John Schieszer, MA

Many organizations adopt overly conservative policies that restrict otherwise completely legal uses of health care data.

Physicians have been under greater stress as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, but they can take steps to lower the risk of burnout.

Patient with and without diabetes who received patiromer were more likely to remain on spironolactone at 12 weeks compared with those who received placebo, a subgroup analysis of the AMBER trial showed.

Among other considerations, health care providers must avoid giving individual medical advice.

Bluetooth is potentially susceptible to attack because it allows different devices to communicate over the air, according to a cybersecurity expert.

Core provisions of the HIPAA legislation have largely remained unchanged since their inception despite rapid evolution of technology to keep protected health information from hackers.

Survey findings suggest many patients are likely to continue with telehealth when the pandemic ends.

Investigators recommended close surveillance after COVID-19 vaccination of kidney transplant recipients and suggested the possibility that a third dose may be required in less responsive patients.

Computer access to digital health information varies by race and ethnicity, a study found.

The goal is to help public health departments collect information vital to their efforts to contain the COVID-19 pandemic.