Technology

The House Energy & Commerce Committee has passed the legislation, but some key provisions for telehealth are slated to expire at the end of the year.

Healthcare technology leader Geeta Nayyar and Vinitha Ramnathan of NRC Health talk about AI, problems to address with ethics and equity, and reasons for optimism.

It’s going to take time for the public to understand the use of artificial intelligence in medicine. Dr. Dhruv Khullar of Weill Cornell Medicine outlines ways to foster trust.

The majority of executives see growing value in artificial intelligence, but they say they’ll need people to utilize new technologies.

The complacency with electrocardiogram signal noise has become all too common. But it is threatening basic operations and the ability to provide quality care.

These steps can offer opportunities to improve the bottom line and deliver better care to patients.

The healthcare technology company has released new offerings in urgent care and women’s health. Nele Jessel of athenahealth talks about how the company wants to meet the needs of specialists.

Health systems delayed appointments and procedures due to the disruption. Hospitals need procedures for serving patients when the worst happens.

A number of health systems delayed appointments and surgeries due to the problems related to CrowdStrike’s software update.

On Thursday, a global outage of Microsoft software affected some health systems in the United States, which announced they were canceling some procedures or only taking urgent care visits.

Exacerbated most recently by the pandemic, physician burnout has been particularly pervasive. Prospectively tracking metrics in the electronic health record (EHR) may identify physicians at high risk of departure.

Penn Medicine’s automated text system prompted more patients to get to the hospital sooner. It could offer more possibilities for monitoring patients with other health issues.

The hospitals are participating in a federal effort to collect and study the health data of women and babies. The hope is to reduce disparities in outcomes among racial and ethnic groups.

A University of Michigan study shows how wearable devices such as the Apple watch offer a window into the daily lives of thousands, offering valuable research and clinical information.

Panelists during a session at the Galien Week of Innovation discussed their technological innovations that allow for a health system with a more connected patient.

When it comes to securing data, healthcare ranks number one — for all the wrong reasons.

Organizations must recognize that cybersecurity is more a journey than a destination.

Patients expect more convenient communication options and user-friendly technology from healthcare providers now.

Patients receiving care at Memorial Sloan Kettering preferred telemedicine visits over in-office visits with similar satisfaction scores.

The COVID-19 pandemic has proven healthcare organizations, even in a crisis, need to tirelessly forge ahead with innovation to be successful. Senior-level healthcare executives need to follow the macro-trends driving the industry forward.

Hospitals receiving publicly reported negative feedback improved their electronic health record medication safety.

Automated patient engagement technology can streamline communications without excessive costs, implementation challenges or healthcare providers losing the "human touch."

Owing in large part to the pandemic, telehealth is growing increasingly popular with consumers.

Telemedicine for diagnosis scaled up dramatically as a result of the pandemic, but there isn’t much known about the impact on diagnostic quality and safety.

Hospitals and health systems started to improve digital capabilities as a result of the pandemic, but that momentum is starting to slow, according to new report.

Ransomware attacks tend to increase around holiday weekends, like Labor Day weekend. Here is a look at some recent healthcare data breaches.

A systematic review reveals wearable devices can measure biomarkers of patients in hospitals.

Google Health will spread across different divisions of Google.

Although the world is very much still in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, a panel of experts tackled lessons learned so far.

A mind map exercise examines general practitioners' perceptions of the health technology.