executives like Drex DeFord, CIO of Boston-based Steward Health Care, haven't had even 24... more

A new material for glucose monitoring can detect minute levels from saliva, tears and urine, promising yet another way to eliminate finger pricks for diabetics.

The research from Purdue University's Birck Nanotechnology Center and the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory is published in the journal Advanced Functional Materials. Though previous... more

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has extended until Sept. 21 the deadline for its request for information on how to harness health IT to better measure the quality of healthcare.

The RFI, originally published in the Federal Register on July 20, solicits suggestions from health IT... more

The American Hospital Association is urging the Federal Communications Commission to simplify the application and reporting requirements for its Rural Health Care Pilot Program to make it more accessible to small hospitals.

Earlier this month, the FCC declared the $415 million broadband pilot, launched in 2006, a success. It... more

UPS is restructuring pension liabilities for about 10,200 of its workers, and will book related costs of nearly $900 million in the third ... more