Today's Top 20 Health IT Articles
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Best Buy supplies at-home tech to 8 of largest health systems
Best Buy says it now supplies care-at-home technology to eight of the largest U.S. health systems. -
'We won't sell our software to you': Why Judy Faulkner favors an all-in-1 EHR
Epic founder and CEO Judy Faulkner isn't afraid to tell customers no. -
CommonSpirit Utah facilities move to Epic
CommonSpirit Health has transitioned 45 outpatient departments across five hospital markets in Utah to an Epic EHR system. -
UChicago Medicine creating innovation hub
UChicago Medicine is establishing a centralized data-driven hub dedicated to fostering innovation, research and quality improvement projects within the health system. -
Lawmakers seek $1.3B boost for VA's Oracle EHR system
In a bipartisan budget package, lawmakers are asking for more than $1.3 billion for the Department of Veterans Affairs' Oracle EHR system, NextGov reported March 4. -
Lurie Children's restores EHR platform post-cyberattack
Lurie Children's of Chicago has reactivated its Epic electronic health record platform along with other key systems, but its MyChart patient portal remains down following a cyberattack on the hospital in late January. -
Providers losing $100M daily over Change Healthcare hack: Report
Some larger health systems are losing more than $100 million a day due to the Change Healthcare cyberattack, one cybersecurity firm estimated, causing industry associations to continue to urge action. -
Kaiser conducts 2nd IT layoff
Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Foundation Hospitals is eliminating more than 70 employees, primarily those who serve in IT roles, the San Francisco Chronicle reported March 4. -
Scammers target Nebraska patients amid Change Healthcare attacks
The Nebraska Hospital Association has received patient reports that scammers are reaching out and claiming to be representatives from state hospitals amid the ongoing challenges that Optum's Change Healthcare has faced since a ransomware attack took the company offline on Feb. 29. -
Ransomware gang behind Change Healthcare attack faces setback
BlackCat, the Russian ransomware gang behind the Change Healthcare cyberattack, had its website go down, CyberScoop reported March 1. -
Health system leaders join Microsoft-backed nonprofit
Leaders from Mayo Clinic, Duke Health and Stanford Health Care have joined the board of a Microsoft-backed nonprofit that focuses on AI transparency. -
Christus installs Epic at 6 hospitals
Irving, Texas-based Christus Health has installed an Epic EHR system at six hospitals. -
'You just can't keep pace': CIOs deal with spike in software vendors
Some CIOs are struggling to "keep pace" with the huge explosion in outside vendors that has coincided with the hype over artificial intelligence, The Wall Street Journal reported March 4. -
Johns Hopkins ramps up cybersecurity amid Change Healthcare attack
Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins said it has heightened security protocols amid Change Healthcare's cyberattack. -
Larry Ellison's cancer startup is shuttering
Larry Ellison's cancer-focused software startup, Project Ronin, is shutting down, The Register reported March 1. -
Change Healthcare's temporary funding program 'not even a Band-Aid,' AHA says
The American Hospital Association called Change Healthcare's temporary funding program for providers affected by the cyberattack on the UnitedHealth Group subsidiary inadequate, while a U.S. Senate leader asked CMS to speed up payments to hospitals. -
Healthcare sector faces 'elevated' risks amid US cultural strife
The risks to healthcare facilities and their staff are on the rise and are expected to remain at heightened levels due to divisive cultural issues such as abortion, gender-related care and lingering tensions from discussions prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic, ABC News reported March 4. -
How Nebraska Medicine is bucking nurse turnover
After Nebraska Medicine turned to AI, the organization was able to reduce first-year nurse turnover by 47%. -
Change Healthcare offers funding program, prescribing workaround after cyberattack: 7 updates
Optum's Change Healthcare continued to deal with outages March 1, nine days after a ransomware attack took its systems offline. Here are seven updates. -
Amazon training chatbot for healthcare: Report
Amazon is training an AI chatbot to handle incoming patient messages and address administrative queries for One Medical, former employees told The Washington Post.
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