According to security firm IntelliCentrics, about 30 percent of hospitals do not have some kind of formal check-in process for patients' visitors.

Tacoma, Wash.-based Franciscan Medical Group has notified patients their personal and health information has been compromised due to a phishing scam.

About two-thirds (65 percent) of healthcare organizations self-reported a strong or very strong understanding and use of digital technology to achieve strategic goals, according to a survey from PricewaterhouseCoopers.

HIMSS Analytics has recognized 21 University of Iowa Health Care clinics with its Stage 7 Ambulatory Award, the highest level on the Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model.

A vast majority of consumers are aware wearable technology, such as smartwatches, fitness bands or mHealth devices, exist, and 15 percent currently use wearables in their daily lives, according to a survey from Nielsen.

Physicians in the Netherlands have successfully replaced most of a patient's skull with a plastic replica created on a 3-D printing machine.

Even though the initial costs to deploy telemedicine in intensive care units can exceed $100,000 per bed, the cost savings from the resulting decreased lengths of stay make the investment financially worthwhile, according to a study in Telemedicine and e-Health.

Providers in the Defense Health Agency's newly established Colorado Springs Military Health System have joined the Colorado Regional Health Information Organization to better facilitate the exchange of patient information between military and civilian providers.

Escondido, Calif.-based Palomar Health is notifying 5,000 patients their personal and health information has been compromised.

The rapid growth of medical imaging has placed it under scrutiny. 1