Blue Cross and Blue Shield members in the health insurer's Blue365 wellness program can purchase Fitbits at a reduced cost under a new partnership announced Aug. 7.

Healthcare organizations may soon follow the footsteps of the financial services and shipping industries in deploying large-scale blockchain projects, according to a recent IDC Health Insights report cited by ComputerWorld.

Garrett Regional Medical Center in Oakland, Md., together with Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore, is offering psychological services via telemedicine to children with neurodevelopmental disabilities, according to a WCBC Radio report.

The New Jersey Innovation Institute in Newark partnered with Corsis, a provider of healthcare risk and compliance scoring.

CMS Administrator Seema Verma wants healthcare providers to be fax-free by 2020, she said during a keynote address Aug. 6 at the annual interoperability forum hosted by HHS' ONC, according to the Politico Morning eHealth newsletter.

Vanderbilt University Medical Center's enterprise Cybersecurity unit has identified phishing emails sent to trick hospital staff into fraudulent financial activity, according to a warning posted on MyVUMC.

Healthcare consolidation is rampant – and it’s placing huge demands on organizations to prepare for a future of fierce competition for informed consumers.

It likely won’t surprise any intensivist to learn that the 2018 Medscape National Physician Burnout and Depression Report shows that critical care physicians claim the highest rate of burnout (48 percent) amongst any physician group.

In the current, fragmented US healthcare system, physicians have limited visibility into their patient’s medical records.

GDPR enforcement is looming for healthcare organizations facing new requirements. To meet GDPR mandates and avoid steep penalties, organizations must assess key security components and processes, like data breach detection and notification; data controller and data processing procedures; and, training…