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 ...

CommentaryAttorney Analysis from Westlaw Today, a part of Thomson Reuters. With the advent of a second Trump administration and majority conservative Congress and Supreme Court, it is unclear whether ...

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 ...

Imagine walking into your doctor's office feeling sick – and rather than flipping through pages of your medical history or running tests that take days, your doctor instantly pulls together data from ...

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 ...

This year's lethal spread of measles in rural West Texas and other pockets of the U.S. was a strong warning about how protection against deadly childhood diseases is eroding around the nation. This ...

Your health information might feel private and secure with your doctor, but the reality is far more complicated. Data brokers collect a wide range of sensitive health data, from diagnoses and ...

Imagine pricing a product that spreads on its own and benefits people who never even touch it. That might sound like science fiction, but it's remarkably similar to the story of health data and, ...