A report commissioned by the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center has found the bed linens it and hundreds of other facilities used carried fungus that has been connected to five mold-related deaths.

The rapid adoption of electronic medical records and cheapening computing power opened the floodgates for health data, creating a wealth of new sources and applications. A roundtable discussion at HIMSS17—led by James B. Golden, PhD, of PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PWC)— aims to investigate how this new emphasis on data can benefit patients.

The administration of President Donald Trump has cancelled advertisements and outreach efforts designed to encourage people to sign up on the health insurance marketplace in the final days of open enrollment, a move which could lead to a sicker, older risk pool for insurers. 

The surprise of Donald Trump’s presidential victory was not lost on healthcare leaders, even during a busy RSNA 2016 in Chicago. 

“Siri, am I getting sick?” is a question many may be ask their technological assistants. These interfaces—including Amazon Echo, Google Home and Siri—could one day be capable of being users' own at-home doctor.

Less than a week after leaving her old post as HHS Secretary, Sylvia Burwell has found a new job: president of American University.

A federal judge has temporarily blocked a CMS rule on requiring dialysis companies to disclose all charitable premium assistance they provide to patients. 

Basing physician compensation on a pay-for-performance model “simply doesn’t work,” according to a Vox article written by Harvard Medical School population health professor Stephen Soumerai, ScD, and University of Pennsylvania health IT researcher Ross Koppel, PhD.