Today's Top 20 Health IT Articles
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Walgreens to boost IT infrastructure
Walgreens Boots Alliance has experienced high turnover in the technology division, and now wants to build up its IT infrastructure, according to The Wall Street Journal. -
Apple watch sales ban temporarily lifted
Apple will be allowed to sell previously banned smart watches in the U.S. while it appeals the U.S. International Trade Commission's decision that it violated Masimo's patent, according to The Wall Street Journal. -
Best Buy Health plans bigger healthcare presence in 2024
Best Buy Health became a major player in healthcare over the last 12 months by partnering with some of the largest health systems in the U.S. to support in-home services, virtual care, supply chain management and more. -
How EHR installs hit hospital finances in 2023
With some EHR installation costs climbing north of $500 million, a botched installation can seriously affect a health system's bottom line. -
How Kaiser uses Epic for at-home care
Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente's hospital at home program uses three different digital health platforms to manage patient care, document results and communicate with patients. -
4 largest healthcare data breaches of 2023
In 2023, health systems in Tennessee, California and Florida reported breaches affecting more than 1 million patients. -
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital pays $300K over pixel fallout
New York Attorney General Letitia James and New York City-based NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital reached a settlement, which calls for the health system to pay $300,000 for using advertising tools that shared personal information with technology companies. -
Texas health system taps remote monitoring partner
Health IT company CareView Communications is expanding its partnership with an unnamed health system in North Texas. -
Amazon seeks healthcare strategy and transformation lead
Amazon is looking for a healthcare strategy and transformation lead for Amazon Web Services, a position it has had listed since November. -
Corewell vendor breach affects 1 million patients
More than 1 million patients at Corewell Health may have had their information exposed as the health system's population health management vendor, HealthEC, experienced a data breach, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said Dec. 26. -
Epic + Oracle Health headed into 2024
Hospitals and health systems continue to invest in EHR platforms as the technology becomes more sophisticated for more coordinated care. -
Hackers demand Bitcoin from Oklahoma health system patients
Hackers are emailing patients of Oklahoma City, Okla.-based Integris Health and demanding $50 in Bitcoin, The Oklahoman reported Dec. 26. -
5 biggest VA, Oracle updates of 2023
In 2023, the Department of Veterans Affairs faced fierce criticism from clinicians, lawmakers and patients over its rollout of the Oracle Health EHR system. Despite the blowback, the agency is continuing to move forward with the system. -
5 systems installing virtual care platforms
Since Nov. 10, Becker's has reported on health systems in Minnesota, Missouri, Idaho, Florida and Pittsburgh, launching new virtual care platforms. -
Healthcare's year of 5G
In 2023, large health systems, such as Cleveland Clinic and Boston Children's, accelerated their adoption of 5G technology. -
Why Methodist Le Bonheur is installing Epic EHR, Workday at once
Memphis-based Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare revealed plans in January to consolidate nine systems into one Epic EHR across its network, and plans to go live in October 2024. The health system is also transitioning to Workday in June next year, a big feat for any organization. -
Minnesota hospital to go live with Epic
Aitkin, Minn.-based Riverwood Healthcare Center is planning to go live with an Epic EHR system in January, hospital CEO Ken Westwood wrote in aitkinage.com Dec. 22. -
Orlando Health caught in 2 vendor breaches
Orlando (Fla.) Health is alerting patients that some of their protected health information may have been compromised as two of the organization's vendors experienced cybersecurity breaches. -
Ardent restores access to MyChart after Thanksgiving cyberattack
Nashville, Tenn.-based Ardent Health Services has restored access to its MyChart patient portal after a Nov. 23 ransomware incident rendered it offline. -
The most impactful change Atlantic Health made in 2023
Morris Plains, N.J.-based Atlantic Health systematically changed how it interacted with consumers in 2023.
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