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A Ukrainian hacker claimed the attack on Twitter, including a screenshot of patient names, addresses, dates of birth and diagnoses.

Tying Real-Time Location Systems with clinical information tools enables customers to streamline patient and staff flow, eliminate dual data entry and reduce human error, the companies said.

Health and Human Services preparedness response unit awarded $37.2 million toward work on diagnostics and vaccines, including $5.1 million to InBios for a two-year contract to develop a serological test that could reduce result time from days to hours.

Premier Inc. is joining forces with America's Essential Hospitals, which champions care for vulnerable populations, in a bid to improve quality, cost and population health at essential hospitals.

HIMSS Analytics' eighth annual study sees room for more turnover as practices look for partners to help with clinical practice improvement activities.

Big data company CognitiveScale intends to use the new financing to develop its portfolio of cloud-based cognitive computing products.

At the Disabled Veterans Convention in Atlanta the President eschewed ‘radical’ proposals alluded to by Donald Trump and touted the improvements made in VA healthcare.

CMS innovation model aimed at as many as 5,000 primary care practices of all sizes, including small, independent and rural facilities.

The small percentage of hospitals already tapping into the CMS PROs are tracking chronic care management, surgical interventions, mental health and cancer treatments, the company found. And there is evidence more healthcare entities will get in the game in the future.  

One 90-provider specialist practice is seeing improved workflows and better patient care after deploying hybrid storage capabilities aimed at accelerating the performance of its electronic health record, billing and practice management systems.