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By Jessica Davis | 12:02 pm | July 07, 2016
The National Institutes of Health awarded $71.6 million over five years to Vanderbilt for establishing and operating the Data and Research Support Center.
By Bernie Monegain | 11:21 am | July 07, 2016
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services urges Congress to institute more flexibility for quality reporting and eliminate clinical decision support and computerized provider order entry measures for eligible hospitals.
By Jack McCarthy | 10:55 am | July 07, 2016
The high number of breaches span payers, providers and an NFL team and prove just how vulnerable the industry is, the new Healthcare Breach Barometer from Protenus and Databreaches.net said. 
By Diana Manos | 08:18 am | July 07, 2016
Doctors are required by law to allow patients to view, download and transmit data and that new reality is giving rise to many hesitations. Here’s a look at pressing issues to understand before proceeding. 
By Tom Sullivan | 08:07 am | July 07, 2016
The companies plan to integrate Validic’s digital platform for patient-generated health data with SAP’s analytics to help providers make personalized care decisions. 
By Jessica Davis | 05:01 pm | July 06, 2016
A report published by the Commission on Care requests major funding from Congress to replace the proprietary VistA EHR, among its list of 18 recommendations.
By Bill Siwicki | 02:22 pm | July 06, 2016
Interactive mobile messaging is helping improve the health of Medicaid patients while reducing costs, according to a study by Inland Empire Health Plan and the vendor mPulse Mobile.
By Mike Miliard | 11:48 am | July 06, 2016
Healthcare providers typically spend less than 6 percent of their IT budget on security, according to HIMSS Analytics data. Financial institutions, by way of comparison, invest between 12 and 15 percent on average.
By Bernie Monegain | 10:26 am | July 06, 2016
The new app, which includes features for finding doctors and booking appointments as well as general information, is designed to strengthen patient engagement efforts by streamlining their experience, Mount Sinai’s CIO said.
By Jessica Davis | 05:28 pm | July 05, 2016
Hospitals amassing more and more administrative, clinical, financial and ICD-10 data are looking to harness statistics, data science and mining tools and the electronic health record market is expanding but new obstacles are arising.