For nearly 20 years, Greg has written about health information technology for several tech trade publications, with a brief stint in corporate communications for a large medical device manufacturer. He was nominated for a Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Award, and is the recipient of a Post-Newsweek Business Information Editorial Excellence Award for his news reporting. Follow @Slabodkin on Twitter.
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Workers who don’t share sensitive health information face financial penalties that are too extreme, said Sen. Elizabeth Warren during the HELP committee session.
October 20 -
Republicans will return to Washington for a lame duck session of Congress to tackle two top priorities: funding the federal government and passing medical innovation legislation into law.
November 9 -
As payoffs grow, hackers are mounting more sophisticated attacks, and threats are increasingly pernicious, says FTC Chairwoman Edith Ramirez.
September 8 -
Employers using health apps as part of their wellness programs may want to pay attention to what is being called the most in-depth analysis to date of health-related app use in the United States.
November 5 -
Fitness device maker Fitbit now will enter into HIPAA business associate agreements with corporations, health plans and self-insured employers that want to offer its wellness platform to employees.
September 17 -
After a surge in consumer interest in wearable technology, which reached its peak in January, demand has been slowing for wearables over the past six months of 2015.
September 2 -
Yelp, the online service which provides customer reviews of local businesses, has teamed with the ProPublica news organization to incorporate health care statistics and consumer opinion survey data onto Yelps business pages for more than 25,000 medical treatment facilities.
August 17 -
Calling it the most personal device the company has ever created, Apple on Monday officially launched its smartwatch designed as a comprehensive health and fitness companion.
March 10 -
Commentary: The FBI is still investigating the potential causes of the data breach at Anthem, the nations second-largest health insurer. There is still no clear indication who perpetrated the attack, reported Feb. 5, how they did so, or what couldve been done to stop it, but informed sources point to a number of strong possibilities on all counts.
February 6 -
Targeting the exploding health and wellness market, Microsoft in one fell swoop has launched a new cloud-based platform, mobile app, and wearable fitness tracking wrist band.
October 31