Today's Top 20 Health IT Stories
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Hospitals hit in nationwide bomb threat scam
Hospitals across the U.S. received email bomb threats on Dec. 13 as part of a large-scale extortion attempt that authorities say is not credible, according to multiple news sources. - 12/14/18 -
Why the 1-size-fits-all approach doesn't work for hospital cybersecurity: Q&A with Proficio CISO Dickon Smart-Gill
Dickon Smart-Gill, CIO and chief information security officer at managed security services provider Proficio in Carlsbad, Calif., shares the big cybersecurity threats he thinks hospitals need to be on the lookout for as well as how technology is keeping up with changes in cyberattacks. - 12/13/18 -
Health Fidelity CEO Steve Whitehurst debunks health IT's biggest misconceptions
Steve Whitehurst, CEO at Health Fidelity in San Mateo, Calif., discusses the future standard of natural language interfaces and speech capabilities in healthcare as well as what needs attention when it comes to health IT innovation. - 12/13/18 -
6 recent vendor contracts, go-lives
Here are six recent health IT vendor contracts and go-lives: - 12/13/18 -
Two-thirds of businesses use Amazon's cloud service, report finds
Businesses across a range of industries adopted public cloud services during 2018, according to a report from cloud management provider RightScale. - 12/13/18 -
Apple to open $1B campus in Austin: 4 things to know
Apple is building a new 133-acre campus in Austin, Texas. - 12/13/18 -
20 health IT thought leaders speak out: top trends affecting healthcare and what to expect in 2019
Twenty leaders in the health IT space discuss the key trends of 2018 and make predictions looking ahead to 2019. - 12/13/18 -
5 most-read AI stories in 2018
Here are the five most-read artificial intelligence stories reported by Becker's Hospital Review during 2018: - 12/13/18 -
Reflecting on health IT’s nagging challenges—and where to go from here
As I look back on my career in healthcare and the progress that we have made in health IT, I feel as though I have seen and been a part of it all. - 12/13/18 -
Allscripts sells stake in Netsmart for $525M; Apple hires CEO of medication adherence app & more — 8 health IT key notes
Here are eight recent news updates on major health IT and technology companies: - 12/13/18 -
5 most-read EHR stories in 2018
Here are the five most-read EHR stories reported by Becker's Hospital Review during 2018: - 12/13/18 -
7 more hospitals, clinics join Apple's health records project
Seven more hospitals and clinics recently signed on to Apple's health records project. - 12/13/18 -
5 most-read cybersecurity stories in 2018
Here are the five most-read cybersecurity stories reported by Becker's Hospital Review during 2018: - 12/13/18 -
Aetna and Ascension join five other leading health care companies in blockchain-driven effort to address health care provider data issues
A recent press relese by Quest Diagnostics announces a pilot launching in April 2019 under the leadership of Quest Diagnnostics, Humana, MultiPlan, Optum, and United Healthcare. - 12/13/18 -
How to survive the transition to value? Power up clinical documentation with AI
As hospitals are pulled between their current fee-for-service reality and a value-based future, the key to survival may be a focus on clinical documentation improvement, enhanced by artificial intelligence. - 12/13/18 -
Apple has quietly hired dozens of physicians: 5 things to know
Apple has quietly hired dozens of physicians, an indicator that it's serious about health tech, CNBC reports. - 12/13/18 -
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital inks 10-year informatics contract with Philips
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital in New York City signed a 10-year agreement with Philips to implement the health technology vendor's full suite of clinical informatics tools. - 12/12/18 -
HIMSS taps new chief Americas officer: 4 things to know
Denise Hines will join the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society as its chief Americas officer in January. - 12/12/18 -
Amazon's voice assistant Alexa is tackling cardiac health: 4 notes
Amazon is teaming up with healthcare products developer Omron Healthcare to build out a first-of-its-kind blood pressure skill for its voice assistant Alexa, CNBC reports. - 12/12/18 -
16 hospitals, health systems seeking Allscripts, Cerner, Epic, Meditech talent
Four of the top vendors hospitals use to participate in the Medicare EHR Incentive Program are Allscripts, Cerner, Epic and Meditech, according to June 2018 ONC data. - 12/12/18