Today's Top 20 Health IT Articles
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Watchdog agency makes new appointments to health IT committee
The Government Accountability Office named five new members to the Health Information Technology Advisory Committee. -
What's in store for Oracle Health in 2024
As the past 18 months have witnessed remarkable technology strides, particularly in the maturation and accessibility of artificial intelligence and large language models, Mike Sicilia, executive vice president of Oracle Global Industries, told Becker's the company plans to focus on immediate life-saving innovations in healthcare for 2024. -
4 new healthcare disruptors
From big retailers to venture capital firms, 2023 saw a variety of disruptors entering the healthcare market. -
18 hospitals opting for Epic in 2023
Epic Systems continues to be the leader in the EHR hospital market share, with 83 hospitals joining its network in 2022, according to research from KLAS. -
Walgreens chief medical officer forecasts surge in value-based care
Sashi Moodley, MD, chief medical officer at Walgreens Health, said he predicts the healthcare industry will make a strategic shift toward value-based care models in 2024. -
Verily's chief medical officer steps down
Verily, the life sciences unit owned by Google's parent company Alphabet, is losing its chief medical officer. -
Penn State Health aims to improve health equity with new EHR layout
Hershey, Pa.-based Penn State Health added preferred name and pronouns options to its EHR system as part of an effort to boost health equity and inclusion. -
Mayo Clinic hits 1 million YouTube subscribers
Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic started a YouTube channel 17 years ago to deliver expert insights to patients grappling with questions about health conditions. Recently, the channel surpassed 1 million subscribers. -
Iowa hospital caught in vendor breach
Cedar Rapids, Iowa-based Mercy Medical Center's patient information has been compromised as its former medical transcription service, Perry Johnson & Associates, experienced a cybersecurity incident. -
MyChart remains down for Ardent after Thanksgiving cyberattack
Nashville, Tenn.-based Ardent Health Services is still working to restore its MyChart system after a Nov. 23 ransomware incident rendered it offline. -
Biotech company lays off 15% of staff
Invitae, a biotech company focusing on genetic testing, laid off 15% of its staff as the company initiated a cost-cutting plan. -
FBI disrupts healthcare ransomware group
The Justice Department has taken down Blackcat ransomware group, the hackers behind the cyberattack on Allentown, Pa.-based Lehigh Valley Health Network. -
New Mayo hospital to have 24/7 remote patient monitoring
Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic's new 94-bed hospital in La Crosse, Wis., will include 24/7 remote patient monitoring services, the La Crosse Tribune reported Dec. 20. -
3 ransomware gangs targeting healthcare
Here are three ransomware gangs targeting hospitals: -
Florida hospital reports ransomware
Bradenton, Fla.-based Manatee Memorial Hospital reported it was affected by a "sophisticated ransomware attack incident," according to the Bradenton Herald. -
'IT event' affects operations at Missouri hospital
Liberty (Mo.) Hospital is diverting patients as the hospital deals with an "IT event," CBS affiliate KCTV reported Dec. 19. -
Minnesota hospital selects Oracle Fusion Cloud system
Robbinsdale, Minn.-based North Memorial Health is using Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications Suite to replace its different IT business systems with a single unified system. -
Adventist rehires staff from Oracle
Roseville, Calif.-based Adventist Health is rehiring IT staff that it had outsourced to Oracle, a spokesperson confirmed to Becker's. -
Another health system opts for Epic
Springfield, Mo.-based CoxHealth is moving from a Cerner EHR system to an Epic EHR system. -
HHS settles with Optum over medical record access
Optum Medical Care, a multispecialty physician group that serves patients in New Jersey and Southern Connecticut, has agreed to pay $160,000 to resolve claims that it did not provide prompt access to medical records.
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