Today's Top 20 Health IT Articles
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Fresh off $8.9B deal for Summit Health, VillageMD acquires Dallas practice
Weeks after its $8.9 billion deal for Summit Health closed, VillageMD acquired a Dallas medical practice that includes internal medicine, geriatric and urgent care services. -
Amazon is hiring for these 6 healthcare jobs
Even as it has been laying off tens of thousands of employees, Amazon has pledged to continue pursuing its healthcare business. -
What Meditech has in store for 2023
From signing contracts with Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare to partnerships with Google, EHR vendor Meditech had a busy 2022. In 2023, the company is focused on "agility" and "innovation," Meditech spokesperson Robin Montville told Becker's, as it looks to grow and compete in a crowded EHR market. -
DCH Health System employee fired for inappropriately accessing EHR
Tuscaloosa, Ala.-based DCH Health System has fired an employee who improperly gained access to its electronic medical records system. -
Dollar General offers healthcare in 3 store parking lots
Dollar General customers at three locations in Tennessee can now see a healthcare provider in the store's parking lot for preventative care, urgent care and chronic condition management services. -
5 health systems that reported a cyberattack in the last 30 days
From EHR shutdowns to technical problems related to an IT security issue, here are five hospitals and health systems that have been affected by a cybersecurity incident since Dec. 21: -
Former Cleveland Clinic CEO, UC Davis CEO join digital health company
The former CEO of the Cleveland Clinic, Toby Cosgrove, MD, and David Lubarsky, MD, the CEO of Sacramento, Calif.-based UC Davis Health, have joined virtual care company Memora Health as strategic advisers. -
Gates Foundation invests in company using AI to diagnose tropical disease
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation awarded a grant to VisualDx, a clinical decision support company using artificial intelligence to help diagnose tropical diseases. -
State puts forward $105M for new Medical College of Georgia Epic EHR system
Gov. Brian Kemp's new state budget has proposed $105 million for the Augusta University Medical College of Georgia to purchase an upgraded Epic EHR system, The Augusta Chronicle reported Jan. 19. -
St. Jude partners with Asian-owned brands to launch Lunar New Year campaign
Memphis, Tenn.-based St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is launching a campaign to partner with Asian-owned businesses during the Lunar New Year. -
Philips, Masimo partner on home-based hospital monitoring
Medtech companies Phillips and Masimo partnered to integrate Philips' patient monitoring ecosystem into the Masimo W1 tracking watch. -
Facebook co-founder's VC firm raises $2.1B, plans to target healthcare
B Capital Group, the venture capital fund of Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin, raised $2.1 billion for its latest fund, with plans to target healthcare startups, Bloomberg reported Jan. 19. -
Cybercriminal groups' revenue drops 40% as more victims refuse to pay ransom
Ransomware groups saw a 40 percent drop in revenue in 2022 as victims are refusing to pay ransoms, BBC reported Jan. 19. -
Virginia VA hospital rebrands, drops name of Confederate surgeon
The Department of Veteran Affairs is changing the name of Richmond, Va.-based Hunter Holmes McGuire Veterans Affairs Medical Center, named for a surgeon who served under Confederate General Stonewall Jackson, to Richmond VA Medical Center, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reported Jan. 19. -
3 emerging digital health funding rounds
The digital health world is constantly changing and investors never know which startup is next to hit unicorn status. -
University Hospitals Ventures: 8 things to know
Cleveland-based University Hospitals has a venture capital arm that works to bring new ideas and products to market through venture investment, technology transfer, adoption and pilots. -
Oklahoma universities team up to commercialize virtual health innovations
Three Oklahoma universities are teaming up to commercialize their virtual health innovations. -
3 biggest healthcare cybersecurity vulnerabilities
Third-party vendors made the healthcare sector most vulnerable to cyberattacks in 2022, as at least 55 percent of healthcare organizations suffered a data breach in the last 12 months due to vendors, Security Magazine reported Jan. 18. -
Kaiser Permanente donates $350K to Lady Gaga's Born This Way Foundation for youth mental health awareness
Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente has donated $350,000 to Lady Gaga's Born This Way Foundation to boost youth mental health awareness and resources. -
CommonSpirit faces another lawsuit for data breach
A class action lawsuit, filed Jan. 13, accuses Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health of failing to protect patients' personal information from a recent ransomware attack on the health system.
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