In light of the recent cyberattack on Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems, the issue of cybersecurity is at the forefront of the healthcare industry.

While the vast majority of healthcare provider organizations have not laid off any IT staff in the past year, a growing number of organizations have, according to a recent HIMSS Analytics survey.

Although the EHR is a beneficial tool for care coordination, it also may be a source for a malpractice issue.

Both Dignity Health in San Francisco and St. Joseph Health in Irvine, Calif., have directly invested in one of their vendors, mHealth startup AirStrip.

Health facilities in New York City and New Orleans are using EHRs to increase the rate of routine HIV screening, according to a report in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Regional health information exchanges with clinical event notification services have the potential to improve care coordination and possibly reduce unnecessary inpatient admissions and duplicate testing, according to a study in Generating Evidence & Methods to improve patient outcomes.

High-reliability organizations don't implement best practices. They continually make new best practices. Healthcare is an industry obsessed with best practices. And for good reason. Our costs are growing almost uncontrollably, and quality is highly variable from hospital to hospital, department…

CMS has selected Kevin Counihan to serve as Marketplace CEO, responsible for overseeing the federal online insurance exchange.

 Last week, Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems reported a cyberattack affecting nearly 4.5 million people. A data breach of this size is likely to be extremely costly for the 206-hospital system.

 Earlier this month, Cerner announced it will acquire Siemens' health IT division for $1.3 billion.