Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR)
The agency seeks to make its first HIPAA Security Rule update since 2013 to clarify what health plans, healthcare clearinghouses, providers and their business associates must do to protect the security of electronic protected health information.
A cyberattack on May 8 against healthcare giant Ascension resulted in the medical data of 5.6 million customers being exposed, according to a filing with the Maine attorney general’s office
The agency plans to roll out federal electronic health record systems at four Michigan facilities in mid-2026. Pre-deployment activities will kick off in the coming weeks.
Advanced approaches will improve health systems' bottom lines while enabling a "more patient-centered and provider-friendly healthcare ecosystem," says one consultant who specializes in data management.
The court battle with Particle Health highlights how national health information exchange networks rely on a chain of trust that can be broken, jeopardizing patient privacy under HIPAA.
The hospital, primarily based on virtual care, will be built by an Australian company.
The EHR Association is urging the agency to address members' concerns and finalize additional decision support intervention measurements proposed in the draft rule, and clarify uncertainties that could compromise the quality of submissions.
Secure medical records exchange under the national framework by all Epic customers is expected to be completed by the end of 2025, says Rob Klootwyk, director of interoperability at Epic.
A health analytics company is partnering with pharma to allow patients to unify their health information across multiple providers. By leveraging artificial intelligence, the DTP platform analyzes medical records and makes recommendations.
Intermountain, Mayo Clinic, MedStar, Ochsner, Stanford Health and UPMC are among the organizations taking part in the initiative, focused on innovating integration of virtual care pathways.
