Today's Top 20 Health IT Articles
-
Nutribrand wins lawsuit, recovers 15% of its shares
Nutriband, a pharmaceutical company that creates products to curb opioid abuse, has won a lawsuit allowing it to recover 15 percent of total outstanding company shares. -
Zynx Health partners with clinical data platform
Zynx Health, a company that provides clinical decision support through electronic health records, has partnered with LogicStream Health. -
Canvas Medical acquires $24M in funding
Canvas Medical, a company that provides electronic medical records for digital health companies, has raised $24 million in series B funding. -
Mayo Clinic Platform leader Dr. John Halamka is turning 'healthcare data into wisdom'
Mayo Clinic Platform, the data analytics and digital health arm of the Rochester, Minn.-based medical center, is trying to stop diseases in patients before they emerge, its leader told Becker's. -
Retiring OSU Wexner systems analyst reflects on 50 years in health IT
A lot changes in health IT in 50 days, let alone 50 years. Just ask Harry Evans. -
Machine learning can predict cerebral palsy, study says
A new machine learning tool could predict cases of cerebral palsy in young infants with brain damage, according to a July 11 international study published in JAMA Network Open. -
1 in 5 workers has faced negative action over digital miscommunication
Digital communications like emails, slack channels or g-chats are stressing out workers, who worry about the potential for misinterpretation and the consequences of it, according to a new report from workplace technology company Loom. -
FTC to crack down on illegal data sharing
The FTC has released a statement emphasizing its commitment to enforcing the law regarding illegal information sharing, particularly as it relates to health and location data. -
Rhode Island physician named to Epic national advisory board
Jared Anderson, MD, an emergency physician practicing at Providence, R.I.-based Lifespan hospitals, has been named to Epic's national advisory board. -
4 health systems cutting IT jobs
Many health systems are considering job cuts and layoffs, particularly among nonclinical staff, amid financial challenges and outsourcing functions. -
There's a new medtech venture capital firm in town
Engage Venture Partners, a new medical technology venture capital firm, launched with its first investment into Melodi Health, a medical device company. -
UC Irvine Health to provide in-home physical therapy
University of California Irvine Health is collaborating with Luna to provide in-home physical therapy across Orange County, Calif. -
Behavioral health startup Wysa raises $20M
Wysa, a mental healthcare startup that provides an artificial intelligence-based chatbot service, has raised $20 million in series B funding. -
Wearable Health Solutions to launch new product line in August
Wearable Health Solutions, a maker of personal emergency response system devices, has introduced a new line of products slated to release in August. -
Digital health startup for primary care practices raises $6M
Abhi Gupta and Ram Sahasranam have raised $6 million for Fold Health, a startup looking to reduce administrative tasks in primary care offices. -
How health system CIOs are overcoming IT staffing challenges
Hospital CIOs report that IT staffing remains a major challenge, as health systems compete with tech companies for employees and budgets are strained by rising salaries. -
Healthcare cloud and data company Innovaccer moves into public sector
Health cloud company Innovaccer is shifting to the public sector, starting with an initiative to build a case management data platform for a California public health department. -
Nearly 2 million patients affected in collection agency data breach
A bill collector fell victim to a ransomware attack in February, potentially exposing the health information of more than 1.9 million patients, the federal government reported. -
7 hospitals nominated for medical marketing awards
NYU Langone in New York City swept nominations for the 2022 MM+M awards for medical marketing with eight award nominations, among the seven hospitals that have been honored with a nomination for the prestigious marketing awards. -
EHR partnerships in the last 30 days
From diving further into precision medicine to creating an EHR virtual scribe, here are six partnerships Oracle Cerner, Epic, Athenahealth and Meditech have completed since June as reported by Becker's Hospital Review.