In the wake of President Barack Obama signing a bill last week that will delay the transition to ICD-10, healthcare leaders must reassess their plans to switch to the new coding system.

A recent whitepaper from SANS, an information security training and security certification company, assesses healthcare organizations' awareness of data security issues and provides steps to reduce security risks and stay HIPAA compliant.

The quality of health-related information available through Internet searches varies, according to a University of Florida study recently published in Decision Support Systems.

Bed management, enterprise resource planning and financial modeling apps are predicted to see accelerated growth in the hospital market, according to a new report from HIMSS Analytics.

Meeting meaningful use criteria was not correlated with performance on clinical quality measures in a study conducted at clinics affiliated with Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston.

The ECRI Institute Patient Safety Organization has convened a new committee of industry stakeholders to research and distribute best practices for improving health IT safety.

The functionality of the in-development iWatch, Apple's entrant in the smartwatch market, has been the subject of much speculation. Three recent developments suggest at least some of these functionalities will allow the wearable to act as an mHealth device with…

A new statewide health information exchange in Oklahoma is poised to compete with an existing exchange for providers and prominence, according to a report in The Oklahoman.

CMS offers a free, downloadable tipsheet to guide healthcare professionals in successfully achieving and demonstrating meaningful use for the Electronic Health Record Incentive Program across multiple locations.

Is cervical ADR the new gold standard in treating cervical disc herniations?  Discuss with Dr. Scott Blumenthal at Becker’s 12th Annual Spine, Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference + The Business of Spine. The early registration discount will end May…