Data + Technology

June 27, 2022

The president has chosen Arati Prabhakar to lead the Office of Science and Technology Policy. Science advocates say her experience could be invaluable in helping establish a new health research agency.

June 23, 2022

The Department of Veterans Affairs said some facilities won’t get the new system until next year. The delay comes amid reports of problems with the system harming patients at a veterans hospital in Washington state.

June 22, 2022

A new report by Abnormal Security sheds light on a growing trend of hackers impersonating third-party vendors to steal from companies.

June 22, 2022

The Kentucky-based system is partnering with Biofourmis, a digital health company, to serve patients and participate in a study of acute care at home in rural areas.

June 20, 2022

The AHA’s Opioid Stewardship Measurement Guide, considered the 'gold standard' for opioid measurement for hospitals, misses a critical opportunity: measurement of opioid diversion.

June 19, 2022

True interoperability of patient data has been a goal for decades. But any enthusiasm must be tempered by the security and privacy issues healthcare companies continue to experience.

June 18, 2022

In other executive news, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center names a new health equity officer, WellSpan Health chooses a new COO, and other leaders take new roles.

June 13, 2022

An athenahealth survey found most physicians say the inability to easily exchange information adds to their stress levels.

June 12, 2022

There’s a lot of mythology and ignorance around what women want in the healthcare marketplace. Finding the truth means looking deeper, and more critically, into unmet needs.

June 10, 2022

Now that the tech giant has completed its $28-billion acquisition of Cerner, Ellison outlined how the merged company aims to transform the healthcare industry.