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"I think we are much closer to real, practical medical applications of the technology."

Evolution might be important for Fitbit as the market for wearable devices becomes more complicated.

New research from Yale University shows why healthcare orgs must better inform patients undergoing radiologic exams, both in person and online.

CSC was hired to replace the state's legacy Medicaid processing system. The arrangement quickly turned sour.

Kaiser Permanente researchers analyzed data from more than 4 million people for the population health study.

It calls for substantial cuts to HHS divisions that oversee patient data privacy and interoperability initiatives.

November through February are often marked by an uptick in cyberattacks, security expert Dustin Hutchison explains.

The development helps patients monitor their drug intake through a smartphone app.

The genomics company said the money will go towards strengthening its intellectual property positions and commercializing 1 of its cancer assays

“Healthcare has always been a very noble profession,” Taha Jangda said. “But it’s also been very transactional.”

The includion of last year's CHRONIC Care Act in the bill could pave the way for future telehealth legislation.

The insurer wants $20 million. The legal firm wants Aetna to pay. Patients are due $17 million.

Traditional guidelines and ICD-10 codes get it wrong, according to the cutting-edge company's chief medical officer.

The woman who oversaw MD Anderson's controversial IBM Watson collaboration may know a thing or two about AI and expectations.

“We’ve been too comfortable for too long,” he said. "We have to blow it up a little."

What healthcare organizations and digital health ventures must know about open-source software before tracking and implementing it.

The judge wrote that the complaint "fails the most basic test for particularity.”

Blockchain is set to redefine how healthcare is contracted, managed, and paid for. Although the technology is in its early stages, here is where we are and what is ahead.

“We envision this as not a part of the current political debate. It’s a wide net right now," the new organization's Executive Director said in an interview.

The sector was the most likely to deploy anti-ransomware software. But it was still the most likely to get hit.

Advanced machine learning enables the wearable device to spot events and summon help.

Researchers from MIT and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology harness algorithms to map out the virus's evasive tactics.

How Medial EarlySign’s machine learning model combed EHRs to identify patients at risk of kidney damage.

The conventional wisdom is you never pay the file kidnappers. In a recent hospital cyberattack, paying may have been the only option.

The Direct Decision Support Model was designed to provide medical information to approximately 700,000 Medicare beneficiaries.

Why the “breakthrough device” could be a boon for healthcare organizations and patients alike.

A new literature review published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research suggests that it has.

"It has the potential to save hundreds of lives," researcher John Hirdes of the University of Waterloo said.