By assisting healthcare organizations in keeping a population healthy, predictive modeling can play a vital role in accountable care organizations. Chief Medical Officer at Optum Analytics Jeremy Orr, MD, MPH, provides insight on ways predictive modeling can be used in…

  Atrius Health expanded use of the ArborMetrix analytics EpisodeMetrix from six surgical specialties to 28.

Health information exchanges are the next frontier for data sharing, allowing networks to share patient information stored on electronic health records.

Since 2012, nearly 100 percent of clinicians have been using computers in the clinical setting, according to a report by Epocrates, an athenahealth company. The advent and popularization of other mobile devices has allowed for a surge in mHealth and…

York, Pa.-based WellSpan Health employees may have unintentionally downloaded protected patient health information onto their non-work computers, according to a York Dispatch report.

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…