An employee at University Hospitals in Cleveland has breached the data of 692 patients by inappropriately accessing their medical records in the hospital system's EHR platform, according to a report by The Plain Dealer.

Worcester, Mass.-based UMass Memorial Medical Center faces a lawsuit from a data breach victim who reused the hospital's offer to fund a year of free credit monitoring, according to a report from the News Telegram.

HIMSS has announced the four winners of its 2014 Nicholas E. Davies Award of Excellence, which goes to organizations that have used health IT to improve patient outcomes while receiving a return on investment. This is the largest number of…

Wearables are getting a lot of hype these days. But are they worth it? A recent survey says maybe not.

In collaboration with CHIME, Becker's Hospital Review's "Life of a Healthcare CIO" series features leading hospital and health system CIOs from across the country who are sharing their experiences, best practices and challenges.

Marc Chasin, MD, MMM, CPE, CHCIO, is vice president and CIO/CMIO at the seven-hospital St. Luke’s Health System in Boise, Idaho.

Nonprofit patient safety organization ECRI has released its list of top 10 medical technology patient safety hazards for 2015, and missing health data is second on the list.

The Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services’ Office of Medicaid overpaid some hospitals while underpaying others for federal and state EHR payments, according to the Office of the Inspector General.

As vice president and CIO of Springfield, Mass.-based Baystate Health, Mr. Vengco oversees the technology, vision, strategy and operations of four hospitals, more than 80 medical practices and a health plan.

Since April 1993, Pamela McNutt has served as senior vice president and CIO of Dallas-based Methodist Health System. She also served as the system's privacy officer from 2002 to 2011.