Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR)

A new report compiled by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality shows that a steep drop in hospital-acquired conditions has accompanied a decrease of 3 million adverse events in the past five years.

The 'No More Ransom' campaign, established by Intel Security, Kaspersky Lab, Europol and the Dutch National police in July, expanded again with the addition of 34 new partners and 32 new decryptors, Europol announced.

See the new class of social media-savvy executives, innovators and healthcare professionals that will fuel the conversation leading up to, during and after this year’s conference. 

National Coordinator Vindell Washington said unlocking health data is the mission and he showed off FHIR-based technologies doing exactly that. 

A new survey reveals that patients want more connected healthcare, easier access to their records and more than half have tried to compile their own medical records.

Vice President Biden joined the president in signing the bill, which passed through Congress with overwhelming approval.

The CommonWell Health Alliance and Carequality announced Dec. 13 they will be collaborating on efforts to boost data sharing among healthcare providers nationwide, committing to work together on advancing interoperability.

A former CIO gets a close up look of the assessment side

Cloud-based EHR vendor has also become a new Apple mobility partner.

The National Institutes of Health is challenging biotech researchers to build a wearable device that can measure blood alcohol in real-time, and it will offer funding for researchers who find out how to better use electronic health record data for alcohol treatment.