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By Jessica Davis | 12:36 pm | January 25, 2016
While rural providers have adopted health IT at the same time or at greater rates as their urban counterparts, meaningful use varies dramatically among them, according to a recent HealthAffairs study.
By Mike Miliard | 12:11 pm | January 25, 2016
Flint, Michigan-based Hurley Medical Center was targeted with a cyber attack this past week, soon after the hacktivist group Anonymous released a video promising 'justice' for the city's ongoing water crisis.
By Bernie Monegain | 11:35 am | January 25, 2016
Chuck Kesler has worked in information technology and data security for more than 25 years. He joined Duke Health as chief information security officer in 2011.
By Mike Miliard | 10:09 am | January 25, 2016
The U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services and Dell CEO are both coming off of banner years.
By Greg Goth | 09:52 am | January 25, 2016
The path of destruction in the Gulf Coast states wrought more than a decade ago by Hurricane Katrina also resulted in unforeseen benefits for healthcare providers in the region.
By Jack McCarthy | 09:25 am | January 25, 2016
As executive director of the Staten Island Performing Provider System, Joseph Conte is overseeing part of one of the more ambitious and creative healthcare initiatives in New York: the new Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment program.
By Bernie Monegain | 02:26 pm | January 22, 2016
Cloud-based health IT company athenahealth is poised to build an inpatient electronic medical record. The vendor will work with University of Toledo Medical Center to develop an EHR for doctors who work both in a physician practice and in a hospital.
By Mike Miliard | 12:52 pm | January 22, 2016
While the market for inpatient electronic health records is mature, there's still plenty of upside for ambulatory systems as accountable care organizations and patient-centered medical homes struggle to function seamlessly across the continuum of care, according to a new report by Frost & Sullivan.
By Jessica Davis | 12:15 pm | January 22, 2016
From "script kiddies" to sophisticated nation states, healthcare organizations have to be on the lookout for a variety of dangerous bad actors looking to crack its cybersecurity defenses, according to a recent Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology report.
By Mike Miliard | 11:55 am | January 22, 2016
Accountable care organization Steward Healthcare recognizes that a robust IT infrastructure is crucial to the success of integrated care delivery.