Patient Access

The patient engagement market is at a "standoff," according to a new Chilmark report. Providers are relying on vendors to lead the way with new tools, but those companies "have been reactive, not proactive" in helping them meet their needs.

As the U.S. population grows, the physician workforce shrinks, and information technology fundamentally changes the way care is delivered, the Institute of Medicine says graduate medical education needs an overhaul.

An unencrypted USB drive ended up costing one dermatology practice, which has settled with the Department of Health and Human Services for failing to address HITECH's breach notification provisions.

With bring your own device policies at healthcare organizations seeing an upward trend across the country, many say there's good reason to be apprehensive -- resistant even -- to the BYOD movement.

Several major health insurers are part of a coalition that is promoting texting as a way to keep expectant women, new moms and their babies healthy.