Healthcare players are actively blocking data sharing
Five years ago, only 20 per cent of physicians used electronic medical records (EMRs). Today, 80 per cent use them.
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Researchers, medical workers seek tech answers to Ebola outbreak
WORCESTER, Mass. -- Researchers in robotics will meet with health care and aid workers around the country Friday to get ideas on how technology could help fight the deadly Ebola outbreak, as well as the spread of other dangerous viruses.
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Healthcare organizations still too lax on security
The data breach at Community Health Systems that exposed the personal information on more than 4.5 million people is a symptom of the chronic lack of attention to patient data security and privacy within the healthcare industry.
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About 4.5M face risk of ID theft after hack of hospital network
About 4.5 million people in 28 states face the risk of identity theft due to a massive data breach at Community Health Systems (CHS) a Franklin, Tenn., based health network.
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White House's new IT engineer is sharp, witty, and blunt
If the White House learned one thing from the Healthcare.gov debacle, it was that the website needs clear-thinking people who can see a problem for what it is. Mikey Dickerson may just be that person.