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
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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'?