Privacy & Security
It's essential to take the steps necessary to prepare against a data breach, but after one does occur, knowing how to respond can make all the difference. Mahmood Sher-Jan, vice president of product management at ID Experts, offers five steps to take once a breach has happened.
Premier healthcare alliance has partnered with Carmel, Ind.-based Clinical Architecture in an effort to normalize disparate healthcare data and help care providers better understand and use health information.
A think tank with a healthcare task force chaired by former Senators Tom Daschle, a Democrat, and Bill Frist, MD, a Republican, is advocating for improved and better-used health information technology. Among the group's recommendations is "robust" data exchange.
Former Microsoft Health Solutions Group executive Peter Neupert will join Health Evolution Partners, a venture capital firm launched by former National Coordinator for Health IT David Brailer, MD, as an operating partner.
The Nemours children's healthcare system is using cloud technology from Redwood Shores, Calif.-based Saba to enable enterprise-wide learning and compliance with its Epic electronic medical record system.
Jonathan Linkous, CEO of the American Telemedicine Association, has shared seven market trends that will shape telemedicine and telehealth in the immediate future. These trends represent major changes from the existing norm, creating new challenges and opportunities for the industry, he says.
Dossia, the open-source personal health record service developed by a group of Fortune 500 employers, announced Monday that the Dossia Health Management System has been deployed at six of its founding member companies – leading to sharp uptick in patient engagement.
In a move aimed at expanding electronic data interchange (EDI) services in the inpatient space, Quality Systems, Inc. (QSI) will acquire Augusta, Ga.-based ViaTrack Systems.
Open Health Tools, a multi-stakeholder open source community whose chief health informatics officer is Robert M. Kolodner, MD, the former national coordinator, is joining with the Georgia Institute of Technology on a public-private initiative designed to accelerate the adoption of health information technology.
The Department of Veterans Affairs says it has signed up 30,776 veterans so far to participate in pilots around the country for the virtual lifetime electronic record (VLER) program. VA CIO Roger Baker discusses VLER and the other initiatives that make it tick.