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Aug 23 | Jeff Lagasse

Most patients willing to share medical records for research purposes

Fewer than 4% of participants said they were not willing to share any information with anyone.

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Aug 22 | Jeff Lagasse

Healthcare cloud computing growth due in part to curbing infrastructure costs

Cloud solutions help organizations reduce infrastructure costs and interoperability issues, and aid in complying…

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Aug 20 | Jeff Lagasse

Close to one-third of healthcare employees have never received cybersecurity training, report shows

There is an apparent lack of awareness of federal regulations in both the U.S. and Canada…

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Aug 14 | Susan Morse

Tufts and Harvard Pilgrim to merge, creating large nonprofit insurer

The new organization, yet to be named, will be one of the largest nonprofit health organizations in Massachusetts and the…

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Aug 14 | Jeff Lagasse

Healthcare cybersecurity market poised for growth over the coming years

The rapid adoption of digital technologies is considered beneficial to providers, but it can lead to cybersecurity…

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Aug 08 | Mike Miliard

IPA, insurer launch innovative new partnership to manage social determinants of health

Healthy Alliance IPA, led by former ONC deputy Dr. Jacob Reider, will work with MVP Health Care to…

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Aug 06 | Susan Morse

CVSHealth uses analytics to expand diabetes program, launch hypertension model

The goal is to reduce the incidence of diabetes in a given population by 58% in three years.

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Jul 30 | Susan Morse

Healthcare's number one financial issue is cybersecurity

The cost of a healthcare breach is about $408 per patient record and that doesn't include the loss of business, productivity and…

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Jul 22 | Jeff Lagasse

Private practice physicians less likely to maintain electronic records, study shows

Forty-nine percent of surveyed physicians who had remained independent since 2011 attested to meaningful…

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Jul 22 | Jeff Lagasse

How Medicare Advantage plans can begin closing coverage gaps through better communication

Personalized communications and robust analytics capabilities can help MA plans avoid some of the…

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