The Office for Civil Rights issued its eighth settlement Oct. 7 for its HIPAA Right of Access Initiative.

The National Institutes of Health awarded $2.9 million to University of Rochester (N.Y.) Medical Center and Rochester Institute of Technology to test their jointly developed artificial intelligence-powered toilet seat that measures heart failure patients' vitals.

Two Oregon hospital employees have been arrested and charged with 35 counts of computer crimes, criminal conspiracy and theft for allegedly embezzling thousands of dollars from the hospital, according to CBS affiliate News 10.

During the third quarter of 2020, ransomware attempts increased 50 percent compared to the first half of the year, according to a Check Point study featured in USA Today.

Salt Lake City, Utah-based Intermountain Healthcare announced two digital health partnerships in the past 48 hours.

The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the industry's shift to telemedicine and remote care, highlighted the importance of getting data to decision makers quicker and forced health systems to adapt business plans, among other key trends.

Sidney (Neb.) Regional Medical Center will deploy its new Epic EHR system Oct. 17. 

Abridge, an artificial intelligence tool that records patient and clinician conversations and generates a post-visit summary for the patient, launched its new app Oct. 6 after finalizing $15 million in funding. 

Researchers from New York City-based New York University developed an artificial intelligence tool to help predict which hospitalized COVID-19 patients will have good outcomes and can be sent home safely, according to a study published Oct. 6 in NPJ Digital Medicine.

A former Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic employee inappropriately accessed patient health records, according to the Star Tribune.

A Mississippi-based ambulance company reported a ransomware attack that potentially breached patient information.

Watertown, N.Y.-based Samaritan Medical Center was hit with a malware attack in July and has spent the past two-plus months restoring its systems.

The CDC and the American Medical Association partnered with the Ad Council Oct. 6 to roll out the new "No One Has Time for Flu" campaign, which urges Americans to get their flu shots.

In recent years, hospitals and health systems in the United States have largely been focused on three fundamental pillars: improving patient access, making care more affordable and enhancing quality. The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the need to achieve these three aims and exacerbated existing financial challenges experienced by health systems around the nation.

LinkedIn recently posted its annual list of the top 50 startups to know, and 10 digital health-related companies made the list.

The different subcultures of physicians, nurses and support staff will influence whether employees violate information security policies, including locking the EHR workstation, according to Binghamton (N.Y.) University researchers.

2020 has become the largest funding year in history for digital health, with 24 deals worth more than $100 million apiece recorded, according to a recent Rock Health report.

As the healthcare sector moves toward outcomes-based payment models, health systems are striving to support patients in the most clinically effective and cost-effective ways possible. Simultaneously, the COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the importance of engaging with patients virtually to reduce the spread of disease.

Just a few artificial intelligence models have received FDA emergency use authorization to help clinicians diagnose and treat COVID-19, the latest being an algorithm designed by Oakland, Calif.-based digital health company Dascena.

Cleveland Clinic unveiled its list of the Top 10 Medical Innovations for 2021 during its virtual Medical Innovation Summit Oct. 6.