The way hospitals share medical records often depends on their size and location, with many still sending letters — yes, through the mail — and others using electronic exchanges, a Government Accountability Office study found.

A coalition featuring Amazon, Best Buy, CVS Health and three health systems is supporting federal legislation aimed at bringing more healthcare into the home.

Maumee, Ohio-based McLaren St. Luke's is closing its facility earlier than expected because of the extra time the hospital will need to migrate its EHR system and other IT data, WTVG reported April 24. 

Hospitals are turning to private 5G networks to help drive more precise surgeries, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Joseph DeVivo, Teladoc's former head of hospitals and health systems, is joining digital health company Butterfly Network. 

The state of encryption in healthcare data privacy is evolving, but there is still room for improvement. Healthcare providers and organizations recognize the importance of encryption to protect sensitive patient data and comply with regulations such as the Health Insurance…

Members of Congress are praising the Department of Veterans Affairs' decision to halt its rollout of the Oracle Cerner EHR system at additional facilities until it can address problems with the system at facilities already using it, FedScoop reported April…

The HHS will soon start increasing its crackdowns on healthcare organizations that are disclosing patient information with third parties without consent through the use of tracking technologies, BankInfoSecurity reported April 21. 

Internet-connected medical devices that feed patient data into EHRs are expected to explode in use in the coming years, presenting a cybersecurity challenge to hospitals and health systems.

Robert Pearl, MD, former CEO of Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente, said if he was still in charge of the health system, he'd have all physicians using ChatGPT in their practice, Wired reported April 24.