Booz Allen Hamilton has purchased Epidemico, a Boston-based health analytics start-up, for an undisclosed amount, reports The Washington Post.

Epidemico is the creator of HealthMap, an online mapping tool that tracks the spread of…

FitBit will remain imcompatible with Apple's HealthKit for the simple reason that it plans to launch its own wearable device that will compete directly with Apple Watch, according to Tech Crunch.

FitBit soon will unveil its FitBit…

Some of the largest U.S. pharmacies and healthcare organizations are lobbying Congress to expand the types of telehealth services that can be reimbursed by Medicare and Medicaid, reports The Washington Post.

Currently only…

The Centers for Medicare & Medicare unveiled a new investment model to advance accountable care organizations in rural and underserved communities, reports iHealthBeat.

The agency is expected to invest $114 million in…

If big data is so useful in medicine, why isn’t it more widespread? The “stubborn culture of medicine” and slow technological adoption are some of the culprits, according to U.S. News & World Report.

But while progress is slow…

Apple’s health app, a free feature of iOS 8, allows data collected from multiple gadgets to appear in one place.

The Wall Street Journal looks at four “standout devices” compatinle with Apple's health app that take advantage of…

National Institutes of Health has unveiled a seven-year, $656 million initiative, Big Data to Knowledge (BD2K), to make huge biomedical data sets available to researchers worldwide, reports Los Angeles Times.

This week, NIH…

A computer error is why Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital staff accidentally discharged a patient diagnosed with Ebola, reports CBS News.

Hospital officials claim that the way the electronic records interacted between the nurse…

Facebook may venture into the healthcare field. The company reportedly is exploring creating online “support communities” that bring together Facebook users suffering from various ailments, reports the Chicago Tribune.

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With reimbursement penalties starting up on Oct. 1 for providers who fail to adequately share patient data, many physicians are reporting struggles with exchanging health data between disparate EHR systems, reports The New York Times.…

As the October deadline for switching to ICD-10 comes ever closer, health care organizations are looking to their peers and to their payor partners for real-world practical advice. Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, health benefits company serving…

An increasing number of factors thwart efforts to bring new technologies to patients suffering from cardiovascular disease. In the minds of physician researchers and industry leaders, regulatory barriers, less financial return on investment and…

Improvements in slide scanning, image…