Category: eHealth

Videoconferencing from the cloud, compared to more traditional technologies, has many benefits, but issues may still arise in using such a platform. read more …read more Source:: http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/cloud-videoconferencing-healthcare-has-benefits-detractors/2015-05-26?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=rss       

Security experts weighing in on Wednesday’s breach of health insurer CareFirst, which impacted 1.1 million current and former customers, said the compromised information could be used for everything from medical identity fraud to future attacks geared toward extracting even more data from victims. What’s more, they believe this is only the beginning for breaches of…

CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield on Wednesday announced that it was the target of a cyberattack that compromised information of about 1.1 million current and former consumers, as well as individuals who conducted business with the company online. The attack was discovered last month during information technology security efforts conducted in the wake of other recent high-profile…

A recent Black Book survey found that the healthcare industry appears a ways away from achieving meaningful interoperability. However, one medical expert says there is a technological answer that solves this problem. In February, Black Book Research’s annual health information exchange (HIE) stakeholder survey concluded that the current state of operative HIEs in the U.S.…

In a recent conversation with Medhost CEO, Bill Anderson, he asked the question that’s the title of this blog post: “How Will Patients Choose Healthcare?” He then proceeded to answer his question by saying, “Healthcare will buy on brand like they do in their other purchasing decisions.” It’s worth adding that Bill and Medhost are…

The American Medical Association has come out in support of legislation proposed late last month by Sen. Ted Poe (R-Texas) that aims to ban the use of ICD-10. read more …read more Source:: http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/ama-backs-senators-play-eliminate-icd-10/2015-05-18?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=rss       

Optum, the technology wing of UnitedHealth Group tasked with buoying HealthCare.gov after its rocky start, is discontinuing its work on the government run insurance website after declaring “mission accomplished” on Thursday. read more …read more Source:: http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/optum-pulls-out-healthcaregov-project/2015-05-15?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=rss