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Mac McMillan, CEO of Austin, Texas-based IT security firm CynergisTek and chair of the HIMSS Privacy & Security Policy Task Force, has some strong opinions about privacy protections in healthcare nowadays. The short version? Things could be a lot better.
A new report from the UnitedHealth Group indicates rural Americans will face an increasing need for healthcare and more challenges in accessing it, and recommends telehealth and telemedicine technology as a possible solution.
athenahealth announced Thursday that it has signed an agreement to acquire Proxsys, a Birmingham, Ala.-based provider of cloud-based care coordination services between physicians and hospitals.
Intel-GE Care Innovations, a collaboration formed last year to advance telehealth solutions for the home healthcare market, has launched Connect, a home-based medical device that serves as a communications platform and wellness portal for isolated seniors.
Two recent reports paint a rosy picture for the use of telemedicine in children's hospitals, both as a way of connecting specialists with patients and giving kids a link to their parents or other patients.
The Cambridge, Mass.-based online physician network has introduced a platform that enables physicians to seek medical advice in real-time, through their smartphones, and includes the ability to download a photograph.
The Department of Health and Human Services has released a proposed rule detailing how states can create and operate their health insurance marketplaces, where consumers and small businesses can compare and shop for health plans starting in 2014.
A non-profit charged with managing Tennessee's telehealth network is shutting down amid an investigation that two former executives stole or misused more then $1 million in grant funding.
Health Level Seven and the International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation announced Thursday that they have expanded collaborative efforts.
Minnesota-based IT company helps health plans, employers connect with health clubs and manage employees' workout routines.