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By Bill Siwicki 09:56 am October 01, 2024
The organization is using cell phones, data plans and telemedicine to help low-income families with technology and equity disparities get the high-quality healthcare they need.
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By Andrea Fox 08:12 am October 01, 2024
An investigation into the incident, now being handled by the Department of Justice, is reportedly trying to determine whether Gov. Tim Walz or Sen. J.D. Vance’s health records were shared as a result of the insider breaches.
By Bill Siwicki 01:04 pm September 30, 2024
"This is truly a revolutionary system, allowing us to take operative navigation to a new level, tracking implants and change in alignment in real time with no radiation with a relatively straightforward camera," says a top spine surgeon.
Points on the U.S. map connected by lines
By Andrea Fox 11:56 am September 30, 2024
It wants the information released so patients, health systems, interoperability advocates and others "can evaluate the facts for themselves."
A cancer patient and a nurse
By Adam Ang 03:51 am September 30, 2024
Cancer treatment research can now rely less on Western datasets.
People using a laptop
By Jeff Lagasse 02:58 pm September 27, 2024
The lower MA premiums are expected to drive enrollment to 35.7 million by 2025 - about 51% of all Medicare beneficiaries.
stethoscope on iPad
By Bill Siwicki 01:26 pm September 27, 2024
A look at the ethics that provider organizations must consider when building out responsible models and equitable healthcare experiences, according to Oneil Rego and Ilana Golbin Blumenfeld, two experts at consulting giant PwC.
Epic Emeritus CIO Advisor Robert Slepin
By Bill Siwicki 12:33 pm September 27, 2024
Robert Slepin, emeritus CIO advisor at Epic, explains why with the story of JCL Connect, a complex business, clinical, and IT infrastructure transformation program at John C. Lincoln Health Network in Phoenix.
Capitol Hill rotunda at night
By Andrea Fox 12:27 pm September 27, 2024
To prevent healthcare cyberattacks and their damage to the American public, lawmakers propose mandatory cybersecurity requirements and penalties, which include jail time for executives who lie about cyber hygiene. 
person in grey sweater using a mobile phone
By Andrea Fox 10:18 am September 27, 2024
The commission is expected to codify a rule next month that requires cellular carriers to georoute wireless 988 calls to the closest national service provider, better connecting callers in crisis to local suicide prevention and care services, HHS said.