Health IT: Page 181
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Report: Healthcare biggest identity theft target
Data thieves typically steal healthcare data by hacking into networks or stealing laptops.
By Anne Zieger • Feb. 10, 2014 -
Health IT interoperability still costly and difficult
Interoperability between HIT devices is still very expensive.
By Anne Zieger • Feb. 6, 2014 -
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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Wash. lawmakers seek to create healthcare cost database
The state's two largest payers oppose the creation of such a database.
By Anne Zieger • Feb. 6, 2014 -
Cyberattack hits Texas health system, exposes 400k
The records were exposed when a cyberattacker gained access to one of the hospital's servers.
By Anne Zieger • Feb. 6, 2014 -
Prescription drug database slashes doc shopping by 75%
More than 66,000 healthcare professionals across the state have run more than 7 million individual prescription checks.
By Anne Zieger • Feb. 5, 2014 -
National telemedicine service expands access
Researchers found little evidence of misdiagnosis or treatment failure resulting from virtual visits.
By Anne Zieger • Feb. 4, 2014 -
VHA, Kaiser Permanente partner on patient care research
Together, the two organizations care for nearly 18 million Americans.
By Anne Zieger • Feb. 4, 2014 -
Security problems cost hospitals $1.6B per year
The report concluded that 61% of hospitals in the U.S. saw a security breach or loss of data in the past year.
By Anne Zieger • Feb. 3, 2014 -
Deep Dive
Doctor On Demand brings mobility to medicine
This new telemedicine firm makes primary care visits available via smartphone.
By Anne Zieger • Jan. 31, 2014 -
Social media shows promise for chronic disease management
Social media can help people better manage their conditions, a new report finds.
By Anne Zieger • Jan. 30, 2014 -
Massachusetts providers, payers partner on ICD-10 testing
The tests will be done using a secure online testing portal allowing providers and payers to work together on the ICD-10 shift.
By Anne Zieger • Jan. 29, 2014 -
Free medical apps sell personal data to advertisers
Data sold include healthcare professionals' names, area of practice and practice location.
By Anne Zieger • Jan. 28, 2014 -
Maine wants patients to have access to their health data
The pilot program is part of a federally-funded state innovation model initiative.
By Anne Zieger • Jan. 27, 2014 -
Use of diabetes apps held back by poor usability
Customers aren't using diabetes-related mHealth apps, in part because they're too hard to use.
By Anne Zieger • Jan. 24, 2014 -
HealthCare.gov issues pose threat to insurers
A failure to fix HealthCare.gov's back end could expose the federal government and insurers to serious financial harm.
By Anne Zieger • Jan. 23, 2014 -
E-mails to doctors impose hidden costs
The flood of mass e-mails could be costing millions of dollars.
By Anne Zieger • Jan. 23, 2014 -
Security expert: HealthCare.gov is '100% insecure'
A security expert exposed 70,000 HealthCare.gov records in just four minutes.
By Anne Zieger • Jan. 22, 2014 -
Telemedicine not ideal for palliative care, caregivers say
Palliative care team members were concerned about ethical and practical issues arising from permanent telemonitoring in the patient's home.
By Anne Zieger • Jan. 21, 2014 -
CMS names McKesson, Meditech as 'designated test EHRs'
Providers using the CMS-designed test EMRs must successfully conduct an exchange test with one of those systems during the EMR reporting period.
By Anne Zieger • Jan. 21, 2014 -
Most sensors may be implanted by 2018
Wearable devices may make the transition from wrist-worn to completely embedded in and on a user's body by 2018.
By Anne Zieger • Jan. 20, 2014 -
Health information exchanges cut excess imaging in emergency rooms
The study concludes that HIEs could save millions on redundant imaging.
By Anne Zieger • Jan. 20, 2014 -
Hackers breach 4,200 individuals' health data
Hackers gained access to Adobe software used to operate the company's website, and then coupled it with malware.
By Anne Zieger • Jan. 20, 2014 -
Government offers guidance for safer EMR use
The toolkits are designed to help providers be safer use of EMRs and other health IT.
By Anne Zieger • Jan. 16, 2014 -
Feds, healthcare companies to simulate cyberattacks
The tests should determine whether federal and commercial health organizations can withstand hacking attacks.
By Anne Zieger • Jan. 15, 2014 -
Health IT companies raised $2.2B in VC funding last year
VC funding for health IT companies nearly doubled from 2012 to 2013.
By Anne Zieger • Jan. 14, 2014
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