Jessica Davis

The Prescription Drug Monitoring Program aims to combat drug abuse in the state.

Johns Hopkins Medicine has launched the Johns Hopkins Wilmer Zika Center, where medical professionals focus on caring for patients with the Zika virus. The center is touted as the first multidisciplinary Zika center in the world.

The computer virus has evolved and is targeting hospitals with a massive campaign.

Rural healthcare is receiving a $16 million boost for telehealth and quality improvement activities from the Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources & Services Administration, it was announced Thursday.

Hillary Clinton urged Congress to return to Washington and approve Zika funding for treatment, research and testing.

Newkirk Products, a provider of identification cards for insurance carriers, including BlueCross BlueShield, on Friday reported a data breach that may have exposed the personal information of 3.3 million members of insurance plans.

A Ukrainian hacker said he has stolen over 105,000 internal documents from Central Ohio Urology Group, based in Gahanna, Ohio. The Urology Group is touted to be the second-largest health system in the state with 24 locations.

The money comes as the number of Zika-infected patients in Miami passed 10, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a travel warning to the area, and many people are blaming Congress for not acting earlier to fund Zika work.

As the push for value-based care demands that hospital executives better align services across the care continuum, hospitals are increasingly appointing chief clinical officers and in many instances the role is becoming clearly distinct from a traditional chief medical officer.

The hacker broke into organizations on the HL7 network, the security firm has found, and has since put those records up for sale on the dark web. The security firm also said TheDarkOverlord is actively looking for more servers to hack in healthcare.