The ONC has not done enough to ensure electronic health records certified by authorized entities adequately protect patient health information, according to a new report from HHS' Office of the Inspector General.
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Tom Considine, president and CEO of Meadowlands Hospital Medical Center in Secaucus, N.J., has asked for relief from his responsibilities after three months on the job, according to an NJBIZ report.
Chattanooga, Tenn.-based TractManager, marketed under the name MediTract, has acquired Dallas-based MD Buyline.
The Department of Social Services in South Dakota has launched a pilot program exploring the use of a telemedicine program focused on drug treatment in the rural parts of the state, according to an Argus Leader report.
Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems has agreed to pay more than $98 million to resolve a government investigation over the hospital operator's billing practices.
Microsoft has announced the winners of its 2014 Imagine Cup, a global student technology competition.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued draft guidance that would exempt certain medical devices from premarket submission requirements.
CMS has temporarily suspended the Open Payments website after a physician saw payments to another physician with the same name in his records, according to a ProPublica report.