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Here's The Latest in Health Care:

•  The Veterans Coordinated Access and Rewarding Experiences Act, or CARE act, would make it easier to share patient records between the VA and outside providers. The proposal hopes to continue to improve the veteran experience by building a high-performance network and address health IT problems.  Read More

•  On Wednesday, the F.D.A. approved the second gene-altering treatment that reboots a patient's own immune cells to kill cancer. The approval, however, is not without controversy. The side effects can be life-threatening and in some cases fatal. The treatment is currently available only at centers where doctors and nurses have been trained in providing this specific treatment.  Read More

•  At this year's Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) conference, two experts presented their advice on benchmarking. Benchmarking can help physician practices compare themselves to their competitors, evaluate their performance, and identify areas of strengths and weaknesses.  Read More

•  People with diabetes struggle with a lifelong challenge to maintain their blood sugar levels. However, new emerging diabetes technology may ease that blood testing process, some even avoiding the dreaded finger prick.  Read More

Each Friday, Signor Goat reports the latest from the week in health care. Check back next Friday for your dose of our little medical corner of health care news. Brought to you by pMD, innovators in charge capture software.

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