Apple HealthKit pilot raises questions at Penn Medicine

"There's the Yin and the Yang of this thing," Chief Medical Information Officer William Hanson says. 

By Heather Caspi • Feb. 12, 2015

Poll: Execs believe mHealth will cut costs, boost patient engagement

But the report also found that few organizations have identified a strategy to profit from mHealth yet. 

By Heather Caspi • Feb. 12, 2015

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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

What 6 security experts have to say about the Anthem breach

How can your organization avoid a similar fate?

By Heather Caspi • Feb. 11, 2015

Senate committee considers encryption mandate

Some say if healthcare organizations aren't encrypting voluntarily, it's time to require it. Others say it's not worth the cost for data that is simply being stored as opposed to transmitted.

By Heather Caspi • Feb. 11, 2015

Jonathan Bush bullish on athenahealth 2015

The company is hiring and acquiring. Can Bush' Steve Jobs approach get athenahealth into the already-saturated enterprise?

Feb. 11, 2015

Was simple password theft the key to Anthem cyberattack?

"Anthem's primary security sin may not have been the lack of encryption, but instead improper access controls," says one data security expert. 

Feb. 11, 2015

Google to offer medical search results certified by Mayo docs

Google is capitalizing on the fact that patient triage begins online, not in the doctor's office. 

Feb. 11, 2015

HIMSS sends interoperability advice to Congress

This latest push from another industry group underscores the disconnect between the regulation of healthcare and the regulation of technology. 

Feb. 10, 2015

Anthem didn't encrypt consumer data

Anthem says that is "common" within the industry. Will the historic data breach lead to more stringent standards?

By Heather Caspi • Feb. 10, 2015

Study: Regulation needed in med student use of EHRs

Such regulation could protect the organization as much as the patient, the authors suggest. 

By Heather Caspi • Feb. 9, 2015

FDA explains new mHealth guidance

The agency has mapped out its new (somewhat laissez-faire approach) to tech. 

Feb. 9, 2015

AMA jumps into the tech incubator scene

Providers stand to make a lot of money by repositioning their IT development projects for outside sale, so it makes sense that the AMA would want a piece of this trend.

Feb. 6, 2015

Hawaii Health Systems signs data sharing agreement with state HIE

HHSC joins a growing collective under the non-profit state data-sharing umbrella.

Feb. 5, 2015

The Interoperability Roadmap: A good foundation with unanswered questions?

A few experts weigh in on the pros and cons of the ONC's new 10-year plan. 

By Marisa Torrieri • Feb. 5, 2015

Over half of top hospitals running Apple HealthKit pilots

Meanwhile, there's some industry rumbling that the Apple-IBM partnership may be gearing up for a serious mhealth play. 

Feb. 5, 2015

Will Mission Bay's robot fleet save money?

The robots will deliver everything from medical waste to medications—and Mission Bay's operations planning director sees no end to their benefits. Is this just a Silicon Valley fad or will it catch on?

By Heather Caspi • Feb. 5, 2015

ONC announces $28M interoperability grant program

Will this infusion of cash make the 10-year Roadmap more than just a guidebook?

By Marisa Torrieri • Feb. 5, 2015

Massive hack at Anthem may be 'largest healthcare breach to date'

As many as 80 million customers had personal data stolen in a "very sophisticated" hack. 

By Katie Bo Williams • Feb. 5, 2015

Athenahealth purchases Beth Israel EHR in pursuit of inpatient market

"On a scale of one to ten, this is an 11 for us," athenahealth CEO Jonathan Bush said. 

By Katie Bo Williams • Feb. 3, 2015

Cerner strengthens EHR offering with completion of $1.3B Siemens acquisition

Cerner just became an even bigger player in the competitive health IT marketplace. 

By Marisa Torrieri • Feb. 3, 2015

Whole Foods may open retail clinic chain

Because nothing goes better with a pre-made kale salad than a wellness clinic.

By Marisa Torrieri • Feb. 3, 2015

5 ways digital health is going to evolve in 2015

What key trends will play a meaningful role in transforming how care is delivered this year?

Feb. 3, 2015

To recap: SHARP advanced EHRs, but the job isn't done

What did four years and $60 million really accomplish? Some great innovations.

Feb. 2, 2015

Study: EHRs still lack interoperability, care plans

Will yet another study crying out for interoperability spur real change?

Feb. 2, 2015

LabMD loses data-breach challenge to FTC

Does the FTC have the authority to enforce data breach?

By Marisa Torrieri • Feb. 2, 2015