A federal judge in Florida has tossed out a lawsuit against Epic Systems, saying the plaintiff “parroted” the language of the False Claims Act without offering support for her claim that the company’s billing system software double-billed…

Telemedicine has often been touted as a way to provide easier access to care in rural parts of the U.S., but a study from the Bipartisan Policy Center and the Center for Outcomes Research and Education found it may be the patients themselves who…

For the eighth consecutive year, Epic was named the top software suite in the 2018 edition of the Best of KLAS: Software & Services Report, while Optimum Healthcare IT won the award for top overall IT services firm for the second year in a…

Adding health records to Apple’s health app didn’t excite advocates for greater patient access to their medical data, but Harvard Medical School professor Ken Mandl, MD, MPH, argues it could be a major breakthrough in promoting sharing of health…

While physicians have often blamed the meaningful use (MU) program for worsening their administrative burden and taking time away from patients, family physicians did believe more than half of the MU criteria was useful.

In a…

Chicago-based Outcome Health has settled with its major investors over allegations it provided false information, but the deal forced co-founders CEO Rishi Shah and president Shradha Agarwal to step down from day-to-day operations.

Outcome…

Electronic health record (EHR) vendor Allscripts may have restored service after being targeted by a ransomware attack, but now faces a class action lawsuit alleging it left clients vulnerable to hackers.

The suit from Bonyton Beach,…

Apple’s newly announced addition to its Health app will allow users to access parts of their medical records on their iPhone…

When a ransomware attack hit Greenfield, Ind.-based Hancock Health Jan. 11, the hospital decided to pay the hackers to regain access to their files—which federal investigators have urged targets of these attacks not to do. Hancock president and…

While applications of blockchain technology for healthcare have become a hot topic among health IT professionals, especially at…

James Hereford, president CEO of Minneapolis-based Fairview Health Services had some harsh words for electronic health records giant Epic, calling for his fellow healthcare executives to band together to counter Epic’s clout in the industry.

Private equity and venture capital raised nearly $7.2 billion globally in digital health in 2017, led by $1.1 billion in funding for artificial intelligence (AI) and data analytics,…

The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) and the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) have chosen Randy McCleese, MSIS, MBA, former CHIME board chair and chief information officer at Methodist…

Cerner has selected Brent Shafer, previously CEO of Philips North America, as its new chief executive and chairman effective Feb. 1.

“For decades, Cerner has built its reputation on meaningful innovation and driving client value,” Shafer…

Once expected to be valued at $1.5 billion, cloud-based electronic health records vendor Practice Fusion will be acquired by larger EHR provider Allscripts for $100 million in cash.

Just…

Managing a hospital without any beds and advising customers on what kind of health insurance plans fits their needs will be tasks assigned to new jobs in healthcare, according to Frost & Sullivan partner Reenita Das.

“Without a doubt,…

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, MD, isn’t surprised tech giants like Apple and Google seem to be jumping into the healthcare space. He’s only surprised it took them so long to do so.

“If you think about where…

In response to a report that CMS had banned all text messaging between members of a healthcare team, even on secure platforms, the agency reaffirmed its stance that secure texting of patient information is allowed.

The initial report came…

Cerner has filed a protest against rival Epic Systems winning a $62 million, seven-year contract to implement a new electronic health record (EHR) system…

The WannaCry ransomware attack which affected hospitals in the United Kingdom and medical devices in the U.S. was the work of hackers in North Korea, according to Homeland Security adviser Tom Bossert.

The National Security Agency had…

A Wisconsin district court judge has dismissed the $16 million lawsuit filed by Fond du Lac, Wisconsin-based Agnesian Healthcare against health IT giant Cerner, leaving the door open to…