Today's Top 20 Health IT Articles
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10 hacking groups actively targeting healthcare: Report
There have been 121 ransomware attacks against the U.S. healthcare industry in the last six months, with 10 hacking groups emerging as the most active within the industry, according to a July 11 report from Atlanta-based software company Cyble. -
Mass General Brigham leader: It's time for Congress to act on 'hospital at home'
As a leader of one of the nation's largest home hospitals, I urge Congress to pass, and the president to sign, a five-year extension of the Acute Hospital Care at Home waiver before it expires at the end of this year. Failure to do so could create a major disruption for the thousands of patients receiving this care and for the hundreds of home hospitals nationwide. -
Healthcare sites share patient details with tech giants: Report
Online trackers are prevalent on the websites of the largest healthcare companies in the U.S., often without the awareness of the patients they serve, Bloomberg reported July 11. -
Vendor breach affects UCHealth
The data of patients at Aurora, Colo.-based UCHealth might have been impacted by a breach on one of the system's vendors. -
Hackers give Illinois hospital 2 weeks to pay ransom
Hackers are giving an Illinois hospital until July 17 to pay ransom following a cyberattack, Security Affairs reported. -
Mass General Brigham's innovation strategy
Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham's innovation strategy includes digital transformation and artificial intelligence but largely focuses on therapeutics. -
Is AI the 'easy button' for orthopedic practices? 5 key takeaways
In an interactive session at Becker's 21st Annual Spine, Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven ASC + The Future of Spine Conference, Molly Van Oordt, director of specialty solutions, NextGen Healthcare, led a discussion on technology innovation in orthopedics with Bob Murry, PhD, MD, chief medical officer for NextGen Healthcare, and Keith Nord, MD, orthopedic hand surgeon at Sports, Orthopedics and Spine (Jackson, Tenn.). -
New HHS rule aims to ease and improve data sharing
HHS has proposed a new rule to improve healthcare data and how it's shared among providers, public health agencies and payers. -
Lights, camera, healthcare: Health systems embrace media spotlight
Health systems are increasingly turning to innovative marketing strategies by making appearances in television shows and documentaries, aiming to connect with patients in more dynamic and engaging ways. -
AI enhances Illinois system's Epic EHR
Urbana, Ill.-based Carle Health is enhancing its Epic EHR system with the addition of Nabla, an AI-based ambient assistant for clinicians. -
Hospital returns to paper records after EHR contract lapses
A Texas hospital has returned to paper records after failing to secure a new EHR contract, D Magazine reported. -
Why NYU Langone Health combined informatics, IT
New York City-based NYU Langone Health has integrated informatics within its IT department to harness the potential of new technologies such as generative AI. -
Change Healthcare preps to notify patients with breached data, states want info faster
Change Healthcare plans to begin contacting patients whose data was breached during the February ransomware attack in late July. -
IT job cuts sweep through health systems
Health systems across the nation are laying off IT workers as they outsource technology functions and aim to cut costs. -
A new chapter in clinical decision-making — Lessons from healthcare leaders at the forefront of AI
Hospital and health system leaders see significant potential for using artificial intelligence (AI) to transform activities ranging from treatment plans to diagnostics, administrative tasks and more. -
Sailor attempted to wrongly access Biden's medical records
A sailor searched for and attempted to view President Joe Biden's medical records three times in February, but was unsuccessful, according to a CBS News report. -
Delaware hospital moves to Epic
Lewes, Del.-based Beebe Healthcare is moving to an Epic EHR system, Coastal Point reported July 9. -
Donation renames Cleveland Clinic facility
A gift from Mark and Shelly Saltzman will rename Cleveland Clinic's Mentor Hospital building and create a new leadership position at the organization. -
Mass General Brigham's ambient documentation journey
Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham is planning to roll out ambient documentation to 800 clinicians after a successful initial proof of concept with 20 clinicians across multiple specialties. -
Digital health funding finding momentum
Digital health funding is seeing a rebound with startups raising $5.7 billion across 266 deals in the first half of 2024, according to a July 8 report from Rock Health.
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