The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has released draft guidance regarding nanotechnology, reflecting the department's stance on regulating products that contain nanotechnology rather than nanotechnology itself.

A study funded by the National Eye Institute found telemedicine was an effective strategy to screen for retinopathy of prematurity, a potentially blinding disease affecting premature infants.

Cerner, Accenture Federal Services and Leidos have partnered to bid on the Department of Defense's $11 billion, 10-year Healthcare Management System Modernization contract to build the department's next health information system.

Secure access management software vendor Imprivata has raised $66.3 million in its initial public offering, according to a report in BetaBoston.

Researchers who developed a search engine app in the electronic health record found it was easier to access relevant medical history information of a certain patient and reduced the utilization of emergency department imaging services, according to a study in…

Philips and Salesforce.com have partnered on a new cloud-based platform designed to foster collaboration and data-sharing between patients and providers.

Just a few electronic medical record vendors — Cerner, Epic and MEDITECH — grew their market share in 2013, according to a KLAS news release.

A computer was stolen from a procedure room at Riverside County Regional Medical Center in Moreno Valley, Calif., compromising the protected health information of 563 patients, according to a KESQ report.

With 10,000 baby boomers turning 65 each day, there is a growing proportion of elderly people in the U.S. Many members of the aging population want to stay in their homes as long as possible to prevent or delay long-term…

In April, a team of researchers led by Scott Erven, manager of information security at Duluth, Minn.-based Essentia Health, announced study results that showed the health system’s medical devices — ranging from drug infusion pumps to X-ray machines to electronic medical…