The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) are partnering to extend veterans’ access to clinical trials of novel cancer treatments, according to a National Institutes of Health (NIH) news release.

The proportion of cardiology practices that are integrated with a hospital or health system has grown by 34 percent in the last decade—matching the most dramatic growth of any specialty, according to a study in the July edition of Health Affairs.

Medical error is a leading cause of death in the United States—and physician burnout and poor well-being are playing a role, according to a recent study published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings.

After the Affordable Care Act (ACA) designated behavioral health as an essential health benefit, coverage for services rose significantly from 2013 to 2014, according to a study published July 9 in Health Affairs.

Guerbet announced Tuesday, July 10, that it has signed an exclusive agreement to collaborate with IBM Watson Health and develop artificial intelligence (AI) software solutions that help detect, diagnose and treat liver cancer.

The University of Washington (UW) School of Medicine will begin a complete overhaul of its electronic health record (EHR) system—and it’s not going to be cheap. The school’s finance committee approved $180 million to replace existing Cerner and Epic systems with a single integrated platform.

Commercial health plans vary widely in how they cover specialty drugs, and coverage is not typically based on available evidence-based data, according to a recent study from Tufts Medical Center researchers published online July 9 in Health Affairs.

Government regulation can’t keep up with innovation in healthcare technology, especially when dealing with mobile medical applications—and those in charge of developing regulatory framework know it, according to top officials at the FDA in a July 2 viewpoint in JAMA.