By Kristen Honey & Gil Alterovitz – Recently, the HHS Office of the Chief Technology Officer and Presidential Innovation Fellows concluded their first-ever pilot of a 14-week tech sprint: The Opportunity Project (TOP) Health sprint.

Vivek H. Murthy, M.D., who served as the 19th surgeon general of the United States from December 2014 to April 2017, will be the opening keynote speaker on Feb. 11 at the CHIME HIMSS CIO Forum in Orlando, Fla.

From Kaiser Health News Network – Their latest podcast, What the Health, This week, Democrats have officially launched their debate over “Medicare-for-all,” with lots of ideas on how to expand health insurance coverage (and lower costs) for Americans.

Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) welcomed Senators Mitt Romney (R-Utah), Mike Braun (R-Ind.) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, after Senate leaders announced committee assignments for the 116th Congress.

New Dr. Nick: The Incrementalist Episode NOW on Demand with host Dr. Nick and guest Lisa Suennen, Managing Partner of Venture Valkyrie, LLC.

Happy 2019! Nurse Lauren, HealthcareNOW Radio’s NursesNOW content contributor, discusses how to make and stick to realistic New Year’s Resolutions.

From Kaiser Health News Network – Their latest podcast, What the Health, This week, Reaction is still coming in about the federal court ruling that declared the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional.

Recently, The HELP Committee concluded a productive 115th Congress by passing five additional bills and approving four more qualified nominations. This week’s Friday Five takes a look at the five bills that passed. 

CMS launched a new online tool that allows consumers to compare Medicare payments and copayments for certain procedures that are performed in both hospital outpatient departments and ambulatory surgical centers.