The productivity paradox is the phenomenon that investing in IT leads to an initial decline in improvement and productivity instead of the expected immediate improvement in processes. It's a paradox widely observed in the healthcare industry following the implementation of…
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Running parallel to the rise in tech and digital health companies is the growth of user-level data. This health information is seen as a treasure chest for researchers and scientists seeking insights for advances, but the data often becomes private,…
A new report from the Kaiser Family Foundation indicates Medicare spending continues to rise.
A planning board approved Watertown, Mass.-based athenahealth's proposed plan to renovate its Arsenal on the Charles campus, reports Wicked Local.
The following healthcare layoffs were reported by Becker's Hospital Review so far in July. They are listed below, beginning with the most recent.
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Not all data breaches are reported or penalized equally. While some organizations face multimillion dollar fines for alleged HIPAA violations, HHS' Office for Civil Rights resolves thousands of complaints of potential violations without notifying the public, according to an investigation…
Houston-based Memorial Hermann Health System has notified 12,061 employee group health plan members some protected health information may have been disclosed to a primary care physician within the health system's physician network, according to a Click2Houston report.
Nurses at Boston-based Brigham and Women's Hospital have ratified a tentative contract agreement reached in June that averted a planned strike.
A district court in Maryland has granted CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield's motion to dismiss a class action lawsuit filed against the payer regarding a data breach that exposed data of 1.1 million members, saying the plaintiffs' argument does not sufficiently indicate…
Raleigh, N.C.-based UNC Rex Healthcare has named Andrew Zukowski CFO, effective Aug. 22. Mr. Zukowski is the fourth CFO the health system has appointed since 2015, according to The News & Observer.