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Of all the challenges facing the healthcare sector in 2014, maintaining profitability will be the most pressing, according to a report from Fitch Ratings.

HHS regulations released Monday acknowledge that extending health plans that don't meet Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act requirements could lead to fewer healthy exchange enrollees and losses for health insurers.

Mansfield, Mass.-based Covidien plans to open an $18 million production facility in Hillsborough County, Fla., according to a Plastics News report.

Richard Wolf Medical Instruments in Vernon Hills, Ill., announced it has launched a non-exclusive sales partnership in the United States with Rastatt, Germany-based MAQUET.

Janssen Therapeutics, a division of Janssen Products, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved OLYSIO (simeprevir), an NS3/4A protease inhibitor.

Better information management systems are necessary for physicians, for whom the major deterrent from point-of-care learning is a perception of inadequate time, according to an article in JAMA Internal Medicine.

The Joint Commission has released a 10th video in its Speak Up series, entitled "Ask Your Advocate to Speak Up," to show the importance of healthcare advocates in patient care.

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has released "Findings and Lessons From the AHRQ Ambulatory Safety and Quality Program," which has found correctly implemented technology systems have the potential to support quality in ambulatory care.

The ECRI Institute is offering complimentary tools to improve patient safety and risk-management.