The U.S. House of Representatives has passed red flag legislation previously approved by the Senate allowing physicians to be exempt from anti-identity theft requirements that creditors such as banks follow.

TeraRecon highlighted mobility and flexibility, showcasing Aquarius Mobile and iNstance Launch licensing at the 96th meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) held in Chicago, Nov. 28 to Dec. 2.  

Mobile devices may work well for consultation, but are too small to be used for routine primary diagnosis. Security and calibration issues remain unsettled, and the FDA has not yet decided how to handle these devices, David Hirschorn, MD, said Nov. 29 during a presentation at the 96th annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

Two-thirds of employees expose sensitive data outside the workplace some even exposing highly regulated and confidential information such as customer credit card and social security numbers information, according to a visual data breach survey from People Security, commissioned by 3M.

Scottsdale Healthcare, a community-based nonprofit health system in Scottsdale, Ariz., is offering e-health service company Stat Health's Stat Doctors as a supplemental health and wellness tool for Scottsdale Healthcare's employees and their covered dependents.

Lutheran Medical Center has successfully implemented Medsphere Systems OpenVista EHR throughout the Brooklyn, N.Y.-based 476-bed teaching hospital.

NaviNet has acquired Prematics, a provider of mobile care management systems, expanding NaviNets clinical product suite for unified patient information management.

A majority of American patients support the use of home medical devices to manage and improve their chronic conditions, according to a survey conducted by GfK Roper for Practice Fusion.