As a result, it can now more easily find clinical trial patients matching ultra-rare diseases or mind-boggling clinical requirements.

Despite the highest agency user fees on record, and granted new authorities to reform and accelerate medical device and biologics approvals, representatives questioned delays in getting products to patients faster.

Stolen data involved those e-prescriptions issued before the eRx transition late last year.

Launching telemedicine from within the patient portal – which enables the health system to get electronic signoff on certain documents – is a big boon for compliance and efficiency.

Calling Blackbaud's security before a major data breach "lax," the Federal Trade Commission said the company allowed a hacker to steal PII and PHI, and ordered it to delete old data and report on its data usage going forward.

Temporary Medicare items will be in trial soon to allow patients to get admitted and seek psychiatric virtual consultations in private hospitals.