Today's Top 20 Health IT Articles
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3rd party breach affects Allegheny Health Network home care patients
A data breach at IntraSystems, a computer consulting firm, has compromised the personal information of 293,900 home care patients affiliated with Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported Jan. 21. -
Scammers pose as hospital employees in 'spoofing' scheme
Moscow, Idaho-based Gritman Medical Center is warning patients that fraudsters are calling pretending to be hospital employees. -
Cyberattacks cost healthcare more than money: Report
Healthcare organizations are under increasing pressure from cyberattacks, with 84% of healthcare IT and security professionals reporting at least one incident in the past year, according to a Jan. 21 survey by cybersecurity firm Netwrix. -
Trump rescinds Biden's AI executive order
President Donald Trump is taking a different approach to artificial intelligence regulations than the previous administration. -
Amazon expands healthcare AI ambitions
Amazon Web Services is teaming up with Aidoc to develop advanced AI tools that improve patient care. -
Epic and Particle Health's dispute: A timeline
The ongoing legal conflict between Epic Systems, a leading EHR provider, and Particle Health, a health data exchange startup, has unfolded over several key events: -
Mississippi hospital to adopt unified EHR system
Starkville, Miss.-based OCH Regional Medical Center is set to launch a new EHR system on Jan. 27, replacing multiple existing platforms with a unified one developed by Oracle Health. -
The double-edged sword of AI and cybersecurity
As AI continues to reshape industries worldwide, Kristin Myers, executive vice president and chief digital officer of New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health, sees immense potential for AI to transform healthcare cybersecurity — though not without its challenges. -
'We have to rethink rural healthcare': Inside Intermountain's coalition
A coalition led by Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health is working to address the increasing challenges in rural healthcare. -
The financial toll of the Change Healthcare hack: 7 numbers
The cost of the Change Healthcare cyberattack continues to mount for parent company UnitedHealth Group. -
CIO tenures are shrinking: 5 notes
CIO tenures are getting shorter, Computer Weekly reported. -
Physician sentenced for illegally accessing medical records
A former emergency room resident physician has been sentenced to one month in prison for unlawfully accessing protected health information and sharing an explicit photo of a patient, KCRG reported Jan. 16. -
Why Optum's consumer count dropped by 4 million
Optum saw 4 million less consumers in the fourth quarter of 2024 compared to the third quarter as the company focuses on a broad strategy centered on integrated, value-based care. -
How Cleveland Clinic is educating the workforce of the future
Cleveland Clinic and Miami University have partnered to educate and train the next generation of the quantum computing workforce. -
Sharp HealthCare nabs naming rights for San Diego FC
San Diego-based Sharp HealthCare's name will adorn a new 50,000-square-foot training center used by MLS franchise San Diego FC. -
Generative AI, TikTok: Marketing at Cleveland Clinic in '25
Generative AI will be a major focus of Cleveland Clinic's marketing department in 2025, its leader told Becker's. -
CommonSpirit moving 'fast and aggressively' toward single EHR: CEO
When Wright Lassiter III took over as CommonSpirit CEO in 2022 — three years after the merger between Englewood, Colo.-based Catholic Health Initiatives and San Francisco-based Dignity Health was completed — one of his key goals was to unify the health system into a single, integrated entity. -
UCSF Health, GE HealthCare launch innovation hub: 4 notes
San Francisco-based UCSF Health and GE HealthCare have launched an innovation hub to propel medical imaging into the future. -
Top 10 EHR implementation challenges
Implementations remain one of the weakest aspects of the EHR experience, with customer satisfaction dropping significantly since 2022, KLAS Research reported. -
Uber Health, Guardian partner to address care gaps
Uber Health is partnering with the Guardian Life Insurance Company of America to provide support for members with approved long-term disability claims.
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