Today's Top 20 Health IT Articles
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Mayo Clinic, Microsoft, Epic and more join forces to improve digital COVID-19 vaccination records
Big tech companies and major hospitals teamed up Jan. 14 to form the Vaccination Credential Initiative, a collective working to create a digital, interoperable vaccination record system.
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CVS Health launches voice-powered home care monitoring platform: 4 things to know
CVS Health has launched a new medical alert system designed to protect seniors living at home, the company said Jan. 14.
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Philips taps Merck to develop fertility treatment solutions
Royal Philips has tapped biopharmaceutical company Merck to develop digital solutions for fertility treatment built on advanced informatics and artificial intelligence-enabled ultrasound diagnostics, Philips said Jan. 14.
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Yale taps Gozio Health to develop mobile platform
Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health System tapped Gozio Health to develop a mobile platform that helps users find their way to appointments and access health records, Gozio said.
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Texas practice email hack exposes info of 20,787 patients
A hacker accessed the email account of a Tyler, Texas-based Precision Spine Care employee and attempted to commit payment fraud.
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Fertility app company accused of sharing private data to sell ads settles with FTC
The Federal Trade Commission reached a settlement Jan. 13 with Flo Health, a fertility and period health tracking app, for allegedly sharing users' personal data with companies, including Facebook, when it promised such information would be kept private.
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Google finalizes $2.1B Fitbit acquisition: 5 details
Google on Jan. 14 completed its acquisition of Fitbit, solidifying the tech giant's advances to improve its wearables division.
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Amazon offers saliva-based at-home COVID-19 test: 4 things to know
Amazon users can now purchase an $110 at-home COVID-19 test that determines results based on a saliva sample.
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Cerner suspends donations to Congress members who 'incited violence' at Capitol
Cerner said it has suspended political donations to lawmakers who "took part in or incited violence" after supporters of President Donald Trump attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, Kansas City, Mo.-based KMBC News reports.
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Hackers leak Moderna, Pfizer vaccine data stolen in EU cyberattack online
The European Medicines Agency confirmed Jan. 12 that some of its data related to companies including Moderna and Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccines and treatments have been leaked on the internet by hackers.
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MedStar Health's IT projects on the table for 2021
Scott MacLean, senior vice president and CIO of MedStar Health in Columbia, Md., said he anticipates executing several high-level IT projects in the coming year.
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FDA's 5-step plan to regulate medical AI products
The FDA issued a five-pronged action plan to regulate medical products powered by artificial intelligence, the agency announced Jan. 12.
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Maryland hospital COVID-19 data processing glitch causes 'artificially high' case count
Frederick County in Maryland surpassed its daily record for COVID-19 infections Jan. 12 following a 48-hour test processing data backlog the prior weekend at Frederick County Hospital, The Frederick News-Post reports.
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Moderna, Uber partner to increase access to COVID-19 vaccines
Uber and Moderna inked a new partnership Jan. 12 focused on increasing access to vaccine safety information and potentially coordinating rides to COVID-19 vaccine appointments through the rideshare app.
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Kansas hospital disables vaccine scheduling tool after unauthorized individuals breach system
Stormont Vail Health is investigating whether individuals not associated with the Topeka, Kan.-based health system and who are not yet eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine were immunized due to a "mishap" with its online vaccination scheduling tool, The Topeka Capital-Journal reports.
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University Hospitals rolls out COVID-19 vaccine tracking platform for caregivers
Cleveland-based University Hospitals is using a digital platform it developed with IT company Logis Solutions to schedule and track COVID-19 immunizations, Logis said.
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More than one-third of consumers don't have preference for a healthcare brand, report finds
A consumer report from NRC Health that surveyed millions of healthcare consumers found that more than a third of consumers expressed no preference for a healthcare brand compared to independent practitioners in 2020, NRC said.
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Meditech launches online COVID-19 vaccine administration tool
Meditech has expanded its EHR with Quick Vaccination, a digital tool that quickly documents and notifies state health systems of immunizations, which can speed up healthcare organizations' vaccination efforts, Meditech said.
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Mayo, Cleveland Clinic & more join YouTube's new health content partnerships team
YouTube unveiled a new healthcare initiative Jan. 13 focused on creating credible health content across its platform with collaborators including the Cleveland Clinic, Mayo Clinic and American Public Health Association.
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Google announces $3M fund to combat COVID vaccine misinformation
The Google News Initiative has launched a $3 million fund to bolster journalistic projects combating misinformation about COVID-19 vaccination efforts, Google said.