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What the Merge Healthcare deal means for IBM
Massively powerful supercomputing + health records = enormous research opportunities and profit potential.
By Randy Lilleston • Aug. 7, 2015 -
IBM buying Merge Healthcare for $1 billion
The acquisition is the latest as IBM moves aggressively into the healthcare IT sector.
By Randy Lilleston • Aug. 6, 2015 -
Trendline
Artificial intelligence
Amid mounting interest and investment in the space, it's clear AI’s applications in healthcare will only continue to grow.
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Lockheed Martin launches big new healthcare tech alliance
Health IT providers, medical technology companies, and academic institutes are joining together to advance public health and the Internet of Things.
By Nina Flanagan • Aug. 6, 2015 -
Did HITECH's meaningful use provisions really bolster EHR adoption?
A 5-year review in JAMIA suggests they had less effect than you may expect.
By Nina Flanagan • Aug. 6, 2015 -
Another healthcare data hack affects 3.9M people
Medical Informatics Engineering said data breach exposed names, address, Social Security numbers, birthdates and health records.
By Nina Flanagan • Aug. 5, 2015 -
Deep Dive
How an online program is helping hospitals monitor patient nutrition
The Nestle program is free.
By Nina Flanagan • Aug. 4, 2015 -
FDA issues Hospira infusion systems security alert
Hackers have found a way to remotely change the dose being given to patients.
By Julie Henry • Aug. 4, 2015 -
Military's EHR contract with Cerner should advance interoperability
The plan is to use the new system to achieve interoperability with civilian organizations.
By Julie Henry • Aug. 4, 2015 -
Deep Dive
Experts: NIST draft is a start on mobile device security, but gaps remain
This step-by-step guide aims to help healthcare organizations better protect patient data.
By Heather Caspi • July 30, 2015 -
Cerner, Leidos, & Accenture win massive $4.3B Defense Department EHR contract
The suspense is over, and the companies have come away with the historic health IT contract after beating out major rivals like Epic.
By Sy Mukherjee • July 29, 2015 -
Athenahealth CEO: healthcare Internet here in five years
More than half of all hospitals now use EHRs, according to data from ONC.
By Nina Flanagan • July 29, 2015 -
Chinese investors to pay $120M for SHL Telemedicine
China expands its reach into the Israeli market.
By Nina Flanagan • July 29, 2015 -
New guide can help increase mobile data security
The National Institute of Standards and Technology released the draft guide last week.
By Julie Henry • July 27, 2015 -
Senate panel to seek meaningful use rules delay
Providers are concerned that fulfilling requirements will be out of their hands.
By Heather Caspi • July 24, 2015 -
ONC releases patient safety roadmap
A national Health IT Safety Center is also in the works.
By Nina Flanagan • July 23, 2015 -
AthenaText offered free to providers
Up next from athenahealth, according to the company: The ability to exchange patient charts securely using the app.
By Nina Flanagan • July 23, 2015 -
Deep Dive
What other HIEs can learn from Great Lakes Health Connect's growth
"I think in the HIE world we're kind of in the early stages like the ATM, where we've got probably more than we need," says the Great Lakes Health Connect exec director.
By Heather Caspi • July 23, 2015 -
BCBS subsidiary agrees to pay Maryland $45M for failed exchange
Maryland's health exchange crashed immediately after launching Oct. 1, 2013.
By Nina Flanagan • July 23, 2015 -
DOD to standardize IT infrastructure before massive EHR upgrade
The $11-billion transition to a new EHR—the contract for which is still yet to be awarded—will support 9.7 million beneficiaries at 2,300 locations.
By Nina Flanagan • July 23, 2015 -
Remote training program for clinicians gets $14M boost
The money is to be used to extend Project ECHO to federally qualified health centers nationwide.
By Julie Henry • July 22, 2015 -
Allscripts stock hits 11-month high
One analyst wrote that exceeding Wall Street estimates was "something the company has not accomplished in a long time."
By Nina Flanagan • July 21, 2015 -
Breach at UCLA impacts up to 4.5M
The information accessed by the hackers was unencrypted.
By Katie Bo Williams • July 17, 2015 -
The top 10 revenue-producing IT companies
Which vendor jumped from number 12 last year to number one this year?
By Nina Flanagan • July 17, 2015 -
Wikipedia healthcare editors given access to DynaMed Plus
There are more than 155,000 medical articles on Wikipedia and its healthcare content received more than 4.88 billion views in 2013.
By Heather Caspi • July 17, 2015 -
Salesforce launches cloud-based compliance and governance services
Can the platform be used to build HIPAA-compliant apps?
By Nina Flanagan • July 16, 2015