December 2015

New mHealth challenge looks to automotive industry ()
Contract modification means DOD records can be stored in Cerner data centers ()
NY provider fined $15K for HIPAA violations ()
Take these steps in 2016 to attain leadership greatness for a lifetime ()
What 'big ideas' will 2016 bring? ()
Scripps Translational Science Institute hires MLB executive Paul DePodesta ()
Nearly 1 in 3 patients say email communication with providers improved their health ()
ONC publishes interoperability standards advisory ()
NSF grant to improve mobile health security ()
What will 2016 bring to healthcare? Business watchers, presidential candidates give hints ()
Year in Review: Focus on innovation grows ()
Survey finds lack of patient access to online records ()
AHRQ report calls for more research on telemedicine ()
FTC plans on blocking proposed merger between two Chicago hospitals ()
CMS releases draft quality measure framework ()
CHIME, HITRUST support 2015 Cybersecurity Act ()
Kaiser to open medical school in 2019 ()
Why aren't patients taking advantage of zero cost colonoscopies? ()
Hoping to garner deeper insights, FDA hires data officer ()
Remote patient management market set to thrive ()
Beacon Community evaluation finds mixed progress ()
Orion Health Launches Rhapsody Version 6.2 ()
Dignity Health Joins the California Integrated Data Exchange ()
Kaiser Permanente to launch its own medical school ()
Year in Review: Health privacy and security had a 'dismal year' ()
Stage 3 comments: ACP says 'recast MU under MIPS' ()
Indiana hospitals achieve Stage 7 ()
Despite need for HIT, few are 'champions' ()
Better care at lower prices? Not so fast, reform-reactive hospital mergers ()
Cybersecurity issues extend beyond healthcare ()
Frist forms healthcare venture capital firm ()
$1.1T spending bill suspends device and insurance taxes ()
Ohio provider first double winner of HIMSS Davies Award ()
Digital health funding indicates steady market ()
Foundations offer $10M in funding to expand OpenNotes ()
20 startups join MATTER ()
FDA launches beta version of precisionFDA, next generation gene sequencing platform ()
UWM to settle HIPAA violations for $750K ()
Epic endows three faculty positions at UW-Madison ()
KP Ventures invests $10M in telemedicine technology provider ()
Study finds physical activity increases with text support ()
CHIME to CMS: Hold off on Stage 3 ()
CMS penalizes 758 hospitals for poor performance on hospital-acquired conditions ()
NIST issues RFI on cybersecurity framework ()
AMA takes issue with CMS' new quality data ()
Siemens joins Cleveland's Global Center for Health Innovation ()
NJIT's head of research to take on POC technology for NIH ()
Harvard researchers identify 5 ways hospital execs can measure outcomes ()
CMS data shows high level of repeat quality offenders ()
CMS adds quality measures to Physician Compare, Hospital Compare ()
Survey shows how IT helps—and hinders—physician practices ()
Cyberattack hits MaineGeneral Health ()
Craig Richardville Named CHIME-HIMSS 2015 John E. Gall, Jr. CIO of the Year ()
CISOs: Get your message across to get employees on board with better security ()
Fmr. White House security czar offers advice on standards, encryption and better planning ()
AEI panel examines medical malpractice ()
Carolinas CIO named CHIME/HIMSS CIO of the Year ()
Consultant talks innovation center trend ()
PwC predicts top trends for 2016 ()
CMS' Slavitt: Business practices have to change ()
Idaho Health Data Exchange Launches Orion Health HIE Clinical Portal ()
DeSalvo outlines ONC goals for 2016 ()
New interoperability framework supports comprehensive connectivity ()
Group of vendors, healthcare organizations opposing MU delay ()
An international standard ()
Year in Review: ICD-10 finally happens ()
Insurance company slapped with $3.5M fine for widespread HIPAA violations ()
Intermountain CEO Sorenson announces retirement, future plans ()
Study: Nearly one-third of all resident physicians suffer from depression ()
Indiana FQHC wins HIMSS Davies Award ()
IT security models have evolved ()
ONC: Less than half of hospitals support two-factor authentication ()
Kaiser Permanente to acquire Group Health Cooperative ()
Senate votes to appeal Obamacare Cadillac tax ()
Conference covers latest cybersecurity threats, advice ()
Healthcare spending in U.S. increases 5.3 percent to $3 trillion ()
Calif. provider's network server exposes 11,000 records ()
Epic's Judy Faulkner included in Smithsonian's philanthropy exhibit ()
HIMSS launches Value Score for universal quality measurement ()
HHS report: 87,000 lives saved by patient safety efforts ()
Year in Review: The federal government's 2015 HIT output ()
UnitedHealth Group CEO defends possibility of exiting health insurance exchanges ()
Factor in human behavior when designing for humans ()
IT security is a 'team sport' ()
Lack of incentives stands in the way of better cybersecurity ()
Healthcare CEOs share 2015 moments that stood out ()
Look out for these 7 security threats hitting healthcare ()
Consider context when building IT security program ()
Telemedicine tech trends to consider for 2016 ()
Why did 11% of organizations call ICD-10 transition a 'failure'? ()