Here are the top five most-read health IT stories from Becker's Hospital Review in July, beginning with the most popular:

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In a recent press release, higi, an industry leader and innovator in population health enablement, announced Dr. Chris Kryder as its new executive chairman.

The home health and hospice industry is currently undergoing a technology evolution – driven by new regulations, lower reimbursement rates, more care options and tough competition.

Sharing patient data in healthcare is no easy feat — in fact, one of the most common ways patients receive data is still the antiquated process of fax. However, startup MedBlox believes it has the interoperability solution the industry needs.

In March, the White House laid out a long-term vision to modernize the federal government, dubbed the President's Management Agenda. One of the agenda's core tenets is building a robust focus on data and transparency across federal agencies.

The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society recently appointed new leadership to its enterprise board of directors and its North America board of directors.

Charleston, S.C.-based Roper St. Francis Healthcare deployed DocASAP's online appointment scheduling solution.

Teladoc Health Reflects Broad Portfolio of Virtual Care Services; Mission to Transform Access to Care Worldwide

A Kaiser Permanente website used by employees, physicians and potential employees was hacked July 27 by a group called "Team Faceless Men," the blog DataBreaches.net reported July 30.