You scan the form letter with dread: Yep, it's happened again. Your hospital data was compromised. The letter may specify what was targeted (Social Security number, name, address, email), but ...

CFOs are prioritizing margin management and data analytics investments this year, according to a new report from Strata. The healthcare performance management firm gathered data from 100 hospital ...

CHICAGO - As much as 95% of hospital data goes unused, according to healthcare IT experts. Eighty percent of data is in unstructured text, said John Halamaka, president of Mayo Clinic Platform, ...

Numbers — the hard facts. People often consider numbers, or data, to be unimpeachable, or that they can speak for themselves. More often than not, however, numbers can be presented differently to show ...

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Every hospital in America promises to protect the privacy of its patients and the details of their medical care. And almost every one of them uses sophisticated data tools to track and share the ...

Your medical information is a hot commodity. Hospitals and health apps aren't keeping it secret. Can you do something about it? Reading time 5 minutes Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, the 886-bed hospital ...

Hospitals are particularly vulnerable to data breaches in the year before and after mergers and acquisitions, according to research from the University of Texas at Dallas. The paper found that the ...

1. These are Forbes’ first-ever hospital ratings. Why is Forbes entering this space now? Healthcare quality can vary dramatically among hospitals. The differences between high-quality facilities and ...

It’s widely known that artificial intelligence (AI) is profoundly reshaping the healthcare industry. Hospitals have used AI in a variety of ways, from streamlining workflows to aiding in bedside ...

Timely access to individual and collective revenue cycle data streams is making the difference for hospital lobbyists petitioning Washington for more favorable healthcare policy, say representatives ...