Technology giants Apple, Amazon and Google join Trump's plan to make it easier to share consumers health records.

The Department of Health and Human Services is stepping up its enforcement against hospitals and other health entities that block the sharing of electronic health records.

Real world data that harnesses deidentified health records is a multi-billion-dollar industry. But what is the value of a ...

Health care data breaches cause havoc to patients' credit, medical and other records. Last year, 133 million health records were exposed in breaches.

The department said it plans to hold providers and IT developers accountable for limiting the use and exchange of electronic ...

With the vast majority of health care providers adopting electronic health records (EHRs), these systems have become the primary source of nearly all patient information and, therefore, are ...

Electronic Health Records (EHRs) have been an important advancement in providing complete and accurate patient information; in fact my colleagues and I have been vocal advocates for their ...

The OIG report identifies new issues with the data inputted into the VA’s Electronic Health Record System, partly blaming outdated technology.

Electronic health records should also include information about people’s multiple identities and experiences, such as religion, sexual identity and educational status, so that researchers can ...

The federal government, and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) in particular, has the power to ensure that their electronic health record and ...

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Mckenzie Greenleaf, 1st Special Operations Medical Group radiology technologist practices using the Military Health System Genesis Electronic Health Record System at ...

The Department of Defense plans to decommission the online portal patients use to access old military health information and recommends patients download their digital medical records if they want ...