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By Bill Siwicki | 09:05 am | July 18, 2016
The chief information security officer and chief information officer roles are intertwined, yet clearly different. Executives review organizational structures that work, and why.
By Bill Siwicki | 09:05 am | July 18, 2016
All executives with a C-level title should be working together toward the organization's mission. Here's how University of Vermont Health System and Christiana Care executives are teaming up to make that happen. 
By Jessica Davis | 06:16 pm | July 15, 2016
Even while he unveiled the Healthy Indiana Plan to accept federal funding with which to offer Medicaid to more citizens, the staunch conservative argued that doing so strengthened the case for repealing the Affordable Care Act.
By Jeff Lagasse | 04:59 pm | July 15, 2016
With Pokéstops emerging at healthcare facilities, providers concerned about safety for patients and caregivers are asking people not to wander around their campuses using the mobile app. 
By Jessica Davis | 02:25 pm | July 15, 2016
The hacker broke into organizations on the HL7 network, the security firm has found, and has since put those records up for sale on the dark web. The security firm also said TheDarkOverlord is actively looking for more servers to hack in healthcare.
By Tom Sullivan | 10:41 am | July 15, 2016
The penultimate official rankings are in and they bring many of the brightest luminaries of the health IT social media realm on Twitter. 
By Bill Siwicki | 10:12 am | July 15, 2016
The health IT executive claims rivals Allscripts and Epic were dead in the water before meaningful use, reveals his company’s parlor trick, and says don't call my technology an EHR.
By Chuck Green | 03:13 pm | July 14, 2016
While payers and large health systems have detailed protocols in place to prepare for and deal with breaches and security incidents, many hospitals and practices "don't even have plans in place."
By Bill Siwicki | 01:35 pm | July 14, 2016
Mobile technology makers and healthcare organizations are facing new privacy and security challenges due to the proliferation of mobile health apps and devices that must be overcome for those devices to achieve their promise.
By Jessica Davis | 12:25 pm | July 14, 2016
The Senate Committee on Appropriations took Veterans Affairs leaders to task, seeking to determine an endpoint to the long list of issues plaguing the department.