Allscripts is teaming up with health IT firm MicroHealth to transition the U.S. Department of State's global medical health units to a cloud-based EHR system, according to an Aug. 3 announcement from the company. 

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, health systems across the U.S. canceled elective procedures and transitioned many team members to remote work.

As CIO of UC San Diego Health, Chris Longhurst, MD, is familiar with the occasional complaint that comes after sending IT announcements to the organization's 20,000 employees. During this pandemic, however, disgruntled emails have been replaced by praise from staff…

The Texas health department made an error in the COVID-19 death rate calculation, inflating the number to include 225 deaths not associated with COVID-19, according to The Epoch Times.

The Hawaii health department reported missing data from a private lab t is skewing the state's COVID-19 positivity rate, according to a report from the Star Advertiser.

Siemens has agreed to acquire Varian Medical Systems, a Palo Alto, Calif.-based radiation and oncology medical device and software manufacturer, for $16.4 billion, according to an Aug. 3 Fortune report. 

Medical researchers and tech companies have been working since the start of the pandemic to test whether wearable devices can function as a type of personal early-detection warning system to help reduce the spread of COVID-19, according to The Wall…

Amazon recently posted several job openings related to its health business.

In July, 23 organizations reported to HHS a collective total of 1,101,829 individuals being affected by data breaches.

The FBI issued a warning July 28 about increasing Netwalker ransomware attacks, specifically targeting U.S. and foreign health agencies, private companies and governments.