A new study shows how geographic information systems technology can help determine whether a patient would be more efficiently transported to a hospital by an ambulance or helicopter.

HHS's Office of the Inspector General has reversed its own 2011 decision, ruling athenahealth's model of charging its clients a fee for exchanging information with laboratories or other organizations that are "out-of-network" could lead to anti-kickback violations.

Both athenahealth and British Medical Association have invested in an app that will help patients to navigate their health needs after being discharged.

Healthcare organizations have a fundamental obligation to ensure that patients get the best possible care. No matter what type of treatment they deliver, healthcare providers must also ensure that they operate efficiently — whether in a nonprofit or for-profit setting.

With the number of data breaches at healthcare organizations increasing, it is necessary for hospitals to implement security measures to protect patient information.

A newly discovered Internet bug known as Heartbleed exposes a flaw in OpenSSL, a cryptographic tool that provides communication security and privacy over the Internet for applications such as web, email, instant messaging and some virtual private networks, such as…

A new article from the American Health Information Management Association highlights best practices for medical identity theft and fraud prevention. 

According to the 2013 HIMSS Analytics Database, the average hospital's IT department employs an average of 39 full-time equivalents. However, many organizations cited the need for additional employees to best handle this year's many IT projects and initiatives, according to…

Health IT venture funding hit record highs in the first quarter of 2014, according to a report from accelerator Rock Health.

The Department of Veterans Affairs could soon connect its database of patient records with ClinicalConnect, a regional health information exchange in western Pennsylvania led by Pittsburgh-based UPMC, according to a report in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.