Banner Health contacts 3.7M people in wake of cyberattack discovery

An internal investigation revealed the attack began on June 17.

By Jeff Byers • Aug. 3, 2016

HIMSS: Pay gap still growing between women, men in health IT

Female workers fared best at health IT vendors and consulting firms, making 91% of what male IT workers made in 2015.

By Meg Bryant • Aug. 2, 2016

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Artificial intelligence

Amid mounting interest and investment in the space, it's clear AI’s applications in healthcare will only continue to grow.

By Healthcare Dive staff

FDA to keep regulatory hand out of low-risk wellness technologies

New agency guidance provides clarity for mobile health and fitness device developers.

By Heather Caspi • Aug. 1, 2016

FTC to LabMD on 2013 data security case: You're liable

Overturning a dismissal against LabMD, the federal agency said patients' loss of privacy comprised sufficient consumer harm.

By Heather Caspi • Aug. 1, 2016

Philips' new wearable suite targets chronic disease

Change is hard but Philips hopes to make it a bit easier by enabling users to track their own progress toward goals they set for themselves.

By Ana Mulero • Aug. 1, 2016

What healthcare services are being performed in U.S. prisons?

For the first time ever, CDC has released a report on healthcare services for U.S. inmates. It found a disconnect between mental health screening versus mental health services performed in states.

By Meg Bryant • July 29, 2016

ZendyHealth doubles down on patient consumerism with Pick-Your-Price feature

“There's going to be room for a lot of players like this,” said Founder & Chief Medical Officer Vish Banthia.

By Jeff Byers • July 28, 2016

Federal medical billing probe raises questions over $5.8B Alere/Abbott acquisition

In February, Abbott Laboratories closed a deal to purchase diagnostic-device provider Alere. 

By Jeff Byers • July 28, 2016

Healthcare orgs at much higher risk of ransomware attack than financial institutions

The news comes as HHS is arming healthcare entities with guidance to prevent and manage ransomware infections.

By Meg Bryant • July 28, 2016

Report: OCR slow to punish providers that rack up privacy law violations

ProPublica has created an online tool to help people check for HIPAA violations by provider.

By Meg Bryant • July 28, 2016

HHS backs cybersecurity information exchange with grants

The ONC and the assistant secretary for preparedness and response will fund an Information Sharing and Analysis Organization to share cybersecurity information and promote best practices.

By Meg Bryant • July 28, 2016

As demand for behavioral health grows, is it time for a new C-suite role?

A chief behavioral health officer will need to be a collaborator, with influence and business savvy, says Witt/Kieffer senior partner Jim King.

By Meg Bryant • July 28, 2016

NYP gets in on the on-demand health services hustle

NYP OnDemand ushers in a new suite of digital health services to expand patient care.

By Jeff Byers • July 26, 2016

Philips puts focus on population health with Wellcentive acquisition

The company will integrate Wellcentive’s applications into its own HealthSuite cloud under the new merger.

By Heather Caspi • July 25, 2016

Internal emails: Olympus tried to hush U.S. warning of contaminated scopes

"Olympus knew in 2012 that the design of its closed-channel duodenoscope could prevent effective cleaning," according to a Senate report.

By Ana Mulero • July 25, 2016

How the DOJ used data to net $1B healthcare fraud case

In what officials call the "largest single healthcare fraud" case ever, providers allegedly conspired to bill Medicare and Medicaid for unneeded drugs, procedures, and equipment.

By Heather Caspi • July 25, 2016

HHS dedicates $36M to advance health IT adoption

Support to Health Center Controlled Networks will help boost the technology at more than 1,000 health centers around the U.S.

By Heather Caspi • July 25, 2016

Most hospitals report EHR outages, feds find

Hardware malfunctioning was the main cause of unplanned EHR disruptions. 

By Ana Mulero • July 25, 2016

Report: Federal health IT spending spiked to $6.5B

Research firm Govini found CMS and HHS led expenditures from 2011 to 2015.

By Ana Mulero • July 21, 2016

ONC reveals consumer health data aggregator winners

Both application challenges, announced in March, support the Fast Health Interoperability Resources standard. 

By Ana Mulero • July 21, 2016

Philips gains population health management technologies with Wellcentive purchase

The company center hopes to meet new healthcare quality requirements with Wellcentive's cloud-based IT solutions. 

By Ana Mulero • July 21, 2016

HIPAA violations cause $2.7M settlement against Oregon university

Oregon Health & Science University had submitted multiple breach reports, included two reports involving unencrypted laptops and a stolen thumbdrive.

By Jeff Byers • July 20, 2016

Report: Mobile health apps not keeping pace with privacy protections

The ONC will seek stakeholder input on ways to address the privacy gap in the coming weeks.

By Meg Bryant • July 20, 2016

Cerner carves out new revenue cycle leadership role

Jeff Hurst will join Cerner as senior vice president of revenue cycle management, after spending 19 years at Adventist Health System. 

By Meg Bryant • July 20, 2016

How are telemedicine companies aiding state medical boards for proper use?

One company's objective is to ensure that telemedicine doesn’t get a black eye as the country seeks to implement standards. 

By Ana Mulero • July 19, 2016