Humana told 522 members that a limited amount of their personal data may have been exposed during a data security incident at the beginning of 2019, according to ABC affiliate KSAT.

Blockchain developer Ocean Protocol has released its beta network for other companies to build data services and marketplaces through the existing decentralized ledger.

Health data companies Bitfury and Longenesis developed a blockchain-based consent management solution that is designed to streamline data collection for medical research, according to CoinGeek.

Microsoft will discontinue HealthVault, its patient medical records management service, by Nov. 20, according to ZDNet.

Pediatric patients were more often prescribed antibiotics during direct-to-consumer telemedicine visits than during in-person urgent care or primary care appointments, according to research published in Pediatrics.

Epic Systems CEO Judy Faulkner and her staff celebrated the EHR company's 40th anniversary March 22, according to the Wisconsin State Journal.

Seven recent health IT vendor contracts and go-lives:

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

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

Technology giants Google and Facebook were among various organizations that participated in the FDA's closed opioid summit April 2, where the tech leaders detailed their efforts to combat the epidemic.