Mike Miliard

Appearing at HIMSS17 with former Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell, Boehner says Republicans 'will never, ever agree what the bill should be.'

At HIMSS17, clinicians get a primer on details of two of the more IT-focused components.

While the number of providers facing lower reimbursement fell - 257,000 docs were penalized in 2015 and 209,000 in 2016 - the size of the downward adjustment is larger than in years past.

Los Angeles-based RadNet won for the easiest bill to understand, with a bill HHS said is "as concise as possible."

The industry association calls on CMS Administrator Andy Slavitt to focus on the key issues of data sharing and interoperability and to reduce the need for multiple reports from IT systems.

As data theft, ransomware, network attacks and accidental privacy violations continue to plague healthcare organizations of all sizes, HHS Office for Civil Rights has announced plans to devote more resources to investigating smaller breaches.

Personal information of more than 650,000 Bon Secours patients - including names, insurance identification numbers, banking information, social security numbers and some clinical data - was left exposed on the internet for four days this spring by a business associate of the hospital system.

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 its member hospitals.

With more than 350 oncology researchers, data and technology experts, alongside with more 6,000 people at linked events nationwide, it's billed as the the first time a group this big has gathered for such an initiative.

With the healthcare industry suddenly accounting for nearly 25 percent of all data breaches, a new study from The Brookings Institution suggests some new cybersecurity strategies are needed.