Today's Top 20 Health IT Articles
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235M Twitter account emails leaked online
The email addresses used to register 235 million Twitter accounts have been leaked online by hackers, The Washington Post reported Jan. 4. -
'No better time' to work in tech, says Mass General Brigham's Jane Moran
Jane Moran brought a range of IT leadership experience to Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham when she became its inaugural chief information and digital officer in September 2021. -
Mayo Clinic picks up stake in startup making pill-sized robot
Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic has obtained a stake in Endiatx, a startup making a pill-sized robot to diagnose digestive conditions, under a know-how licensing agreement with the company. -
Walgreens Boots Alliance reports $3.7B Q1 net loss
Walgreens Boots Alliance reported a $3.7 billion net loss in the first quarter of the 2023 fiscal year ending Nov. 30, a significant drop from $3.6 billion in net income over the same period last year, driven by after-tax charges for opioid-related claims and litigation. -
Economic uncertainty puts pressure on cybersecurity chiefs
Inflationary pressures and a murky economic future are putting pressure on cybersecurity officials' relationship with their vendors, The Wall Street Journal reported Jan. 4. -
Digital health platform raises additional $45M
Healthcare engagement platform Ostro closed on an additional $45 million in its series B financing round to bring its total funding to more than $55 million. -
How UPMC created an innovation hub in Pittsburgh
UPMC has created an innovation hub in its home base of Pittsburgh by greatly expanding its cancer research and precision medicine footprints, Pittsburgh Business Times reported Jan. 3. -
CommonSpirit Health sued over ransomware attack
Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health has been hit with a proposed class-action lawsuit over the recent ransomware attack on the health system. -
Ohio health system partners with cancer treatment-focused software company
Cleveland-based University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center selected medtech company RaySearch's digital treatment planning system, RayStation. -
Ardent names new chief medical information officer
Nashville, Tenn.-based Ardent Health Services named Brad Hoyt, MD, its chief medical information officer. -
OSF's most impactful innovation projects of 2022
In 2022, OSF Innovation and OSF OnCall, the digital health divisions of Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare, launched 10 different initiatives using digital technologies and data with the aim of providing more convenient access and improved patient outcomes. -
Health tech is still a good investment, says 1 leader
Peter Micca, national health tech leader at Deloitte, is bullish about 2023 as healthcare technology stocks and venture capital funding are on the decline, Politico reported Jan. 3. -
Duke Health, Nference partner on analytics research, medical discoveries
Durham, N.C.-based Duke Health has partnered with data analytics company Nference to advance the academic health system's research and medical discoveries. -
Sanford Health children's campaign honored for outstanding content
Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health won two awards for its website and content produced for Sanford Fit, the health system's children's health initiative. -
Hacker steals files from Arkansas hospital
Patient and employee information was potentially compromised at Nashville, Ark.-based Howard Memorial Hospital after an unauthorized party accessed files from the hospital. -
Amazon will be the biggest threat to health systems' core business: Survey
Fifty-two percent of health tech experts surveyed by Health Tech Nerds, an informational platform focusing on healthcare business, said Amazon would be the biggest threat to health systems' core business in 2023. -
More than 112,000 patients affected by cybersecurity incident at Missouri hospital
Marshall, Mo.-based Fitzgibbon Hospital told HHS that 112,072 individuals were affected by a recent data security incident and said some patient data may have been stolen. -
Lab settles with HHS for $16.5K for not providing timely access to medical records
Life Hope Labs, a medical laboratory in Sandy Springs, Ga., has agreed to pay $16,500 to HHS to settle a complaint that it didn't provide timely access to patient health records. -
Salesforce to cut 10% of staff
Software giant Salesforce is cutting nearly 10 percent of its workforce after a COVID-19-fueled hiring boom that saw the company nearly triple its workforce in the past four years, Bloomberg reported Jan. 4. -
Mayo Clinic accelerator launches first startup in potential $750M deal
Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic's cell and gene therapy accelerator has launched its first startup.
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