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Medical practices spent 34% more on healthcare technology in 2014, report says
Sep 25, 2015 | Erin McCann
Medical practices across the U.S. are now spending a lot more on technology this year, ...
Excellus BlueCross BlueShield hacked; 10.5 million people affected
Sep 10, 2015 | Erin McCann
New York health plan Excellus BlueCross BlueShield on Wednesday said it was a victim of a ...
Cancer Care Group will pay $750,000 HIPAA fine for failing to encrypt devices
Sep 02, 2015 | Erin McCann
Cancer Care Group, a large radiation oncology practice in Indianapolis, is reevaluating ...
Mississippi's Merit Health notifies patients of data breach
Aug 31, 2015 | Erin McCann
The 12-hospital Merit Health system is notifying hundreds of its current and former patients that ...
University of Washington Tacoma develops highly accurate predictive analytics tool
Aug 19, 2015 | Erin McCann
Risk-O-Meter has an 82 percent accuracy in forecasting 30-day readmissions.
Yelp jumps into healthcare ratings, teams with ProPublica to show wait times, readmissions
Aug 05, 2015 | Erin McCann
The business listing site has teamed up with ProPublica to integrate data ...
Minnesota finds $2 billion in 'potentially preventable' hospital admissions in 2012
Jul 24, 2015 | Erin McCann
Events included hospital and ED patients visits that could have been ...
Hospital CFO faces 5 years for EHR fraud
Nov 17, 2014 | Erin McCann
The former chief financial officer of a now-closed Texas hospital is one step closer to a potential five years in federal ...
Texas Health Presbyterian takes financial hit after Ebola crisis
Oct 24, 2014 | Erin McCann
The Texas hospital that wrongfully discharged now deceased Ebola patient Thomas Eric Duncan is ...
Jun 04, 2014 | Erin McCann
A new study provides even more evidence that physician leadership is the key to success with ...

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