Today's Top 20 Health IT Articles
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Why healthcare AI treatments cost more
Mammograms read by artificial intelligence don't have a billing code so radiologists may pass the extra $40 to $100 in out-of-pocket costs on to patients, The New York Times reported. -
Epic cracks down on startup
EHR vendor Epic Systems told customers in a notice that it is cutting off data access to a startup called Particle Health, alleging that the company has been misusing patient data, CNBC reported April 12. -
Healthcare's growing threat: Attacks on remote access systems
Ransomware groups are increasingly focusing on executing attacks on vulnerable remote access systems in healthcare, a April 12 report from nonprofit patient safety organization ECRI found. -
Increased focus is needed on healthcare cybersecurity support, protection
The stark contrast between expectations placed on healthcare providers and the reality of our cybersecurity challenges has come into sharp focus since the attack on Change Healthcare. -
Rush's data hub evolves to include Lollapalooza, migrants
When the Lollapalooza music festival brings more than 400,000 people to Chicago each summer, Rush University System for Health works with the city to make sure it has enough hospital beds. -
VA aims to revive Oracle Health EHR rollout
The VA aims to resume its Oracle Health EHR rollout before the end of fiscal year 2025, after pausing the $16 billion initiative in 2023, Nextgov reported April 11. -
Ex-employee takes responsibility for hospital data breach
A former employee has taken responsibility for a 2023 data breach at Springfield, Mo.-based Jordan Valley Community Health Center, CBS affiliate KOLR reported April 11. -
Less than 1% of Medicare patients billed for patient portal messages
Patient portal messages make up only a small percentage of the healthcare services providers bill for, a new study found. -
Judy Faulkner's financial philosophy
Epic founder and CEO Judy Faulkner is happy when her employees don't know what EBIDTA stands for. -
Why HCA nurses are working from home
Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare is increasingly hiring nurses to work from home. -
Memorial Hermann says physician altered patient records, closed 2 transplant programs as a result
Houston-based Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center told The New York Times J. Steve Bynon Jr., MD, a transplant surgeon and head of the system's abdominal transplant program, admitted to altering patient records, which led to denied care and the recent closure of the system's liver and kidney transplant programs. -
Advocate's 'thoughtful' approach to data
Advocate Health formed as a merger between Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium and Chicago and Wisconsin-based Advocate Health Care in 2022, and the IT team has spent the last year integrating systems. -
96% of hospitals share website data: Study
Ninety-six percent of non-federal acute care hospitals' websites share user data with third-parties, an April 11 study published in JAMA Network Open found. -
UC Davis Health texts patients for at-home colon cancer screening
Sacramento, Calif.-based UC Davis Health has introduced a digital health platform that texts patients to set up at-home colon cancer screenings. -
Healthcare is exiting 'point solution land'
The patient experience is a differentiator for health system aiming with the reputation for easy and accessible care. Forward-looking systems are developing technologies and partnering with companies to realize a more consumer-centric vision of care delivery. -
96% of hospital websites share info with Meta, Google: Study
A recent study by researchers from Philadelphia-based University of Pennsylvania found 96% of hospital websites transmit user information to third parties such as Meta and Google. -
Top 10 universities for marketing
Marketing agency Hennessey Digital ranked the 10 best universities and colleges to attend for a career in marketing. -
Health system removes Facebook post on day of hospital closings
A health system removed a Facebook post about the importance of hospitals on the same day it closed two of them, UpNorthNews reported. -
6 health system jersey sponsorship deals, ranked
Health system names adorn the front of the jerseys of nearly half the teams in the National Women's Soccer League. But how much are these deals worth? -
Epic approved for 'otherworldly' expansion
A local planning commission has approved Epic's plans for a headquarters expansion that will feature more fantasy-themed buildings, the Milwaukee Business Journal reported.
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