Patient information data breaches can occur in a number of ways: computer hacking, theft, improper disposal and unauthorized access being a few of them.

The Healthcare Association of New York State has launched its NYS Triple Aim campaign, highlighting member hospitals and health systems that are transforming healthcare by focusing on healthcare's triple aim: improving population health, enhancing patient care quality and lowering costs.

Alpharetta, Ga.-based MedAssets was ranked No. 17 on Healthcare Informatics magazine's Top 100 Healthcare IT Companies list.

Pregnant women who received text messages regarding neonatal health adopted healthier behaviors and improved their health status, according to a study in the Journal of Medical Internet Research.

Healthcare providers using the same electronic health records develop personalized patterns of EHR use for different features, according to a study in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association.

CIOs of seven leading healthcare organizations came together for a CIO Summit on IT Cost Management and Value Realizations. Impact Advisors in collaboration with the Scottsdale Institute, published a report covering many of the cost management strategies discussed at the…

Ambulatory medical facilities preparing to implement an electronic health record can take advantage of HIMSS' EHR Readiness Assessment Toolkit.

West Henrietta, N.Y.-based eHealth Technologies has appointed Ray Scott to the board of directors and elected him as chairman of the board.

A group of electronic health vendors plan to implement an interoperable patient data exchange as early as this summer, according to a Forbes report.

Cleveland Clinic Innovations, the commercialization branch of Cleveland Clinic, and Minneapolis-based Healthcare Engagement Solutions have signed a service agreement in which CCI will assist Healthcare Engagement Solutions in developing Uniphy, a mobile technology platform.