Aventura (Fla.) Hospital and Medical Center has reported a data breach after an employee from one of the hospital's business associates may have improperly accessed the personal information of 82,601 patients, according to a Local 10 report.

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente has appointed Richard (Dick) Daniels as interim CIO for Kaiser Foundation Hospitals and Health Plan, effective immediately.

Since 1990, HIMSS has conducted its annual health IT leadership survey, identifying issues and gauging advancements in the field. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the study, and the data collected over the past two and a half decades…

Apple's HealthKit will use Epic's MyChart app to allow data exchange between a provider's Epic EHR and the patient's Health app.

Being the first to invest in new, promising technology often leads to an expanded market share, according to a new report from Harvard Business Review Analytic Services. The report found companies that adopt new technologies first gain a competitive advantage…

The Kentucky Health Information Exchange, a state-run exchange, has introduced a patient portal to give patients access to their complete medical records.

People who go online to check Facebook or Twitter are also more likely to go online to find information about a disease or to find a medical provider, according to a study in the Journal of Health Communication.

About a quarter of physicians use mHealth technologies, according to a recent report from Deloitte.

A recently discovered bug in HealthKit has kept health and fitness apps on the platform from being released with the iOS 8 update Wednesday as scheduled. 

Healthcare technology adoption is advancing at an ever-increasing rate, but satisfaction with many medical software systems is low. With the innumerable options, choosing the right practice management software has become nearly impossible.