As health IT data breaches are on the rise and cybersecurity becomes a growing concern, HIPAA compliance and security risk assessments are becoming top-of-mind for healthcare providers.

A recent RAND report discussing various innovations within the healthcare industry points out that while electronic health records have been shown to improve patient care, they are also a new source of medical errors.

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital in New York City has officially opened its new space at local technology accelerator Blueprint Health. NYP will maintain the space full-time, and use it to develop relationships with health IT startups in the area and find new…

Starting next year, Presbyterian Health Plan, the insurance arm of Albuquerque-based Presbyterian Healthcare Services, will begin offering beneficiaries telemedicine physician consults for minor, acute conditions such as headaches or sore throats, according to an Albuquerque Business First report.

Construction is underway on an all-fiber, public use network connecting Las Vegas and Reno, Nev., that would support telemedicine services.  

HealthEquity, developers of a mobile platform to help consumers manage their health savings accounts, has announced plans for a $100 million initial public offering.

The ONC has responded to criticism from Republican lawmakers over a proposed health IT safety center, asserting the agency does have the authority to create a non-regulatory body under the HITECH Act.

About 96 percent of primary care physicians in Massachusetts have adopted an electronic health record system, according to a new report from the Massachusetts eHealth Institute.

According to a recent survey from HIMSS, about one-third of healthcare organizations reported putting at least one IT project on hold last year due to lack of staff, and 43 percent said an under-qualified talent pool was the biggest obstacle…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is tracking the safety of drugs, biologics and medical devices through the Sentinel Initiative, a pilot program that mines billing codes to predict adverse drug events, according to an NPR report.