Boston-based app Wellframe reports receiving $8.5 million in financing for its new wellness app, according to a Boston Business Journal report.

Electronics company Toshiba has collaborated with Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins University to establish the Toshiba Center for Big Data in Healthcare at the Science + Technology Park on the university's medical campus.

Society of Hospital Medicine Health Information Technology committee members recently asked high-performing hospitals what EHR tool or intervention had the most effect on keeping readmissions low.

An engineer with GE Healthcare has been accused of stealing trade secrets from his employer and sending them to family members in China.

Only about a quarter of ambulatory providers feel meaningful use is positively impacting the quality of patient care, according to a new survey from KLAS.

Consumers generally like the idea of being able to see a physician without leaving their homes, according to a study in Telemedicine and e-Health.

The Federation of State Medical Boards has finalized its interstate medical licensure compact, a document that would make it easier for physicians to get licenses in multiple states, easing a major barrier to the widespread practice of telemedicine.

Data breaches involving patient data are hitting healthcare providers large and small. In the wake of these exposures, patients and regulators alike want assurances that companies are properly safeguarding protected health information and other individually identifiable electronic data.

Rajesh Voddiraju didn't realize how confusing the payment process was for patients with high-deductible plans until he was staring at bills stacked on his kitchen table, trying to figure out how much he owed to each of his family's physicians.

The potential for increasing efficacy, quality and safety of healthcare through the implementation of EHRs has made them a primary agenda item for healthcare leaders. However, successful implementation of EHRs is not always easy. Below is a list of four…