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By Jack McCarthy | 02:26 pm | February 12, 2018
The revenue cycle is changing as artificial intelligence and machine learning come into the picture and hospitals look to emulate financial services, tech-wise. Here's how to stay on top of what's happening at HIMSS18.
By Jack McCarthy | 04:04 pm | December 19, 2016
Affordable Care Act's fate is coming into question as healthcare organizations move into the new world of value-based care and other advances.
By Jack McCarthy | 02:43 pm | August 10, 2016
Healthcare executives saw salaries decrease during the last year, even though pay for doctors and physician assistants, IT pros rose.
By Jack McCarthy | 03:44 pm | July 22, 2016
The threat of ransomware attacks on health care facilities is greater than ever as cybercriminals see the opportunity to make money by encrypting health data in EHRs and demanding payment to unlock it.
By Jack McCarthy | 01:42 pm | July 18, 2016
The American Hospital Association and the Federation of American Hospitals voiced opposition to the public healthcare option that President Obama suggested and presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton has since supported.
By Jack McCarthy | 10:03 am | June 06, 2016
A Connecticut podiatry office has notified 40,491 patients that cybercriminals may have compromised their protected health information by accessing its EHR database.
By Jack McCarthy | 01:24 pm | May 26, 2016
Seeking to improve patient safety and reduce hospital readmissions, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is readying a series of "Hospital Improvement and Innovation Networks" (HIINs).
By Jack McCarthy | 10:12 am | March 30, 2016
MedStar Health was forced to turn some patients away on Tuesday as it recovered from a computer virus.
By Jack McCarthy | 02:33 pm | March 17, 2016
The study found that telemedicine resulted in an average savings of 145 miles and 142 min per visit.
By Jack McCarthy | 02:17 pm | February 01, 2016
As the Iowa caucus kicked off on Monday, candidates on both sides sparred over their plans for healthcare and the future of President Obama's Affordable Care Act in general.