Today's Top 20 Health IT Articles
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Children's hospital grapples with 6th day of cybersecurity woes
Chicago-based Lurie Children's Hospital is looking into a "cybersecurity issue" as its computers, internet and phones continue to be offline for the sixth consecutive day, contributing to a systemwide network outage. -
Physicians 'increasingly tethered' to MyChart, study finds
Primary care physicians have become "increasingly tethered" to their patient portal inboxes, illustrating the need for health systems to solve EHR burnout, a new study found. -
Top 25 health systems by EHR vendor
Epic may be the most ubiquitous EHR in the U.S. hospital industry. But that doesn't mean all big health systems use it. -
Why Allina Health outsourced IT to Optum
Minneapolis-based Allina Health is sending hundreds of IT employees to work for Optum to boost its automation and artificial intelligence capabilities and improve the digital billing experience for patients, according to CIO Dave Ingham, DO. -
Amazon Prime is both bigger and slimmer, even with healthcare option
Amazon has redesigned offerings and add-ons for Amazon Prime users, including a $9 per month healthcare supplement, that can obscure the apples-to-apples value of the subscription's price tag. -
Maine health system takes EHR offline after servers compromised
Brewer, Maine-based Northern Light Health took its EHR offline Feb. 3 after some of its servers were compromised, according to a notice on the health system's website. -
Oracle Health lays off 124 as health system moves to Epic
Oracle Health is laying off 124 individuals who were conducting health information technology operations for Springfield, Mo.-based CoxHealth, according to a WARN filing published Feb. 1. -
How the health sector ended 2023: Prices, employment and more
Spending on home healthcare surged in November, experiencing a 12.9% year-over-year increase, closely trailed by prescription drug spending, which soared 12.2%, according to a Jan. 31 report from nonprofit Altarum. -
Summa Health fields concerns over General Catalyst acquisition
Akron, Ohio-based Summa Health said its proposed acquisition by Health Assurance Transformation Corp., or HATCo, a fully owned subsidiary of General Catalyst, will set up the hospital for long-term success, Akron.com reported Feb. 1. -
A look at Oracle Health's leadership switch-ups
Since Oracle got into the EHR business with its acquisition of Cerner in 2022, it has made several leadership changes as to who will be overseeing its operations. -
Boston Children's Hospital launches app for new Apple headset
Boston Children's Hospital has launched an app for the new Apple Vision Pro mixed reality headset that went on sale Feb. 2. -
Children's hospital takes IT systems offline after 'cybersecurity matter'
Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago said Feb. 1 it took its IT systems offline to deal with a "cybersecurity matter." -
Why Providence created its own ChatGPT
Renton, Wash.-based Providence didn't want to ban ChatGPT and force employees to use it on their personal computers, unmonitored. So the health system created its own version. -
HHS, Instacart partner
Instacart has partnered with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to expand access to nutritious food and resources for improved health. -
Top 5 health system brand trends for '24
Health system marketing leaders will be concentrating on such trends as employee engagement and mapping research in 2024, according to branding agency Monigle. -
Mercy Iowa City transitions to new brand
Mercy Iowa City (Iowa) officially transitioned to the University of Iowa Health Care brand, ABC affiliate KCRG reported Jan. 31. -
Academic medical centers grapple with AI governance
The way healthcare organizations manage and oversee AI tools varies widely, with many agreeing there is a need for clear guidelines and oversight at organizational and federal levels to handle the unique challenges posed by AI prediction tools, a Jan. 31 study published in the NEJM AI found. -
Ransomware gang gives hospital 2 days to pay $900K
A ransomware gang said it is giving a Chicago safety-net hospital two days to pay a nearly $900,000 ransom or else it will leak its patients' data, The Record reported Jan. 31. -
12 innovative hospitals, per Health
Health named 12 winners of the 2024 Innovative Hospital Awards. -
IT, phone systems down at Lurie Children's Hospital
IT and phone systems went down Jan. 31 at Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, causing appointments to be delayed and parents unable to access MyChart.
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