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- June 30, 2017
30 Jun'17
HHS to award $195 million for health IT use in opioid treatment
The Department of Health and Human Services will award $195 million to community health centers to expand substance abuse and mental health services that focus on awareness, prevention and opioid ...
- June 16, 2017
16 Jun'17
Cybersecurity for healthcare a "public health concern," task force says
A federal task force identified six areas that can improve cybersecurity for healthcare, including more education and information sharing.
- June 08, 2017
08 Jun'17
The eClinicalWorks False Claims Act case: Implications for health IT
For some health IT experts, the eClinicalWorks' False Claims Act case is about the EHR vendor's lack of interoperability and the failure of meaningful use.
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- May 19, 2017
19 May'17
WannaCry ransomware attack should push hospitals to gauge certain tech
The WannaCry ransomware attack affected hundreds of countries and hundreds of thousands of systems, including health systems. Experts discuss what healthcare orgs need to do.
- May 05, 2017
05 May'17
2016 healthcare data breaches surpass last year's record
Healthcare data breaches hit an all-time high in 2016, according to a report by Bitglass. However, the volume of leaked records caused by 2016 healthcare data breaches decreased from the previous ...
- May 04, 2017
04 May'17
Healthcare software developer jobs may be hit by Trump H-1B visa move
The Trump administration's proposed changes to the H-1B visa program for highly skilled foreign workers could force health IT vendors to pay higher salaries to software engineers.
- May 03, 2017
03 May'17
CIO: Consumer mistrust in health information security is founded
A survey found that consumers mistrust health information security, especially with health technology. A CIO explains these concerns are founded and what improvements are necessary.
- April 28, 2017
28 Apr'17
HHS secretary Tom Price discusses lack of interoperability, physician burnout
Tom Price, Secretary of Health and Human Services, laid out two goals for the department moving forward: overcoming the lack of interoperability and physician burnout.
- April 17, 2017
17 Apr'17
HL7 standards work slowed by lack of financial support, leaders say
Leaders of HL7, the international health IT standards organization, say HL7 standards development is being held back by lack of financial support from some industry organizations.
- April 14, 2017
14 Apr'17
New ONC challenge focuses on accuracy and reliability of health data
A new ONC challenge is seeking ways to ensure the accuracy and reliability of health data, also known as data provenance. Data provenance refers to information about when the data was created, by ...
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- April 05, 2017
05 Apr'17
Health IT community welcomes new ONC head, Donald Rucker
Donald Rucker has been named the new ONC head. The former Siemens CMO has been welcomed to the position of national coordinator by the health IT community.
- March 31, 2017
31 Mar'17
Medical record breaches down in 2016, but internal threats proliferate
Financial services may have replaced healthcare as the most breached industry in 2016, but that doesn't mean healthcare is in the all-clear. According to a report by IBM Security, the healthcare ...
- March 31, 2017
31 Mar'17
A guide to healthcare IoT possibilities and obstacles
This essential guide explores the potential of the internet of things in healthcare, as well as some of the obstacles that may hinder its wider adoption.
- March 30, 2017
30 Mar'17
Arrival of new HHS healthcare tech boss could augur big changes at ONC
President Trump's appointment of former GOP congressman John Fleming, M.D., to a newly created health technology post could portend ONC downsizing and MACRA changes.
- March 23, 2017
23 Mar'17
Experts not surprised that EHR patient safety issues top ECRI report
Experts were not surprised by the recently published ECRI report on patient safety issues. In fact, experts agreed these issues have been around for a while.