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By Jeff Lagasse | 11:38 am | August 03, 2016
The clinic traced the breach of nearly 400,000 thousand records to an external cyberattack against its EHR in which the hackers gained access to personal information by using third-party credentials. 
By Kaiser Health News | 10:21 am | August 03, 2016
The federal government will punish 2,597 hospitals during the next year for having patients return within 30 days and while that number is similar to last year, the average cost of each penalty will be 20 percent more, according to a new analysis.
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By Dell EMC | Dell EMC | 09:04 am | August 03, 2016
Jennifer Girka, a healthcare strategist with Dell, discusses how precision medicine can become a reality.
By Bill Siwicki | 08:06 am | August 03, 2016
After detonating various strains of ransomware in its lab, security specialist Exabeam learned that because encrypting large data-sets takes time, hospitals hit with ransomware can stop it, if they act quickly.  
By Jessica Davis | 05:45 pm | August 02, 2016
A Ukrainian hacker claimed the attack on Twitter, including a screenshot of patient names, addresses, dates of birth and diagnoses.
By Bernie Monegain | 05:33 pm | August 02, 2016
Tying Real-Time Location Systems with clinical information tools enables customers to streamline patient and staff flow, eliminate dual data entry and reduce human error, the companies said.
By Jessica Davis | 04:44 pm | August 02, 2016
Health and Human Services preparedness response unit awarded $37.2 million toward work on diagnostics and vaccines, including $5.1 million to InBios for a two-year contract to develop a serological test that could reduce result time from days to hours.
By Mike Miliard | 12:44 pm | August 02, 2016
Premier Inc. is joining forces with America's Essential Hospitals, which champions care for vulnerable populations, in a bid to improve quality, cost and population health at essential hospitals.
By Mike Miliard | 12:35 pm | August 02, 2016
HIMSS Analytics' eighth annual study sees room for more turnover as practices look for partners to help with clinical practice improvement activities.
By Bernie Monegain | 12:16 pm | August 02, 2016
Big data company CognitiveScale intends to use the new financing to develop its portfolio of cloud-based cognitive computing products.