New regulations from the Department of Health and Human Services require healthcare providers, health plans and other entities covered under HIPAA to notify individual when their healthcare information has been breached, according to an HHS news release.

Ten years ago, Israel Green's wife was incorrectly diagnosed with cancer. After many attempts to find a cure, the physicians treating Mrs. Green realized that she had been misdiagnosed. As a result of this experience, Mr. Green sought to create…

TriMedx, a leader in medical equipment management, recently celebrated 10 years serving healthcare providers, according to a TriMedx news release.

Megadyne has introduced protective nose cones for use with modified electrodes to protect surrounding tissue from thermal damage and electrical burns, according to a Megadyne news release.

Everyone who has an e-mail account has seen at least one version of the so-called "Nigerian Widow" scam, an unusually solicitous e-mail from a woman who claims her husband recently died and left a large sum of money in Nigeria…

Community Memorial Hospital in Winona, Minn., is changing its name to Winona Hospital as part of Winona Health's efforts to better integrate its hospital and clinic services, according to a report in the Winona Post.

I. SummaryThis article explains what hospitals should know about the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 ("ARRA") and HIPAA updates under the ARRA, as well as what hospitals should do when they face a HIPAA investigation and practical next…

Here are eight companies for surgery centers and hospitals to know.

Here are some statistics on the annual earnings of medical record and health information technicians from across the United States, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Outlook Handbook: 2008-09 Edition.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released guidance for securing health information by rendering health information unusable, unreadable or indecipherable to unauthorized individuals, according to an HHS news release.