Hospitals and health systems can prevent hackers from attacking their equipment that keeps COVID-19 vaccines ultracold by implementing protective measures like limiting access to sensor displays, according to Kevin Fu, PhD, the FDA's medical device cybersecurity director. 

Some residents in states that have more lax COVID-19 safety measures have been forming Yelp-like social media groups to review the infection control compliance of local businesses and schools, Kaiser Health News reported Oct. 21.

Based on Apple's recent partnerships and moves in the digital health space, IT market intelligence platform CB Insights made predictions on where the tech giant could go next in a new report.

In October, YouTube launched three new video series to equip parents with scientific information about children's vaccines.

Anthem and Humana began notifying members their protected health information may have been exposed in a ransomware attack on a billing vendor.

The ransomware gang known as Fin7 is recruiting tech talent under the name Bastion Secure. The professional website claims to sell cybersecurity services, The Wall Street Journal reported Oct. 21.

Epic is defending its diversity, equity and inclusion efforts after a leaked recording was released of an executive who said Epic wasn't a platform to fight for social causes, The Wisconsin State Journal reported Oct. 21.

Oak Street Health, a Chicago-based network of primary care centers for Medicare patients, acquired virtual consult platform RubiconMD for $130 million, the company said Oct. 21. 

Hospital and health system chief information security officers have been navigating an increase in cyberattacks over the past year, with some experiencing EHR outages and needing to divert patients to other providers, according to a recent survey. 

With cyberattacks on the healthcare industry escalating, chief information security officers are calling for more support and education from federal authorities, according to a recent College of Healthcare Information Management Executives and Association for Executives in Healthcare Information Security survey. 

Illinois Medical District, which hosts four health systems in Chicago, has been rezoned to support the medical district's transition into an innovation hub.

HHS unveiled the top ransomware threat actors for hospitals and how many hospitals have been struck between July 1 and Sept. 30, according to an Oct. 13 report.

CMS Innovation Center on Oct. 20 unveiled five strategic objectives to drive healthcare transformation, improve health equity, reduce costs and engage payers and providers.

Austin, Texas-based Point Health, a digital company, has made several appointments to its board of directors.

To craft effective messaging strategies, healthcare marketing professionals must track the way consumers perceive and trust their brand. Below, executives from eight health systems across the country share their process.

Technology holds vast potential to improve hospital operations and care delivery, but not every piece of technology that promises to drive better outcomes will be the right fit for hospitals to implement.

Four of the top vendors hospitals use to participate in the Medicare EHR incentive program are Allscripts, Cerner, Epic and Meditech, according to ONC data.

The Digital Medicine Society — a professional society for the digital health field that refers to itself as DiMe — on Oct. 20 launched a collaborative initiative focused on integrating sensor-generated data into patient care and clinical research.

Below are 13 hospitals and health systems that have posted job listings seeking expertise in Amazon, Apple, Google or Microsoft in the last month:

Bardavon Health Innovations, a Workers' Compensation digital health company, has secured $90 million in funding to expand its musculoskeletal technology platform, the company said Oct. 20.