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Is telemedicine the cure for what ails healthcare? Maybe not singlehandedly, but few can deny that it is an increasingly potent part of the treatment protocol. For the last two decades, telemedicine initiatives have grown in scope and popularity because they consistently deliver results as healthcare providers face growing costs, declining reimbursement, an aging population, and demand is quickly outpacing clinician capacity.

Healthcare organizations should not assume that compliance with regulations, like HIPAA, automatically makes their organization secure, says Larry Hurtado, CEO of Digital Defense, a risk assessment firm in San Antonio, Texas.

As mobile health gains ground as a way to improve population health and curb healthcare costs, models for making mHealth financially sustainable are topmost in the minds of stakeholders in the U.S. and across the globe.

A raft of technologies including broadband, cloud computing, cheaper storage and mobile devices, among others, is driving the transformation. At the same time, market expectations regarding standards of care are changing, as are younger providers' relationship with health-specific IT.

The sixth Global Information Security Workforce Study, conducted by (ISC)2 shows that a shortage of information security professionals is having an adverse impact on healthcare and other industries, even as vulnerabilities such as mobile devices and social media are on the rise.

The TotalMobile workflow management solution, which allows healthcare professionals to update patient information and record medical tasks at the point-of-care using mobile devices, is now available in the UK market.

During the 2013 HIMSS Annual Conference & Exhibition, attendees can visit the over 13,000 square-foot Intelligent Hospital Pavilion (Booth 8711) at the Exhibition Hall on March 4, 5 and 6.

Healthcare data breach numbers not only continue to trend upwards but they are also costing the industry a pretty penny, according to a recent report conducted by privacy research firm Ponemon Institute.

A Georgia Congressman has released draft legislation that would regulate how the developers of mobile applications -- including mHealth apps -- collect personal data.