Researchers at Insilixa, a healthcare startup based in Sunnyvale, Calif., created a biochip that is able to complete microbial scans in two hours without the need for cultures, according to Science.

More than nine in 10 hospitals use an EHR vendor that offers technology certified under the ONC's latest product criteria, according to ONC data last updated in June.

The federal Health IT Advisory Committee, which provides policy recommendations to the ONC, revealed details of a new Interoperability Standards Priorities Task Force July 13, according to the Politico Morning eHealth newsletter.

Harrisonville, Mo.-based Cass Regional Medical Center's EHR is back online July 16 after almost a week of downtime stemming from a ransomware attack on its IT infrastructure, the hospital said in a update.

Medical experts are turning to EHR data, coupled with billing records, to help refine treatments and find new uses for drugs that have already been approved, according to NPR.

Cyberattacks are dominating the news, and they’re the first thing we think of when HIPAA breaches occur. But there's another area of vulnerability that flies under the radar of many healthcare organizations: office printing.

McComb-based Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center entered into a multiyear agreement with Phoenix Health Systems for IT department management as well as software and infrastructure support.

Health Catalyst, a provider of data analytics and decision support, acquired Medicity, a population health-focused company offering solutions for health information exchange, business intelligence and stakeholder engagement.

Computer Vision means giving machines not only eyes, but the reasoning skills necessary to help medical professionals with their diagnoses.

The Pennsylvania Department of Health took its vital records system offline for six days in June after an employee discovered unauthorized cosmetic changes had been made to an internal website, according to Government Technology.