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What does the poised growth mean for hospitals?

Why Seattle Children’s Hospital researchers say electronic medical records can help doctors provide better care to at-risk children.

Why an algorithm might restore confidence and control to patients.

The money will fill gaps in gene editing and help find ways to better disseminate knowledge and tools.

Roughly 1500 of the EHR vendor’s customers experienced some sort of disruption after SamSam struck.

Could the EHR vendor have prevented the SamSam ransomware attack or offset its effects?

Attorneys filed the complaint on behalf of a Florida orthopedic group after the SamSam virus allegedly disrupted some medical practices for 8 days.

Big data fueled the real-time sepsis forecasting algorithm.

How to create stronger passwords and plug often-overlooked cybersecurity holes in healthcare.

The Health app in Apple iOS 11.3’s beta version contains a noteworthy addition.

"A week out and they still cannot give us an estimated time we will all be back and running," a provider told Healthcare Analytics News.

A new study and 2 accompanying commentaries illustrate both the promises and the pitfalls of decision support.

"Their cancellation was a step in the wrong direction for pursuing a healthcare system that focuses on value and not volume."

The robot uses sensors and a motor to control tissue growth in infants.

"CMS is lacking information that it could use to assess how opioid prescribing patterns are changing over time."

There simply aren't enough genetic counselors to deliver testing results to every patient.

“None were hospitals or large independent physician practices,” a company spokesperson said.

The SamSam malware that is disrupting the EHR provider's clients nationwide is usually delivered manually, and can be extremely difficult to get rid of.

The tech can help identify Mabry syndrome. So what’s next?

The VA's pending arrangement with Cerner will be its 4th crack at EHR modernization since 2001.

The healthcare sector is one of the driving forces behind the AI investment boom. How do venture funds find the right companies to back?

Are patients as enamored with mHealth as hospitals want them to be?

Armed with money and data from late Cerner CEO Neal Patterson, an institute at Oklahoma State University is aiming high.

"You need a mandate from the institutional leadership down that we’re going to makes this data accessible and usable to make progress."

Allscripts is buying a smaller EHR vendor at a time when giants are growing by expanding their market and scooping up the competition.

John Mattison, MD, likes science fiction. Today, he warned of the scenarios that could emerge from unchecked AI.

Sameer Badlani, MD, says he'd love to be replaced by AI. He's tired. But that won't happen any time soon.

A former IBM health researcher discussed why basing technologies like Watson on trials and guidelines would not work.