Health officials in Colorado inadvertently compromised the protected health information of 15,000 patients in a mailing error, according to a Denver Post report.

In a new pilot program, Google users who search for certain symptoms will see an option to have a video chat with a physician to discuss their concerns.

About one in eight veterans was treated using telemedicine during the last fiscal year, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Many providers have plans to implement a host of new technologies, from cloud-based storage to data analytics solutions. However, 96 percent of providers feel their current EHR infrastructure is not fully ready for this next generation of technology, according to…

Advanced use of EHRs was associated with a steep decline in patient safety events, according to a new study presented at the Workshop on Health IT and Economics.

Some of Pittsburgh-based UPMC's physicians will not remain in-network for Highmark members after the contract between the two organizations expires Jan. 1. For patients who want to switch to in-network physicians, the move may be complicated by the record transfer…

Representatives from the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives, HIMSS, the American Medical Association, the American Academy of Family Physicians and the Medical Group Management Association are on the Hill advocating for a 90-day meaningful use reporting period for 2015.

The Obama administration recently awarded $450 million in job training grants to 270 community colleges as part of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training competitive grant program.

The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center's department of neurosurgery has received $15 million in federal funding that will allow specialists at Albuquerque-based UNM to provide remote consults at 30 hospitals statewide.

Technology has the potential to improve care delivery and patient outcomes while reducing costs. However, a variety of barriers, including lack of understanding of technology's potential benefits, little collaboration between providers and technology developers and regulatory restrictions, have limited the…