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By Jeff Byers | 11:38 am | May 19, 2014
3D printing is set to become a disruptive technology across many sectors, including healthcare – and a money saver too. Employing 3D printing, one medical wearable startup tallied savings of more than $250,000 in one year.
By Erin McCann | 11:00 am | May 19, 2014
A keystroke logger infecting three computers has been blamed for swiping the medical and financial data of UC Irvine Student Health Center patients.
By Erin McCann | 09:00 am | May 19, 2014
Kaiser Permanente's Jim Doggett knows a little something about privacy and security risk management.
By Bernie Monegain | 11:56 am | May 16, 2014
Epic to non-Epic clinical data sharing can be done, but it is not without challenges, according to a new report from research firm KLAS. The report examines what health organizations not using an Epic system have to do in order to share data with health systems that employ an Epic EHR.
By Diana Manos | 11:49 am | May 16, 2014
The way John Berneike, MD, sees it, being an early adopter of electronic health records has put him in line for unintended punishment under Stage 2 meaningful use.
By Mike Miliard | 11:16 am | May 16, 2014
Barely three weeks after ceasing its working partnership with Allscripts, patient portal developer Medfusion is now suing the EHR giant for breach of contract.
By Neil Versel | 09:23 am | May 15, 2014
Technologists have worked for years to break down data silos in healthcare. Then, just as it seemed they were starting to figure out interoperability, along comes a flood of mobile health apps that simply don't connect to anything.
By Bernie Monegain | 09:05 am | May 15, 2014
Author, consultant and futurist Ian Morrison served up the opening keynote at the National Healthcare Innovation Summit on May 14 in Boston with a large dose of wit. But he delivered a somber message concerning the urgent need for innovation in healthcare.
By Diana Manos | 10:53 am | May 14, 2014
When it comes to the topic of meaningful use, Colin Banas, MD, is driven by fear. And he's far from being the only one.
By Erin McCann | 07:05 am | May 14, 2014
Kaiser Permanente's Jim Doggett talks about the policies and practices that go into the planning of a secure environment.