EHR

A failed contract to build a customer database for HealthNow Networks, left personal health information exposed online for months, according to an investigation by ZDNet and DataBreaches.net.

The contest seeks better ways to determine where data has come from, and whether it's reliable and trustworthy.

Researchers said asking patients to type a note into their medical record made for a more engaging experience.

A recognized healthcare executive and thought leader who leads HIMSS North America, Executive Vice President Carla Smith, has been named as one of the Most Powerful Women in Healthcare IT by Health Data Management.

Doctors are reimbursed for office visits, labwork and medical procedures but not for desktop tasks.

But HIMSS Analytics director Brendan FitzGerald says you do need a core set of tech tools to get the job done.

HIMSS, CHIME and many high-ranking healthcare executives expect big things from a leader they see as highly qualified.

VA has struggled to correct IT and scheduling issues for years, and it looks like those problems have landed on the chief son-in-law’s desk.

Long history of clinical and technology work should benefit the nation’s hub for healthcare IT policy.

Although most of the health industry has moved records and administrative processes from paper to digital, human error remains a costly issue. Implementing health IT solutions, particularly a unique health safety identifier (UHSI), can eliminate the ongoing challenges of duplicate records, patient identity theft and payment fraud.