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Forty-five percent of all respondents expect that more than a third of all dollars spent on IT will originate from outside the IT department in 2019.

Newer medical devices can improve patient safety and performance, but they come with unique challenges.

Experts and watchdogs say the birth of twins with genetically modified DNA represents precision medicine gone wrong.

Now that mHealth apps are flooding the market, clinicians and health systems must understand their benefits and detriments.

Can digital voice assistants for healthcare improve outcomes, increase efficiencies and protect patient data?

Two state regulators still have not approved the deal between CVS Health and Aetna.

8 ways healthcare leaders can prepare for a HIPAA compliance audit.

The FDA hopes the framework will help patients improve their health.

When used with outpatient therapy, reSET has improved abstinence in patients with substance use disorder.

Why Garmin and Fitabase want to make it easier for scientists to access wearables data.

More than half of data breaches in healthcare systems are due to internal mistakes or neglect, according to a new study.

In a new study, AI performed significantly worse at diagnosing pneumonia in X-ray images in different health systems.

A health information and privacy expert offers insights into HIPAA compliance, wearables and voice assistants.

4 reasons to be hopeful for the future of virtual care.

Do modern health systems have the know-how and tools to develop their own EHR systems?

Patients in rural communities could benefit most from greater healthcare access. But challenges remain.

Telehealth innovations are meant to cradle innovation and strengthen Medicare, CMS Administrator Seema Verma, M.P.H., said.

Biometric technology will play a major role in the future of patient identification. But only with referential matching technology can health systems realize the full benefits.

Physician burnout and suicide are major issues in the healthcare industry. But how does technology play a part in these trends, and what can technology do to decrease them?

LeanTaaS, a high-tech health scheduling company, has created software that has reduced patient wait times and improved operational performance.

The power of mHealth solutions remains in question, a new study finds.

The data breach exposed the information of nearly 20,000 additional people, revised figures show.

The new owners plan to merge athenahealth and Virence Health to create a “leading” health IT company.

A new study suggests that an mHealth app for mental health counseling is as effective as in-person therapy.

The portable reader enables the test to deliver diagnostic results where patients are, leveraging data to jumpstart care in Ebola-stricken areas.

Healthcare can learn from the creation of the government’s national coordinator for health IT. Featuring Duke professor and attorney Barak Richman, Ph.D., J.D.

Janae Sharp talks to four experts about which steps healthcare leaders can take to fight physician burnout.

But a new study finds that wearables, data and analytics require a “fundamental rethinking” of health management.