Today's Top 20 Health IT Articles
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Hackers breach MedStar employee email accounts
Hackers accessed employee email accounts at Columbia, Md.-based MedStar Health, compromising the data of 183,079 patients, the health system said in a May 3 notice on its website. -
How MUSC is using AI in its emergency departments
Charleston, S.C.-based MUSC Health is partnering with AI company Andor Health to use artificial intelligence to enhance the patient experience in its emergency departments. -
Have EHRs been good for healthcare?
Fifteen years after meaningful use incentives propelled the shift to EHRs, health system leaders told Becker's that digitizing medical records has been a net positive for the industry — with some caveats. -
Health tech company lays off 49% of workforce
Biotech company Cue Health is enacting a new cost-cutting strategy that will lead to the termination of 230 employees, constituting 49% of its workforce, according to documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. -
AHA CEO praises Change hack scrutiny
American Hospital Association President and CEO Rick Pollack said the recent hearings about the Change Healthcare hack have shed light on the extensive reach and influence of UnitedHealth Group, the parent company of Change. -
What are Oracle Health's priorities?
Cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and moving beyond just EHRs are top priorities for Oracle Health, its leader told the Nashville (Tenn.) Business Journal. -
Why hospitals are tight-lipped about cyberattacks
Hospitals are often reluctant to share information about cyberattacks, even with one another, because of liability concerns, a health system CIO told Congress. -
Why Memorial Hermann invested in a $2.2B startup
Memorial Hermann Health System said it will increase its reach and support the shift to value-based care by investing in a $2.2 billion digital health startup. -
Epic EHR contributes to University Hospitals' operating loss
The purchase of a new Epic EHR has contributed to Cleveland-based University Hospitals' operating losses in 2022 and 2023, Cleveland.com reported May 3. -
Intermountain expands AI copilot enterprisewide
Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health is rolling out an AI copilot from Microsoft's Nuance enterprisewide in a move to increase clinical and operational efficiency. -
What it's like when your EHR shuts down
When a hospital's EHR went down recently, staff communicated with patients and one another more and cut down on unnecessary tests and documentation, a medical resident wrote in JAMA Internal Medicine. -
14 more health system leaders to design 'smart hospital' model
Fourteen more health system leaders have been added to an advisory panel defining standards for what constitutes a "smart hospital." -
Powering the Smart Hospital of Tomorrow
When we think of the footprint of technology in our lives, it’s no wonder consumers gravitate toward technologies labeled “smart.” -
Oracle Health workforce steadily decreases
Since acquiring EHR vendor Cerner, Oracle Health's local workforce has decreased, the Kansas City Business Journal reported April 30. -
2 WVU Medicine hospitals move to Epic
South Charleston, W.Va.-based WVU Medicine Thomas Hospitals went live with an Epic EHR system on May 1. -
Why hospital executives think Walmart Health failed
Health system leaders told Becker's they're not surprised by the failure of Walmart Health given the arduous economics of healthcare and the difficulty of providing primary care at scale. -
Disruptors are retreating from healthcare
Several major players in the healthcare industry — Walmart, Optum and Walgreens' VillageMD — are closing or scaling back their healthcare services in 2024. -
CDC: Hospitals no longer required to report COVID-19 data
The CDC has announced that starting May 1, hospitals are no longer required to report COVID-19 hospital admissions, hospital capacity or hospital occupancy data. -
Why Epic trimmed its noncompete list
Epic says it winnowed its noncompete list to a "few dozen" health IT companies after leadership realized how large the index had grown. -
CIOs' top 15 priorities over next 3 years
CIOs' top priority over the next one to three years will be driving business innovation, according to a recent CIO survey.
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