The Cambridge, Mass.-based Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard on May 24 unveiled the fourth version of its Genome Analysis Toolkit, which will be released under an open-source software license.

Health IT has the potential to improve patient safety — but it can also cause patient harm if appropriate policies and standards aren't implemented, according to a Bipartisan Policy Center report.

St. Louis-based SSM Health on May 17 notified 836 patients of a privacy breach following the theft of a medical device.

St. Paul, Neb.-based Howard County Medical Center will implement Meditech's Web EHR.

Georgia Hospital Health Services, a Georgia Hospital Association subsidiary, on May 23 named Clearwater Compliance its recommended cybersecurity provider for all hospitals in the state.

For the first time in a decade, more than 70 percent of CIOs say their role is becoming "more strategic," according to the 19th annual Harvey Nash/KPMG CIO Survey.

Hospitals increasingly seek to redesign their workflow in order to better utilize their resources.

President Donald Trump proposed an HHS budget of $1.11 trillion for fiscal year 2018, representing a $13.9 billion funding decrease from 2017.

Yogi Berra once said, "the future ain't what it used to be," and this is more true in today's world of healthcare than ever before, especially when treating patients who live with chronic illnesses.

Integrated audio and video for live patient engagement is the most valuable feature a telemedicine platform can possess, according to the 2017 U.S. Telemedicine Industry Benchmark Survey from Reach Health, a telemedicine software company.