The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society is working with the American Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration to promote health IT workforce development. The health IT industry is expected to need about 50,000 new workers…
In an opinion piece, Harvard Medical School professors Tom Delbanco and Jan Walker argue that patients should be able to review medical notes from their physician in an electronic format, adding that giving patients access to their notes could improve …
An Institute of Medicine report that is scheduled to be publicly released on Thursday recommends that HHS create a new independent watchdog agency to investigate the safety of health IT systems, rather than give such authority to FDA. According to IOM…
The American Telemedicine Association and the mHealth Initiative have sent letters calling for FDA to add greater clarity to its proposed guidelines on the regulation of mobile health applications. ATA urged FDA to regulate apps based on specific facto…
In an effort to boost transparency, Sen. Chuck Grassley is continuing to pressure HHS’ Health Resources and Services Administration to reopen an online database that includes information on physician malpractice and disciplinary cases. Grassley also re…
As the country emerges from a recession and gears up to implement the health reform law, venture capitalists are investing more in health IT firms that use care management tools and data analytics to increase health system efficiency. Kaiser Health New…
The Department of Veterans Affairs and American Well have announced a project to provide telehealth services to veterans in their homes, workplaces and other locations. The initiative also will include the establishment of three online medical practice…
Officials from the University of California-Los Angeles Health System have alerted about 16,000 patients that an external hard drive was stolen from a physician’s home. The hard drive contained patient information such as names, birth dates and health …
Lifespan, a Rhode Island hospital operator, says a software error caused 2,000 patients at five of its facilities to receive incorrect prescription instructions. A majority of the patients have been contacted, and the company has alerted state health o…
Fifty-three percent of U.S. physicians who responded to a recent GfK Roper survey said they believe electronic health records are safer than paper-based records, while 18% of physicians said they believe paper charts are safer. Patients’ views were mor…
