UnitedHealth has confirmed the ransomware attack on its Change Healthcare unit last February affected around 190 million people in America — nearly double previous estimates. The U.S. health insurance ...

Objective: To understand patient portal engagement stratified by patient characteristics among adults 50 years and older with at least 1 common chronic medical condition using electronic health ...

The healthcare industry's data dilemma is costing health systems millions. Healthcare has a data problem. And it's getting expensive. Data is more than just a byproduct of medical care—it's the ...

Covenant Health detected a cyberattack on May 26, 2025, but attackers accessed patient information starting May 18, prompting ...

U.S. and state officials say the consolidation of the public health agency’s vast trove of information could expose patients and will delay analysis of long-term trends. By Apoorva Mandavilli The ...

Public health departments depend on accurate and timely data to guide their efforts to control the spread of disease. Full integration of information technology is the norm for other essential data ...

Since last summer the Virginia Department of Health has been investigating a potential pediatric cancer cluster in Southwest ...

Two thousand years ago, physicians in Egypt documented their patients’ symptoms and treatments on papyrus scrolls. These early medical records served a simple, localized purpose: they supported direct ...

Strengthening systems of emergency healthcare is crucial to achieving global and national health goals. One of the key ...