A recent study in the Journal of Medical Internet Research has shown the potential of Twitter and other Internet data in tracking public health issues following large gatherings such as music festivals.

Congressional representatives, particularly those in the Republican Doctors Caucus, have begun to question what exactly the meaningful use program has achieved, according to a report in Politico.

The University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha has released a mobile app aimed at addressing antimicrobial resistance.

More than 90 percent of hospitals plan to expand their use of speech-recognition technology, according to a new report from KLAS.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has released draft guidance outlining the agency's new position that hardware and software products that store or transfer medical data and images are 'low risk' and therefore do not need FDA regulation.

Earlier this month, Apple introduced HealthKit, a mobile health-tracking platform that will be included in iOS 8.

Disputes between healthcare organizations and IT vendors are becoming more common with the increased use of technology such as electronic health records. Michael Dagley, an attorney who specializes in software disputes at Nashville, Tenn.-based Bass, Berry & Sims, says vendors…

Here are seven key findings on breaches of unsecured protected health information for 2011 and 2012, according to HHS' most recent data breach report to Congress.

More than three in four clinicians use a smartphone or tablet for professional purposes, according to a new report from athenahealth and Epocrates.

Once mostly found on the West Coast, health IT startups are emerging in Chicago and Miami, growing these cities' reputations as health technology hubs.