Apple wants to build its own custom processor chips that could better understand health information collected from sensors — ultimately prolonging battery life and enhancing performance of its products — according to job listings reviewed by CNBC.

CMS Administrator Seema Verma hinted at one of her goals for the future of healthcare during the agency's Blue Button 2.0 Developer Conference Aug. 13  in Washington, D.C., according to FedScoop.

IBM said it is "setting the record straight" on its work with Watson Health after several recent media reports claimed the division's products recommend flawed advice and aren't based on real patient data.

Eighty of Central Maine Healthcare's 300 physicians have left the Lewistown-based organization this past fiscal year, which ended in June, one month after its three hospitals issued votes of no confidence in system CEO Jeff Brickman. But, Mr. Brickman thinks…

There are a range of emerging market segments in the health IT space. However, not all are catching the attention of healthcare providers.

Allscripts has reached a new milestone, reporting more than 4 billion data shares through its application programming interfaces since the company began counting these exchanges in 2013.

Greenway Health, a health information technology and services provider, recognized five healthcare practices with its customer awards at ENGAGE18, the company's annual customer engagement conference, Aug. 10-13 in National Harbor, Md.

Manchester, N.H.-based GraniteOne Health is launching tele-stroke services at Huggins Hospital in Wolfeboro, N.H., and Monadnock Community Hospital in Peterborough, N.H., according to a Conway Daily Sun report.

Austin, Texas-based MedSpring Urgent Care, which operates urgent care centers in five Midwestern and Southern states, is notifying 13,034 patients seen at its Illinois facilities about a potential data breach resulting from an employee who fell victim to an email…

Two key laws govern patient privacy in the U.S. — HIPAA and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act.