Trying to visits a specialist is hard not only on the patient, but the practicing physician. The interruption of workflow and long waits to just hear back from a specialist put stress on patient and physician. 

HHS’s Office of Civil Rights (OCR) has clarified that HIPAA’s rules on disclosing protected health information (PHI) are not limited by the sex or gender identity of the patient or their loved ones.

The potential for electronic health records (EHRs) to streamline healthcare has been promised for years—but EHRs may have the ability to personalize treatment for every patient.

HHS’s Office of Civil Rights (OCR) announced its first HIPAA enforcement action based solely on a healthcare facility not reporting a data breach in a timely manner. 

Medical technology has evolved leaps and bounds in recent years, but obstales remain in healthcare's hardnessing of information technology. In a recent report in Forbes, the current methods of data collection and analyzation are a decade behind what hotels and banks are using.

The California Department of Insurance has released its findings and settlement agreement in regards to the security breach of the insurance company Anthem. More than 78 million patient records, 12 million belonging to minors, were breached on January 27, 2015.

With technologies—from electronic health records to 3D printing to robotic surgeons—poised to change the world of health, why uptake has been seemingly slow by the industry as a whole?

Black Book national panel poll of 2016 has been released evaluating consumer impressions on adoption of technology, as well as its effects on the healthcare industry as a whole. The survey revealed major patient concerns with technology and obstacles in healthcare facilities.