Aggregate Data to Improve Patient Safety: How Data Can Inform Risk Management
Data can help healthcare facilities improve patient safety, but first, healthcare leaders need to bring data from multiple sources together using a common taxonomy.
Report: First half of 2021 sees massive spike in number of data breach victims
Provider organizations accounted for 73% of all data breaches reported to the HHS in the first six months of 2021, impacting about 22.7 million individuals overall, a new report shows. This represents a 185% jump in individuals affected compared to the same period last year.
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Immune Support on Demand: Ranking the Top Mobile IV Therapy Companies
Explore the top mobile IV therapy companies boosting immune health on demand, with standout services, expert care and innovative delivery across the U.S.
ONC: Rural, critical access, independent hospitals trail behind in providing health data via apps
The number of hospitals providing patients electronic access to their health information via apps has increased exponentially over the past decade. But small, rural, critical access and independent hospitals were still falling significantly behind their counterparts as of 2019, a new ONC report shows.
MD Anderson doesn’t have to pay $4.3M HIPAA penalty, court rules
An appellate court lifted a $4.3 million HIPAA fine imposed on the Texas-based cancer care center two years ago for losing the personal health information of more than 33,000 people.
HHS’ plans for health IT through 2025: 4 key goals
A recently released 50-page plan details the federal agency's health IT-related objectives over the next five years and outlines the strategies it plans to use to achieve its goals.