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Out of more than 2,200 U.S. hospitals, only 338 made it to this year's Most Wired list, demonstrating some of the most advanced health IT use and adoption in the nation. Check out the full list of winners here. (interactive)

..virtual clinic launched by 1-800-Pharmacy and the Independent Pharmacy Cooperative aims to assist pharmacists at independent community pharmacies…benefits include free health care information produced by physicians, around-the-clock video urgent care, and unlimited video consultations with physicians…Community pharmacists can leverage all of these features in their practice,…

healthcare industry fares poorly compared to other industries in reducing application security risk,… "Given the large amount of sensitive data collected by healthcare organizations, it's concerning that 80 percent of healthcare applications exhibit cryptographic issues such as weak algorithms upon initial assessment,"…

'What's at stake in healthcare is confidence in the system'...healthcare organizations too often depend on security protections that aren't much more than "theater."… a more nuanced approach is needed – a "delicate balancing act" that makes smart use of technology while also capitalizing on a people-based approach...

Delaware..to require health insurers to pay for telemedicine after ..governor approved an updated law regulating the virtual services… prohibiting insurers from engaging in discriminatory practices against providers who use telemedicine to deliver care.

nursing homes have traditionally been one of the weakest links when it comes to health information exchange and care coordination,… new project to help improve those facilities' electronic communication…With.. a $14.8 million CMS grant to reduce avoidable re-hospitalizations among nursing home residents with hospitals.

The digital health market continues to mature as we move into the second half of 2015,…focus on personalized medicine leading the way,…digital health funding is not outpacing 2014, which was a record year for investments in the market, capital flow is remaining steady this year,...

Defense Health Agency has picked Cerner to replace the Military Health System's anatomic pathology laboratory information system...'We understand the value of providing the DoD with the best healthcare IT solutions possible'..

health organizations "make rookie mistakes" in their technology implementations,...these rollouts leave hospitals vulnerable to serious patient safety risks… unrealistic timelines… rely too much on vendors..

Calls for removing the Congressional prohibition on the use of federal funds for development of unique ID…correct patient identification as a critical need for ensuring patient safety…"The accurate and efficient matching of patients with their healthcare data is a signification threat to patient safety,"