Big data has caused some confusion since its introduction -- and some say that like service-oriented architecture and cloud computing before it, big data might lose its meaning. Essentially, big data ...

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has released an infographic on health literacy pathways inspired by a February 2013 Health Affairs blog post, “A Proposed ‘Health Literate Care Model’ ...

2015 was rife with major data breaches. The three biggest data breaches affected a combined 101 million individuals. Indianapolis-based Anthem reported a breach affecting 78.8 million individuals; ...

Perhaps more than any other quote, Kaiser Permanente senior IT manager Sean Chai's recent quote in the Wall Street Journal sums up how a good number of healthcare professionals feel about Apple's iPad ...

Healthcare IT News' top 10 list of the largest healthcare data breaches of 2012 should send one clear message: Healthcare organizations are not taking the steps necessary to protect patients' personal ...

Warning: The Internet may be shrinking your brain. According to an infographic from Insurance.com, small regions in the brains of Internet addicts shrank by 10-20 percent. And that’s not all: ...

Healthcare has a big target on its back when it comes to ransomware attacks. Ransomware attacks affect dozens of different sectors, but healthcare seems to be a particular favorite. An analysis ...

Two mothers in California go into labor at the same moment and head for the hospital. Both pregnancies are low-risk. Both will be first-time mothers. They’re identical in most respects. But their ...

Today marks World Obesity Day, an annual campaign that was established in 2015 aiming to stimulate and support practical actions that will help people achieve and maintain a healthy weight and reverse ...

Does glyphosate — the world’s most heavily-used herbicide — pose serious harm to humans? Is it carcinogenic? Those issues are of both legal and scientific debate. Learn the facts here. Read the ...

Health systems and hospitals spent more than $1 billion on the technology in 2025, with ambient AI and coding/billing programs at the top of the shopping list. Health systems spent more than $1 ...