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NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, a subsidiary of Quality Systems, has connected to the Mass HIway, a health information exchange, in an effort towards opening a secure electronic communication channel for Massachusetts providers.

The U.S. House of Representatives approved the 21st Century Cures Act, according to a report by The Hill.

Among people with type 2 diabetes mellitus, bariatric surgery with lifestyle intervention results in more disease remission than lifestyle intervention alone does, according to a study in JAMA Surgery.

As of July 7, 23 states have reported West Nile virus infections in people, birds or mosquitoes in 2015, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The Minnesota Department of Human Services selected 3M Health Information Systems as its analytics contractor to support Minnesota's Integrated Health Partnership demonstration, a new initiative aimed to test new approaches to healthcare delivery and payment.

Tests on the Ebola virus presently found in Liberia revealed the virus is closely related to an earlier Liberian strain, according to Fox News.

Ron Moen became the first Ambulatory Care Accreditation Program director for The Joint Commission.

The infection control market, which is split largely into either sterilization or disinfection products, is expected to grow at a CAGR of 6 percent to 7 percent from 2015 to 2020, according to Report Linker, citing MarketsandMarkets.

Many healthcare professionals will work even when they are sick despite the risks of transmission and other health-related concerns. A recent study surveyed 536 respondents who provided insight on why they chose to work when sick, according to HRM Online.

Researchers have devised a diagnostic test capable of detecting pathogens such as hepatitis C and other deadly superbugs, accordig to Physics News.