Tag: Healthcare Information Technology

February 27, 2020

On 21 February, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), in partnership with the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) released a strategy that aims to […]

October 3, 2017

NYU Langone Health has been selected as a 2017 HIMSS Enterprise Nicholas E. Davies Award recipient for its excellence in implementing healthcare information technology to substantially improve patient outcomes and value. The New York City-based academic medical center installed a […]

February 23, 2017

Epic Systems is trying to get providers’ electronic health record systems connected through a new app program that uses Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources or FHIR. App Orchard aims to serve both physician office and hospital clients that want to build […]

December 13, 2016

Medical laboratory giant Quest Diagnostics on Monday announced that its online patient portal had suffered a breach exposing about 34,000 individuals’ records. The Madison, N.J.-based company said it discovered the breach on Nov. 26. The intruder(s) gained access to individuals’ […]

December 2, 2016

IBM Watson Health will use the power of cognitive computing to help Pfizer with the development of cancer drugs. The Armonk, N.Y.-based computer giant’s supercomputer Watson will help Pfizer speed up research and development of drugs that use the body’s […]

October 20, 2016

Public health leaders are lauding HHS’ call for money and data to drive stronger health initiatives that take into account social determinants.HHS said in a white paper released Tuesday that funding reductions have strained local public health agencies and prevent […]

August 31, 2016

Federal authorities are investigating after a computer virus infected all electronic services of the Appalachian Regional Healthcare system in Kentucky and West Virginia. The system is dealing with technical complications, said ARH spokeswoman Melissa Cornett in a statement released Saturday. […]

August 4, 2016

Banner Health is contacting 3.7 million individuals whose personal information may have been accessed in a cyberattack that began on systems that process credit card payments for food and beverage purchases at Banner locations. The breach then expanded to include […]