VA now plans 30K in staff reductions by EOY

​While 17,000 federal workers have already lost their jobs at the Department of Veterans Affairs, “a department-wide RIF is off the table,” says Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins. “But that doesn’t mean we’re done improving VA.” 

Samsung acquires Xealth in push toward connected care

​In buying the real-time monitoring and patient engagement platform to unify disparate sources of health information, Samsung Electronics says data flowing from wearables could help improve clinical insights and prevent patient care delays.