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By Leontina Postelnicu | 02:05 pm | September 21, 2018
The National Health Service announced that Robert Coles will serve in the newly created chief information security officer role.
Privacy & Security
By Jessica Davis | 12:36 pm | September 21, 2018
Boston Medical Center, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital let ABC film a documentary on site without obtaining patient authorization.
Compliance
By Jessica Davis | 10:30 am | September 21, 2018
An employee uploaded a file containing member information to a public-facing website in April, but officials did not discover the error until July.
Workflow
By Mike Miliard | 02:46 pm | September 20, 2018
Cincinnati-based Mercy Health announced this week that it is investing in San Diego-based NucleusHealth, developer of cloud-hosted picture archiving communications systems and teleradiology services.
Innovation
By Mike Miliard | 01:24 pm | September 20, 2018
When developing, funding, scaling and evolving innovation projects, it's key to gain insights from around the world – and to keep consumer top of mind, HIMSS innovation expert Ian Hoffberg says.
Patient Engagement
By Tom Sullivan | 10:00 am | September 20, 2018
Dave Chase puts forth contrarian viewpoints in his new book, and predicts that millennials will redirect the future of healthcare – which is a good thing.
By Susan Morse | 06:23 pm | September 19, 2018
President Trump on Wednesday threatened to add new import taxes on an additional $257 billion of Chinese goods to the $200 billion established on Monday.
Privacy & Security
By Jessica Davis | 02:13 pm | September 19, 2018
Drafted by the U.K. National Cyber Security Centre, the guidance provides insight into preventing phishing attacks, bolstering third-party management and other security threats.
Interoperability
By Leontina Postelnicu | 01:02 pm | September 19, 2018
The National Health Service in England has announced two new innovator programs to accelerate the use of digital health tools that benefit patients and remove barriers slowing adoption of innovation.
Mobile Health IT
By Tom Sullivan | 09:00 am | September 19, 2018
HIMSS Chief Technology and Innovation Officer Steve Wretling says developers need to build the experience healthcare hasn’t had yet.