Today's Top 20 Health IT Articles
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Hackers post Florida patients' info on the dark web
Hackers posted more than 20,000 files stolen from the Florida Department of Health containing physician notes and personal health information on the dark web, according to The Tampa Bay Times. -
2nd system adopts Amazon's checkout-free technology
Clearwater, Fla.-based BayCare's St. Joseph Hospital in Tampa, Fla., is the second system to use Amazon's Just Walk Out technology in its cafe, the Tampa Bay Times reported July 11. -
Vendor employee who breached Geisinger data gets trial delayed
A former employee of Nuance Communications who was responsible for breaching the records of more than 1.2 million patients at Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger has had their trial pushed back, The Daily Item reported July 12. -
How UChicago Medicine created an Epic application
UChicago Medicine recently created an application in Epic that has been rolled out across the health system's EHR — and could soon become part of Epic EHRs everywhere. -
Why Cedars-Sinai is backing a $350M AI startup
Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai is backing an artificial intelligence startup that scans EHR data to arm providers with clinical insights and potential diagnoses. -
New York hospital's patient data exposed in vendor breach
Staten Island (N.Y.) University Hospital reported some patients' information was breached during Medibase's data security incident. -
Amazon donation spurs AI hiring at Children's National
After receiving funding from Amazon Web Services, Children's National is looking to hire 30 additional positions within its organization in order to advance its artificial intelligence work, Washington Business Journal reported July 11. -
10 hacking groups actively targeting healthcare: Report
There have been 121 ransomware attacks against the U.S. healthcare industry in the last six months, with 10 hacking groups emerging as the most active within the industry, according to a July 11 report from Atlanta-based software company Cyble. -
Mass General Brigham leader: It's time for Congress to act on 'hospital at home'
As a leader of one of the nation's largest home hospitals, I urge Congress to pass, and the president to sign, a five-year extension of the Acute Hospital Care at Home waiver before it expires at the end of this year. Failure to do so could create a major disruption for the thousands of patients receiving this care and for the hundreds of home hospitals nationwide. -
Healthcare sites share patient details with tech giants: Report
Online trackers are prevalent on the websites of the largest healthcare companies in the U.S., often without the awareness of the patients they serve, Bloomberg reported July 11. -
Vendor breach affects UCHealth
The data of patients at Aurora, Colo.-based UCHealth might have been impacted by a breach on one of the system's vendors. -
Hackers give Illinois hospital 2 weeks to pay ransom
Hackers are giving an Illinois hospital until July 17 to pay ransom following a cyberattack, Security Affairs reported. -
Mass General Brigham's innovation strategy
Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham's innovation strategy includes digital transformation and artificial intelligence but largely focuses on therapeutics. -
Is AI the 'easy button' for orthopedic practices? 5 key takeaways
In an interactive session at Becker's 21st Annual Spine, Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven ASC + The Future of Spine Conference, Molly Van Oordt, director of specialty solutions, NextGen Healthcare, led a discussion on technology innovation in orthopedics with Bob Murry, PhD, MD, chief medical officer for NextGen Healthcare, and Keith Nord, MD, orthopedic hand surgeon at Sports, Orthopedics and Spine (Jackson, Tenn.). -
New HHS rule aims to ease and improve data sharing
HHS has proposed a new rule to improve healthcare data and how it's shared among providers, public health agencies and payers. -
Lights, camera, healthcare: Health systems embrace media spotlight
Health systems are increasingly turning to innovative marketing strategies by making appearances in television shows and documentaries, aiming to connect with patients in more dynamic and engaging ways. -
AI enhances Illinois system's Epic EHR
Urbana, Ill.-based Carle Health is enhancing its Epic EHR system with the addition of Nabla, an AI-based ambient assistant for clinicians. -
Hospital returns to paper records after EHR contract lapses
A Texas hospital has returned to paper records after failing to secure a new EHR contract, D Magazine reported. -
Why NYU Langone Health combined informatics, IT
New York City-based NYU Langone Health has integrated informatics within its IT department to harness the potential of new technologies such as generative AI. -
Change Healthcare preps to notify patients with breached data, states want info faster
Change Healthcare plans to begin contacting patients whose data was breached during the February ransomware attack in late July.
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