The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services is notifying 1.3 million people that their data may potentially be compromised after computer hackers accessed the system's server.

In the running controversy over Oregon's state-run health insurance exchange website, Oracle, the exchange contractor, said the website was not launched due to political reasons, according to a KATU report.

More and more hospitals and health systems are slowly going live on electronic health records, though implementation is uneven across the country.

NASA's Robonaut 2, a humanoid robot currently stationed on the International Space Station, is undergoing "training" with the hopes that it may eventually be able to perform medical and surgical tasks while in outer space, according to a BBC News…

Castlight Health, a company that uses data analytics to help employers and others make the best decisions about healthcare purchasing, has announced a partnership with Grand Rounds, a service that offers patients access to top physicians for a clinical second…

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente has developed a system to use information in electronic health records to identify care gaps in the outpatient setting.

The American Academy of Neurology has released a position paper advocating for increased telemedicine access, equitable private and public insurance coverage for telemedicine services and streamlined state license processes and malpractice insurance coverage for physicians who practice telemedicine.

Six large regional health information exchanges have joined the Mid-State Consortium of Health Information Organizations, bringing the total number of member organizations to 23.

The Pebble smartwatch now includes a fitness and activity tracker from Misfit, makers of a tracking technology previously only available through the company’s proprietary wearable, Shine, according to a VentureBeat report.

The following stories about or of particular interest to hospital and health system CMIOs were published by Becker’s Hospital Review within the past month.