Susan Morse

A number one recommendation is to know all of the touch points for data: how it comes in, how it's used, where it's stored and how it goes out.

Security breaches can happen outside of the four walls of a hospital.

Allscripts has agreed to pay $145 million to resolve potential civil and criminal liability in connection to a Department of Justice investigation into the business practices of Practice Fusion, a company it acquired in 2018, the EHR technology company said in its second quarter earnings report yesterday.

The goal is to reduce the incidence of diabetes in a given population by 58% in three years.

Ridgecrest Regional spent $72 million on a building that withstood an earthquake, but broken water pipes forced an evacuation anyway.  

The cost of a healthcare breach is about $408 per patient record and that doesn't include the loss of business, productivity and reputation.

The cost of a healthcare breach is about $408 per patient record and that doesn't include the loss of business, productivity and reputation.

Competition, an aging workforce, an outdated image contribute to staffing shortages for the health insurance industry.

While the unemployment rate remains relatively unchanged at 3.7 percent, the unemployment rate for hospitals stands at about 1.6 percent.

The grant will advance careers in an industry short on labor.