Smartphone conversational agents don't really know what to say in response to questions about suicide, rape, depression and domestic violence, according to findings published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

With more than 40 million Americans meeting the medical criteria for addiction, the American Board of Medical Specialties has officially recognized addiction medicine as a subspecialty.

During the Health IT Joint Committee meeting on March 10, Steven Posnack, MS, MHS, director of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT’s Office of Standards and Technology, offered more details about how the agency has reorganized.

An Indiana University-Purdue University (IAPU) Indianapolis researcher has been awarded $1.1 million grant to develop information-based tools to help primary care providers improve care for patients with chronic pain.

Five hospitals associated with a prominent Massachusetts mental health services provider are under investigation by the Department of Justice over accusations of billing fraud.

The state of Georgia holds the dubious honor of coming in last in the nation in a recently released analysis of states with the worst consumer access to healthcare.

AHIMA has introduced its Consumer Engagement Toolkit, which addresses how the culture change driven by EHRs, apps and other technologies is creating opportunities for health information management (HIM) professionals to be more actively involved with consumers.

GE Healthcare has announced the appointment of Charles Koontz as president and CEO of GE Healthcare IT and GE Healthcare chief digital officer, effective March 14.