Morning Headlines 3/17/16

VA moves to fire three hospital executives in Phoenix scandal

Two years after the Phoenix VA scheduling scandal came to light, the VA has formally proposed firing three more executives from the hospital: Darren Deering, MD,  the hospital’s chief of staff; Lance Robinson, the hospital’s associate director; and Brad Curry, chief of health administration service.

Organizations urge 90-day MU reporting period for 2016

CHIME and 32 other organizations ask CMS to shorten the MU reporting period for 2016 from 365 days to 90 days.

Google vet Alan Warren is Oscar Health’s new CTO

Allen Warren, former Google CTO and senior VP of engineering leaves his position to take a job as the CTO at tech-savvy insurer Oscar Health.

CHIME, HeroX Patient ID Challenge Gains Momentum

More than 200 companies have registered to participate in the $1 million CHIME National Patient ID Challenge.