The draft proposal from House Energy and Commerce Committee--the 21st Century Cures initiative, released Jan. 27--includes telehealth policies but the American Hospital Association (AHA) is pushing for more.

Dallas, Texas, January 28, 2015 -- The Global Connected Health M2M Market report says the market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 33.08% from 2014-2019.

The Patient Safety Movement Foundation recently held its third annual Patient Safety, Science and Technology Summit where it was announced that the more than 500 hospitals, medical technology companies and others who have made commitments to eliminate preventable patient deaths have saved more than 6,200 lives since the inaugural summit in 2013.

The annual IHE North American Connectathon is underway in Cleveland with 570 engineers testing more than 200 products.

So far, about 175 organizations have registered for the American Telemedicine Association’s accreditation program for online patient consultations, with 125 receiving credible eligibility status, reported Jonathan Linkous, CEO of the ATA, at the association's monthly webcast.

Chicago, Ill., January 27, 2015 -- The American Hospital Association (AHA) today announced it has exclusively endorsed Remote Patient Monitoring and Engagement Solutions from AMC Health. AHA Solutions, Inc., a subsidiary of the AHA, awards the AHA Endorsement to products and services that help member hospitals and health care organizations achieve operational excellence.

Health Level Seven International has launched a payer user group to help promote interoperability standards within that segment of the healthcare industry.

After slow, episodic changes over the past few years, the Department of Health & Human Services has announced measurable goals and an aggressive timeline to move the Medicare program toward a system based on paying providers based on the quality, rather than quantity, of care they provide.