Health IT can be an excellent tool in improving efficiency in healthcare, but it can also pose significant risks to patient safety when something goes awry. "When not used appropriately, [health IT] can add a layer of complexity to an…

The following stories on telemedicine were compiled from Becker's Hospital Review coverage over the past two weeks, starting with the most recent.

The following is a roundup of recently launched mHealth apps, reported in the past week.

So far this year, venture capitalists have invested more than $2 billion into digital health start-ups, the largest sum to date, according to Rock Health, a San Francisco-based venture capitalist firm.

Mountain View, Calif.-based Drchrono, a start-up electronic health record company, has developed an app compatible with Google Glass that allows physicians to essentially wear the EHR, according to a Reuters report.

The American Hospital Association has sent a letter to the Office of Management and Budget indicating its support for CMS to develop a public health database that electronically collects the data hospitals are required to submit to meet meaningful use…

Secure access management software vendor Imprivata plans to sell 5.75 million shares at $16 each during its upcoming initial public offering for an aggregate offering price of about $92 million.

Joy Pritts has tendered her resignation as the ONC’s chief privacy officer, effective July 12.

  The following is a roundup of recent health IT go-lives that were reported in the past week.

The following is a roundup of recent health IT vendor contracts reported in the last week.