The FDA had held regulatory meetings with multiple hospitals that have had differences from the Medical Device Reporting Regulation (21 CFR Part 803) and not given responses. 

Getting a new device brings everyone excitement; how will my life change using this, will others notice it, and what can this device do for me, are all questions people ask when unboxing their new technology. In an age filled with an endless stream of new products, are we actually taking advantage of the devices around us?

Researchers have found that infections from Clostridium difficile, a bacterium that causes diarrhea and more serious intestinal conditions such as colitis, can pass from patient to patient after sharing the same hospital bed.

St. Joseph Health (SJH) will be paying a $2.14 million settlement for potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy and Security Rules.

St. Jude Medical, a medical device maker in Saint Paul, Minnesota, is taking action to prevent cyber-threats from attacking the company.

INDIANAPOLIS, IN – (October 12, 2016) – Zotec Partners (Zotec), an industry leader in revenue cycle and practice management services for hospital-based physician groups and health systems, is pleased to announce it has achieved SOC-2 Security certification. The SOC-2 certification is established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) in accordance with the SSAE 16 professional standards, and it focuses on a business's controls related to the security, availability, integrity, confidentiality, and privacy of information and systems.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released a guide on HIPAA and cloud computing in an effort to improve the security of patient information.

The personal information of 6,700 physicians and nurses overseen by the U.S. Surgeon General may have been compromised.