Health data breaches were on the rise last year, leaving millions of Americans’ sensitive health information exposed.

Nearly…

Researchers with University of Texas UTHealth Houston outlined five steps for clinicians to assess their electronic health records (EHR) using the SAFER guidelines. The study was published in the …

The U.S. healthcare system has been through the paces over the last few years, with leaders making transformational changes to their organizations to keep up and stay ahead.…

Three kidney care providers –– Fresenius Health Partners, Cricket Health and…

Incorporating telehealth and other digital tools may enhance the patient-physician relationship and increase the effectiveness of behavioral health offerings, according to new report by the American Medical…

KLAS Research, a healthcare information technology market research firm, released its 2022 Best in KLAS report, which covers more than 1,000 health IT informatics solutions. The…

A handful of top health-tech companies are throwing support behind new bipartisan legislation aimed at modernizing health data privacy laws and regulations.

Senators Bill Cassidy,…

Avaneer Health, an interoperable healthcare data exchange company built on blockchain technology, has secured $50 million in seed funding from a number of large healthcare players.

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Three of the nation’s top healthcare systems have invested $200 million into Transcarent, a digital health and benefits management startup, the organizations announced this week.

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Hackers broke into the computer network of a large Florida health system that contained sensitive personal health and financial information on more than 1.3 million people, the system announced Saturday.…

An overwhelming majority of healthcare executives have an artificial intelligence strategy but only 44% have put it into action, according to new survey results.

Optum queried more…

Oracle made a big splash in the healthcare space Monday, announcing plans to purchase electronic health records company Cerner for $28.3 billion.

The second largest software…

Oracle, one of the largest software companies in the world, is closing in on the purchase of Cerner for an estimated $30 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.

People…

HealthCare.com, a digital healthcare platform that connects consumers, service providers and payers, has raised a whopping $180 million.

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Health insurance premiums have risen 4% for workers in 2021.

Annual premiums for employer-sponsored family health coverage…

Aiming to give its 4.6 million enrollees instant info on out-of-pocket costs, Blue Shield of California has locked arms with Google Cloud and its tech partners to set up real-time claims processing.…

Walmart has partnered with health records system provider Epic to standardize EHR tools and processes at its health centers. 

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Telehealth appointments only make up about 20% of all doctor appointments.

That’s according to a new report from KLAS and…

Google is scattering its healthcare endeavors across separate departments, according to a memo leaked to Insider.

Where…

CVS Health has updated its ExtraCare Rewards loyalty program to offer up 2% cashback to its members after nearly every transaction. That’s a change from offering the cashback on a quarterly basis.…