Today's Top 20 Health IT Articles
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12 Epic updates in April
From detailing plans to release AI validation software to expanding its payer platform, here are 12 updates on Epic's operations, software products and partnerships reported by Becker'sin April: -
FTC makes changes to healthcare breach reporting
The Federal Trade Commission made changes to the Health Breach Notification Rule as it aims to better address the evolving landscape of health technology. -
Why Larry Ellison thinks Oracle can surpass Epic
While calling Epic a "great company," Oracle co-founder and chair Larry Ellison said his organization aims to service the entire healthcare industry beyond just health systems. -
Mayo, AdventHealth, Emory: 6 Big Tech health system partnerships
Health systems continue to embrace Big Tech to advance their work in artificial intelligence and other digital technologies. Here are six partnerships Becker's reported on in the past month. -
What Amazon pays for 10 health tech jobs
Amazon continues building out its healthcare artificial intelligence and pharmacy businesses. Here are 10 health tech jobs the tech giant is hiring for this month. -
MGMA seeks clarity on breach notification burden in wake of Change cyberattack
The Medical Group Management Association is seeking clarity from the HHS' Office for Civil Rights regarding who carries the burden of providing HIPAA-required breach notifications to both the federal government and affected patients following the Change Healthcare cyberattack. -
The next 5 years of AI in healthcare
Hospitals have begun incorporating artificial intelligence into their operational and clinical workflows to identify areas where the technology boosts clinicians and improves efficiency. But there are risks and executive teams need a strong plan to sustainably leverage AI for high quality, low cost care. -
Kaiser notifies 13 million patients of breach
Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Foundation Health Plan is notifying current and former patients that it shared information with third-party advertisers. -
Hospitals bulk up cybersecurity teams, budgets
Healthcare cybersecurity budgets and teams have grown significantly since 2019 as threats become more pronounced, according to an April 2024 report from Moody's Investors Service. -
Change Healthcare: Identifying stolen data will take months
UnitedHealth Group's Change Healthcare said it will take several more months to identify the personal data that was compromised from its Feb. 21 cyberattack, The Wall Street Journal reported Feb. 25. -
Why Emory is all in on Apple
Atlanta-based Emory Healthcare is the first health system in the U.S. to implement Epic on a large scale on Mac platforms, and the move has had substantial cost savings and environmental benefits, Scott Smiser, chief technology officer for the health system, told Becker's. -
8 health system finalists for digital marketing awards
Eight health systems were named finalists for PR Daily's 2024 Social Media & Digital Awards. -
Advocate to sell remote monitoring company it bought for $290M
Advocate Aurora Health, now part of Advocate Health, plans to sell a remote patient monitoring company it acquired for $290.7 million. -
Mass General Brigham: Generative AI not 'best of both worlds' yet
More than half of patient portal messages written by artificial intelligence did not require any further editing, but the messages that did posed a risk to patients, according to a study at Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham. -
Tenet Healthcare must face Facebook lawsuit
Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare has to face a class-action lawsuit claiming its patient portal shared data with Facebook and other third-party companies, Bloomberg Law reported. -
Epic says it rarely loses customers
EHR vendor Epic Systems broke ground on its newest campus and is continuing to grow its workforce and customers, The Cap Times reported April 25. -
FTC head raises alarm over algorithm-driven healthcare price fixing
Lina Khan, head of the Federal Trade Commission, cautioned about the risk of healthcare price fixing driven by advancements in technology, PYMNTS reported April 24. -
Optum shutting down telehealth business
UnitedHealth Group's Optum Virtual Care is shutting down, Endpoints News reported April 24. -
Cleveland Clinic eHospital expands to monitor 300,000 patients
Cleveland Clinic's eHospital program has expanded and now monitors 248 patient beds in ICUs and other units across the organization's network. -
Shortage of IT workers leaves hospitals vulnerable to cyberattacks
Cleveland Clinic's CEO said that cyberattacks pose a significant threat to health systems due to insufficient security measures across various departments and a shortage of IT personnel in hospitals, Ideastream Public Media reported April 23.
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