Farzad Mostashari spoke to Politico’s “Pulse Check” podcast, where he pointed out some problems with regulation in healthcare.

In stepping up its surveillance after anesthesia drugs started going missing, Sharp Grossmont Hospital filmed women undergoing surgery without their permission.

Cerner Corporation released its earnings report for the first quarter of 2016, announcing revenue increased when compared to the first quarter of 2015 but fell short of projections.

Interviewees felt the Office of Civil Rights’ process should be more about finding ways to prevent future breaches than punishing hacked organizations.

Draft guidance from the FDA on making sure medical devices and electronic records are interoperable doesn't go far enough, according to a letter to the FDA from the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME).

Healthcare industry observers shouldn’t be surprised that electronic transactions have become more and more commonplace. What might raise an eyebrow, though, is the claim the industry could save as much as $8 billion a year by converting to fully digital processes for transactions.

House Energy and Commerce Committee members Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-Calif.) and Congressman Billy Long (R-Mo.) introduced the HHS Data Protection Act which would establish the Office of the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and elevate the position out from under the CIO.

The federal government is working to implement a payment program that is "more flexible, outcome-oriented and less burdensome," according to a blog post written by National Coordinator for Health IT Karen DeSalvo, MD, MPH, MSc, and Andy Slavitt, acting administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.