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The four-year agreement is estimated to be worth £5 billion.

Leapfrog report says many systems are showing dedication to reducing deadly medical errors.

The reversal of opinion could now open the floodgates for other genetic testing companies.

Healthgrades said 134,568 patient safety events could have been avoided if all hospitals performed like the winners did.

Livongo Health, the diabetes management startup launched by former Allscripts CEO Glen Tullman, has landed a $52.5 million round of funding.

Livongo Health has made a name for itself in assisting with the care of patients with diabetes. And according to its CEO, Glen Tullman, it has plenty more work to do in this field before it expands the use of its technology and services to other chronic illnesses.

The industry veteran also said that visionary CIOs will start to think about limiting EHR exposure to other tasks.

Healthcare IT News has created a searchable and sortable accounting of HIPAA breaches, using Department of Health and Human Services data. Check out the list, which includes 1,149 reported breaches compromising the protected health information of more than 41 million people.

As the volume and variety of medical images increases, providers are looking for better ways to store and access them. Vendor neutral archives are fast finding favor -- but in many respects the jury is still out on just what a VNA is and what it should offer.

Too many hospitals depend on outdated and inefficient practices to backup and archive their troves of patient data, according to a study published this week by HIMSS Analytics.