The health information technology industry in 2014 experienced events such as the ICD-10 deadline delay, HIE sustainability concerns, the high number of deaths due to medical mistakes, HIPAA breaches, EHR system glitches, and the Cerner-Siemens merger. These events highlighted the importance of patient safety, privacy and security, interoperability, and data exchange. The industry also recognized top HIE vendors and successful hospital IT departments.
T-Mobile pays $16 million fine for three years’ worth of data breaches
T-Mobile has agreed to pay a $15.75 million fine and improve its security in a settlement over a series of data breaches over three years
