Supporters of newly proposed legislation in California hope to reduce the number of students shut out of key courses by forging an unprecedented partnership between traditional public colleges and online-education upstarts. But on Wednesday specific details of how the deal would work were hard to pin down. Read More »

Putting aside a lengthy discussion over the merits of and cost saving potential of EMRs for a minute, comes this gem from the land of not so well thought out policy making… Read More »

Although hospitals are cutting jobs and compensation, pay for their chief executive officers continues to rise. Read More »

The rollout of the Epic electronic health records system contributed to a worsening of the current financial performance of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Read More »

The chief information officer for Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center is stepping down, effective May 31, the center confirmed Friday. Read More »

Still working to recover from operating losses associated with implementing Epic EHR system into Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, the head of the healthcare organization remains optimistic that the decision to go and stick with Epic will pay off in the long run. Read More »

For a growing number of doctors who are trying to recapture the simplicity -- and profitability -- of old fashioned family medicine, the solution seems to lie in taking out one ingredient: insurance companies. Read More »

[...] This one quote from Steven W. Mosher’s “Population Control: Real Costs, Illusory Benefits,” from the former secretary of the Kenyan Medical Association, summarizes the state of Western-funded population control programs in the Third World... Read More »

As part of its effort to promote expanded access to high-quality online learning opportunities around the world, Stanford helps launch the OpenEdX open-source platform and begins offering summer coursework on it. Read More »