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While the shift is necessary the transition period will likely see hackers targeting newly vulnerable information, said Halamka.

Incentive for healthy behaviors was the biggest demand from those who took the survey, with 46% saying it was missing from their plans.

The challenge organizations face is that each person needs one identity attached to them.

Risk can have a profound impact on the financial health of any organization, where sensitive information is often hosted on outside servers.

Open enrollment is ongoing as the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals is expected to soon rule whether the ACA is constitutional.

Most patients showed willingness to use apps and online scheduling systems, but they were a lower priority than quality interactions.

After a slower growth rate in 2017, 2018 saw growth rates about equal to those of 2016, driven in part by the reinstatement of a fee on insurers.

Still, a new state-by-state survey from Foley & Lardner suggests there is still plenty of ground to cover in terms of telehealth payment parity, as well as the language used in the laws themselves.

All states have seen increases in gabapentin exposures over a five-year period, coinciding with a decline in opioid prescriptions.