What's Keeping Pharma Off the Cloud?
It's time, experts said, for executives and employees to adapt.
Digging for Empathy in Big Data
A study of diabetes diagnoses and long-term health points to the numbers' softer side.
The Case for Building a Clinical Information Commons
How diagnoses can progress from the "19th-century Oslerian blueprint."
Marc Berger Shares the Keys to the Data Mart
“The data has gotten better, and our ability to interrogate it has gotten better. But it has always been dirty.”
It's Time to Move Beyond EHR Tweaks
Healthcare can strive for actionable data, especially regarding social determinants of health, a Lumeris executive says.
How Analytics Enable Pharma to Find Trial Subjects
Analytics might be able to help defeat the so-called “Lasagna Law" of diminishing study subject availability.
Smartphones Can Help Track the Progression of Multiple Sclerosis
Algorithms and machine learning may dissect real-world data, according to Roche.
3 Common Cybersecurity Threats to Healthcare
A HIMSS expert details what hospitals need to know.
One Drop and Fitbit Announce Diabetes Collaboration
The move enables One Drop to sync with a sizeable share of the wearables market.
How the FDA Pushes Medical Device Cybersecurity
An agency leader says the process should continue “throughout the total product life cycle.”
Latest WannaCry Virus Attack Stresses Healthcare's Need to Fortify Defenses
“They have more janitors at these hospitals than they do security people.”
Georgia Tech Researchers Offer Open-Source Cancer Treatment Algorithm
Sharing algorithms can benefit healthcare research and society at large.
Education and Simulation Essential for Hospital Cybersecurity
A HIMSS expert says everyone needs to increase their cybersecurity literacy.
mHealth Security Flaws Pose Risks to Users
A study found vulnerabilities in 21 top apps, including 18 that leaked private data.
Why Data Silos Need Uniform Disclosure Regulations
A bioethicist said the information ends up being used in the same ways, which is what research contributors care about most.
When to Consider Patient Data Privacy? All Along
A single case underscores the need for clinicians and hospitals to look beyond regulations when seeking consent.
The Trouble with Validation and Consent in the Digital Age
“Consumer wearables fall between the cracks of what is already a fragmented and not particularly powerful set of government safeguards."
Telemedicine's Promise for Treating Hypertension
“The patients were the most interested in the technology. It essentially freed them.”
Latanya Sweeney Fights for Data Privacy, One State at a Time
The researcher who helped shape HIPAA is now taking on gaps in patient data privacy nationwide.
Like Self-Driving Cars, Healthcare Must Solve Its Machine Learning Problem
Why a new debugger called DeepXplore could prepare artificial intelligence for the real world.
Should the US Adopt a Data Breach Safety Net?
Why one expert is pushing to establish a fund to pay out victims.
Pro Sports Show Why US Needs Clear Biometric Data Policy
“They’re only hypothetical in the sense that we haven’t had a catastrophic event yet. But we will.”
Declaring a Public Health Emergency Carries Privacy Concerns
The administration is expected today to designate the opioid crisis a public health emergency. But what does that mean for patients’ data?
Using AI to Combat the Opioid Crisis
From 620,000 tweets, machine learning identified nearly 1,800 sales pitches for the deadly drugs.
MACRA Implementation Will be Difficult Without Meaningful Quality Measures
“Overall, at the general population level, I've been actually surprised as to how well people understand it."
CHOP and Edico Team Up for Record-Setting Genome Analysis
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and the next-generation sequencing firm analyzed 1,000 genomes in under 3 hours.
Why Conduct Population Health Research? Benefits Abound
But researchers must expand their focus beyond incidence rates.
New AMA Network to Give Doctors a Stronger Say in Tech
Why the move could help physicians, healthcare organizations, and innovators.
FDA Approves First Smartphone-Ready Insertable Cardiac Monitor
Abbott's technology enables physicians to remotely identify arrhythmias in patients.
New FDA Guidance Docs Aim to Nurture Medical Device Innovation
The agency continues to refine its device clearance process in accordance with the 21st Century Cures Act.
