In the wake of a data breach impacting almost 800,000 Utah residents, the state has begun a multi-pronged response including the resignation of the states chief technology officer (CTO).

National Coordinator for Health IT Farzad Mostashari, MD, said his office has created two new officesthe Office of the Chief Medical Officer and the Office of Consumer eHealth.

As providers continue to seek ways to do more with fewer resources, the limited hardware expenses, ease of use and growing confidence in cloud storage continue to make software-as-a-service (SaaS) tools more enticing, according to a May report from market researcher KLAS.

Fun may just become a new driver for the healthcare industrys interoperability efforts. Gamification, using game design techniques to enhance non-game experiences, is common in other industries but relatively new to healthcare.

The most recent numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics suggest that engineers working in the manufacture of medical equipment and supplies are enjoying something of a golden age.

 Get ready to add gamification to your latest buzzword toolkit. Researchers from Centre for Global eHealth Innovation, Techna Institute, University Health Network in Toronto, found that using an mHealth diabetes application (app) with the use of gamification incentives showed an improvement in the frequency of blood glucose monitoring in adolescents with type 1 diabetes.

BOSTONWhen planning to implement a remote monitoring initiative, organizations should develop a flow that works for their particular clinic, advised Nancy Lee, RN, CCDS, arrhythmia device specialist at the Arrhythmia Center at Missouri Baptist Hospital in St. Louis, during a presentation May 10 at the 33rd annual scientific sessions of the Heart Rhythm Society.

Although a meta-analysis indicated that magnetic resonance arthrography marginally outperformed MRI in the diagnosis of triangular fibrocartilaginous complex tears, the procedure may not be justified for all patients with suspected tears, according to a study published in the May issue of The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.