Today's Top 20 Health IT Articles
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Hospital-at-home company co-founded by former Geisinger, Mission Health exec gets $25M led by General Catalyst
Venture capital firm General Catalyst is leading a $25 million series A funding round for a home health company co-founded by the former chief innovation officer of Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger. -
Google Health to launch an open source toolkit for health apps
Google Health is launching a suite of open source tools to help developers build digital health apps. -
'That is exactly how we treated the patient': ChatGPT update's medical expertise surprises physicians
A ChatGPT update released March 14 has been stunning physicians with its ability to deliver sound medical advice, The New York Times reported. -
Trinity Health notifies patients of data breach
Livonia, Mich.-based Trinity Health filed a data breach notice with the Massachusetts attorney general March 9 after it learned that some patient information was compromised as a result of unauthorized access, JDSupra reported March 14. -
Meta to layoff another 10,000
Tech giant and Facebook parent company Meta announced plans to lay off another 10,000 workers after the company laid off 11,000 in November, CNN reported March 14. -
IT job openings at VCU Health, Methodist and Lifespan
Top healthcare systems across the country are constantly looking to hire new IT talent. -
1 million medical records breached in hack of device maker
Medical device and software company Zoll Medical disclosed that it suffered a data breach affecting 1,004,443 people, according to a March 10 data breach notification with the Maine Office of Attorney General. -
Digital health startup launches GPT-based Chrome extension to help clinicians with paperwork
French digital health startup Nabla is getting in on the GPT craze as it launches Copilot, a GPT-3 based tool used as a Chrome extension to transcribe patient conversations with clinicians, TechCrunch reported March 14. -
Neuralink competitor launches medical device innovation platform
Biotech startup Science, a competitor with Elon Musk's Neuralink, launched Science Foundry, a platform allowing companies to use Science's tools to build medical devices, CNBC reported March 13. -
Former Sisters, Fairview IT exec joins health tech company
Former health system CIO Ray Gensinger, MD, has joined health tech company Tegria as senior vice president and chief medical officer. -
Woman sues Lehigh Valley Health Network after Russian ransomware gang posted her photos online
A Lehigh Valley Health Network patient whose nude photos were posted to the dark web by a Russian ransomware gang has sued the Allentown, Pa.-based health system, The (Allentown) Morning Call reported. -
3 health systems enhancing their EHRs
Hospitals and health systems are adding new software, tools and tech upgrades to their EHRs to build upon their systems' offerings. -
Digital health funding slumps to $7B: 5 key others trends to know
Venture capital investments for digital health in 2022 hit $7 billion, down 55 percent from 2021 when investments totaled $15.6 billion, according to a March 10 report from PitchBook. -
Providence, Luna partner on physical therapy
Renton, Wash.-based Providence is partnering with in-home physical therapy provider Luna to expand its home-based physical therapy services. -
Health Catalyst to power gastroenterology-focused clinical registry
Data analytics company Health Catalyst is working with GI Quality Improvement Consortium to reduce registry data entry burden for its gastroenterology-focused clinical registry. -
Brand awareness, improving communities: Why 3 health systems sponsor MLS teams
Health system leaders told Becker's their sponsorships of Major League Soccer teams go beyond just marketing their organizations and are intended to improve the health of the communities they serve. -
Google Health to label clinics offering free or low-cost care with new search feature
Google Health announced its search function will soon be able to identify community health centers and provide consumers with information on which facilities have free or low-cost care options. -
VA identifies 4 patient safety issues with Oracle Cerner EHR
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has identified four major patient safety issues with the problematic Oracle Cerner EHR implementation. -
Lawsuit alleges that Amazon asked for medical histories on applications
Current and former employees of retail giant Amazon have filed a class-action lawsuit against the company in an Illinois county court, alleging that the company made employment decisions based on genetic information obtained during the application process, Top Class Actions reported March 13. -
VA taking a different approach to implementing Oracle Cerner EHR system
The Department of Veterans Affairs is restructuring its protocol for upcoming Oracle Cerner EHR go-lives by developing a dashboard that determines whether a particular site is ready to migrate to the new system, according to a March 10 report from the VA.
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