Stories about the “horrors” of electronic health records have been written by physicians in the thousands but according to Fred Butzen, the patients point of view sees EHR’s in a much better light.

Baystate Health in Springfield, Massachusetts, announced a security breach that may have exposed the records of as many as 13,000 patients to hackers.

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.

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) has released the final rule on its Health IT Certification Program, focusing on “reliability, transparency, accountability and safety” of certified electronic health records (EHRs).

ePatientFinder, which uses electronic health reacords (EHRs) in clinical trial recruitment, has partnered with M3 Inc. to include its information and website services to add an additional two million physicians to ePatientFinder's recruitment platform. 

A new electronic health record system for military officials is set to roll out in the beginning of next year, reports Military Times. It was originally scheduled to launch at two military bases in December but was postponed after compatibility and technical issues emerged during early testing.

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.