Mike Miliard

First he won on Jeopardy!, now he's going to try to beat leukemia. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center announced Friday that it will deploy Watson, IBM's famed cognitive computing system, to help eradicate cancer.

With an onus now on vendors to keep hosted data secure, that can make business associate agreements trickier than ever to negotiate as hospitals try to protect patient information and IT companies try to shield themselves from risk. Four providers offer tips from the trenches on getting the language right.

It's been almost two weeks since Obamacare's federal insurance exchange website went live, was inundated with traffic, went weird, was taken down for maintenance, then came back online still filled with glitches. Why did such a crucial site fail at such a critical moment? And what are the lessons that can be learned?

While physicians recognize the benefits of electronic health records, they also complain that many systems deployed nowadays are cumbersome to use and often act as obstacles to quality care, according to a new report from RAND Corporation.

In a new role that will put his health IT expertise to work improving the performance of small physician practices, former National Coordinator Farzad Mostashari, MD, will join the Brookings Institution's Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform as a visiting fellow.

The non-profit institution announced late Thursday that Farzad Mostashari, MD will join to concentrate on EHR adoption, HIE, accountable care, among other health IT and policy work.

(SPONSORED) Mark Diodati, technical director, office of the CTO for Ping Identity, speaks about trends in cloud computing, mobile devices and social media within healthcare, and shares insights on how his best customers are providing single sign-on to their staff without increasing the necessary identity management processes.

(SPONSORED) Bob Chaput, CEO and founder of Clearwater Compliance, discusses how to conduct a bona fide security risk analysis, building a strong Business Associate Management Program, and explains what healthcare organizations should be doing to create a culture of privacy and security.

(SPONSORED) Sean Kelly, MD, chief medical officer for Imprivata, talks about the clinical impact of the privacy and security concerns inherent in policies like meaningful use and the HIPAA Omnibus final rule.

Large majorities of Americans have concerns about the security of their electronic health records, and more than two-thirds of patients say their physicians have not adequately explained the switch to digital records, a new poll shows.