It was not that long ago that nine out of ten U.S. doctors stored their patients' records in color-coded files and updated them by hand. Now, approximately 85% of nationwide office-based physicians ...

I care deeply about privacy, and as a professional researcher, I take meticulous notes. During my recent maternity leave, I spent most of my hands-free time trying to figure out why my doctors were ...

Whether you are getting a blood test, stepping on a smart scale, or wearing a fitness tracker, you are generating a stream of personal medical data. But who truly owns that information? As medical ...

In the increasingly digital landscape of healthcare, data breaches are a significant concern, impacting not only the integrity of health ...

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 ...

After HCA Healthcare announced this month that the personal identification data of roughly 11 million HCA patients in 20 states had been exposed in a breach, people may be justifiably concerned that ...

Aultman Health System is notifying patients of a third-party data breach that may have compromised personal information and ...

Genome Medical is making genetics care accessible and actionable for patients through seven-day-a-week access to genetic services. By partnering with health systems, molecular testing laboratories and ...

Excerpted and adapted from Our Bodies, Our Data: How Companies Make Billions Selling Our Medical Records. Copyright © by Adam Tanner. With permission of the ...

Disease combinations are often unique – anonymization of health data is therefore particularly complex. An interview on ...

A February 2024 ransomware attack on UnitedHealth-owned health tech company Change Healthcare stands as the largest data breach of health and medical data in U.S. history. Change Healthcare confirmed ...

CAMP ASAKA, Japan — The speed, complexity, and volume of potential casualties of future large-scale combat operations will demand well trained and efficient U.S. Army medics and a data centric ...