Today's Top 20 Health IT Articles
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10 AI innovators changing technology
Analytics Insight recently posted a report on the top artificial intelligence innovators changing the technology sector and the global business market. -
14 recent health IT innovations, partnerships
From the use of smart TVs to expansions of hospital at home programs, July saw many hospitals and health systems forge partnerships to boost innovation and improve health IT. -
5 health systems launching hospital-at-home programs
Here are five health systems that launched "hospital-at-home" programs since June 21. -
iPad stolen from Kaiser Permanente hospital had info of 75,000 patients
An iPad with protected health information was stolen from Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center in May, according to a July 17 report from City News Service of Southern California. -
Enterome gets $41M for bowel disease, food allergy R&D
Nestle Health Science is investing $41 million private equity into biopharmaceutical company Enterome to research and develop drugs treating inflammatory bowel disease and food allergies. -
$12K, free babysitting offered to lure tech workers from Silicon Valley
Seventy-one cities and towns have programs that give cash grants and other perks to high-paid tech workers to develop their local economies, The Wall Street Journal reported July 16. -
HHS issues penalties to 11 healthcare organizations for records access violations
The Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights issued financial penalties to 11 HIPAA-covered entities that have failed to provide patients with timely access to their medical records. -
Northwell CIO seeks to 'take friction out of seeking, receiving and paying for care,' with Google deal
New York's largest health system recently selected Google Cloud to help it innovate in such areas as predictive clinical insights, digital scheduling, automated payer interactions and intelligent visit summaries. -
Amazon, Oracle join tech and healthcare leaders to create toolkit to optimize wearables data
The Digital Medicine Society collaborated with global healthcare, research and digital health innovation organizations to create four toolkits aimed at helping data producers, processors, and consumers use data from wearables and digital sensing products. -
BD acquires automated pharmacy tech company
Becton, Dickinson and Company, a medical technology company, acquired Parata Systems, an automated pharmacy technology company. -
Pharmaceutical market and communications company gets private-equity backing
Astorg, a private equity company, has acquired Open Health, a pharmaceutical market access and scientific communication services company. -
Health, nutrition company partners to lead digital transformation effort
Dutch State Mines, a health and nutrition company, partnered with Hindustan Computers Limited to lead a transformation of DSM's information technology systems. -
How California is building the nation's largest healthcare data exchange
The state of California recently embarked on an ambitious endeavor. Using hundreds of millions of dollars in public funding, the nation's largest state plans to connect its hospitals and healthcare providers through a statewide health information exchange. -
Where great healthcare IT teams are focused next
The next generation of effective CIOs will be focused on strategic leadership, effective communication and team builders. -
How 4 health systems are using AI, data analytics and machine learning
Hospitals are using AI, data analytics and machine learning to improve health outcomes, produce predictive clinical insights and improve patient care. Here are four artificial intelligence projects health systems have recently created and deployed as reported by Becker's Hospital Review: -
Inspira Health launches new ad campaign
Vineland, N.J.-based Inspira Health launched a new advertising campaign July 12 titled 'On Your Schedule' to emphasize the flexibility of the system. -
Economic headwinds pushing CIOs to increase cloud investments
Experts say inflation, rising interest rates and market volatility are pushing CIOs to increase their investments in cloud-based IT infrastructure and software, The Wall Street Journal reported July 14. -
How healthcare is using blockchain and what's slowing its adoption — a chief scientific officer's perspective
Ever since bitcoin hit the scene in the late 2000s, leaders in a variety of industries have been exploring how the data technology can improve their businesses. Healthcare is no exception. -
Tech giants in the healthcare industry: 7 recent stories
From creating digital health collaboratives to inking partnerships with health systems, here are seven most recent healthcare moves from Amazon, Google, Facebook and Microsoft as reported by Becker's Hospital Review since June: -
Physician accused of HIPAA breach after exiting practice for telehealth startup
Washington, D.C.-based Foxhall OB/GYN Associates accused Sharon Malone, MD, a former owner and physician at the practice, of taking patient information with her when she exited the practice to join telehealth startup Alloy, The Washington Examiner reported July 14.