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  Technology is becoming a major force in the healthcare industry as providers scramble to not only meet government regulations but to provide the best care for their patients in the most efficient way possible.

National Nurses United, the largest union and professional association of registered nurses in the U.S., has launched a campaign warning of the dangers of health IT and encouraging patients to always ask for care by a registered nurse.

The Federal Trade Commission issued a report discussing "a fundamental lack of transparency about data broker industry practices." The report, a summary of findings of a study of nine data brokers, also recommends legislation to increase transparency around data brokers.

Sidney (Mont.) Health Center is scheduled to launch its Epic electronic health record system on Sunday.

Physicians most often use mHealth technology to determine medication interactions, but they have found a number of other uses for it as well, according to a survey administered by MedData Group.

Columbus-based Ohio State University and Tampa, Fla.-based Moffitt Cancer Center have partnered to create a national cancer database with clinical data and tissue from more than 100,000 patients, according to a Tampa Bay Business Journal report.

Big data has the potential to improve healthcare delivery, however several challenges need to be overcome before the benefits of big data can be realized, according to a report from national policy institute The Network for Excellence in Health Innovation.

In 2013, 93 percent of acute-care hospitals were in possession of certified electronic health record technology, according to a brief from the ONC. However, this does not mean the market for EHR technology will begin to decline.

A group of physician leaders from Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School are spearheading a project to create a platform that will allow for the development and use of health apps across devices or electronic health record systems.