Fresno, Calif.-based Community Medical Centers has deployed RightPatient software that uses a patient's iris pattern, or eyeprint, to match the patient with his or her medical record.

Considering the United States spends nearly 18% of GDP on healthcare, it is puzzling to think the industry is so behind when it comes to using technology in everyday processes. Although there are tremendous advancements in artificial intelligence, the Internet…

Optum is the No. 1 ranking health IT vendor by revenue, according to an IDC Health Insights report.

New York City-based St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center will pay $387,200 and implement a corrective action plan as part of a HIPAA settlement to resolve allegations it inappropriately handled a patient's sensitive health information.

UPMC (Pittsburgh). UPMC is the largest non-governmental employer in Pennsylvania with around 65,000 employees. The system operates more than 25 academic, community and specialty hospitals as well as 600 physician offices and outpatient sites. The Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of…

If you’re involved in health care at any level, you’ve likely heard the terms electronic health record (EHR) and electronic medical record (EMR) used interchangeably.

A real-time clinical analytics program can be an invaluable asset to healthcare organizations devoted to quality care in times of demanding cost containment and competitive physician recruiting.

The Sacramento (Calif.) City Unified School District may implement HippoMD's telemedicine services across the district, according to The Sacramento Bee. However, not all school personnel are on board.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's annual call for distance learning and telemedicine grant proposals will close July 17.

Cerner has the largest global EMR hospital market share outside of the U.S., with almost double the number of hospitals under contract as the second-largest vendor, MV, according to a KLAS report.