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While American providers need it for value-based care, hospitals abroad want the tools for their own quality initiatives, but the high cost may hinder developing countries.

Consulting firm found org is not meeting state needs and patients lack confidence so HIE is working on improvement plan.

While Longs Peak Family Practice was investigating a Nov. 5 ransomware attack, its infosec team discovered another hack into its system on Nov. 10.

$2.4 billion came from healthcare, including high-profile settlements with EHR vendor eClinicalWorks and EpiPen maker Mylan.

The North Korean government’s malicious activity also made it into this month’s cybersecurity report from HIMSS.

During the past year, private sector innovations, rather than government policy, dominated the interoperability discussion.

Democrats listed healthcare as their main worry, while Republicans put it at second behind only immigration.

As the VA embarks on its EHR replacement, IHS puts out a request for information as it explores updating its RPMS system.

Fueled by three converging trends – increasing government support and reimbursement for telehealth services; purpose-built, integrated hardware-software solutions; and the “consumerization of medical devices” – telemedicine is poised to make major gains in the coming year.

The hospital also added the BabyScripts Medicaid experience tool for women’s health.