Mindray is in the crosshairs of the FDA again. China's largest medical device company received a Nov. 29 warning letter for several quality system violations.

This begins a three-part series describing what mobile network operations or mobile telecommunication vendors can offer healthcare, as well as the possible downsides of using the mobile telecommunications products.

Every few months another study warns of a severe shortage of primary care physicians (PCPs) in the future. A recent report published in the Annals of Family Medicine explained how we will require 52,000 more PCPs by 2025 due to population growth, aging demographics and insurance expansion.

Another new year already? Time sure flies when you’re engrossed in Meaningful Use, decision support, EHR implementation and other efforts geared to improving outcomes and reducing costs.

Looking back on 2012 brings so many topics, fascinating speakers and amazing innovations to mind. Meaningful Use powered along with the publication of both the final rule for Stage 2 and the proposed rule for Stage 3.

Health information exchange (HIE) and interoperability are fundamental requirements for improving patient care, according to a panel of speakers who discussed the topic at the Dec. 12 annual meeting of the Office of the National Coordinator of Health IT (ONC). The speakers discussed their work and experiences during the session.

Representatives from a range of organizations discussed how health IT is helping them achieve the triple aim of improving care quality, bettering patient outcomes and lowering healthcare costs during the Office of the National Coordinator of Health IT’s (ONC) annual meeting on Dec. 12.

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute is awarding 25 research projects a total of $40.7 million over three years.