Credit: Getty Images To ensure patients have useful information they can benefit from, it is important to avoid patient education overload. Here clinicians are provided with tools to ensure clear and ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – New health communication research shows that casual conversations in hospital hallways and waiting rooms poses a threat to the confidentiality of patients' medical information.

It is increasingly recognised that clinicians are not the only target audience for clinical guidelines. Patients also have a legitimate interest in learning about best practice, including ...

On average, claim denials linked to inaccurate patient identification or faulty patient information cost $1.2 million annually The Journal of AHIMA article, "Tips for Trusting Identity in the Era of ...

Substantial policy effort has been directed at improving patients’ ability to access and use electronic health records. Using nationwide data from 2,410 hospitals for the period 2014–16, we examined ...

The U.S. healthcare industry continues to be a target of cyberattacks in 2021, and it is reinforcing its defenses with new regulations, controls and systems to combat the growing trends. Hackers are ...

How to Decide Whether to Offer and Use “Nonstandard” Therapies in Patients with Advanced Sarcomas and Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors: Global Variations in Clinical Practice, Assessment, and Access to ...

Healthcare companies more than ever are using electronic records and tapping digital services. That’s also creating more opportunities for cybercriminals — who already have exposed the private medical ...

(CBS DETROIT) - Michigan Medicine notified approximately 56,953 people about a data breach that impacted employee email accounts and possibly exposed patient health information. Officials on Monday ...

Healthcare seems to be the favorite target of attackers this year. It's been only four months, and we've already seen some of the biggest data breaches in the sector. Recently, news about the Blue ...