Today's Top 20 Health IT Articles
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Mount Sinai teams up with health tech company to tackle community youth health
Mount Sinai Health in New York City has partnered with mPulse, an artificial intelligence and digital health company, to increase diabetes awareness among young people in the East Harlem community, according to a June 22 press release. -
GV-backed clinician management startup Medallion lands $35M
Medallion, a tech startup that helps healthcare providers manage their clinician operations, raised $35 million June 23 in a series C funding round co-led by GV, Alphabet's venture capital arm. -
Merck names Chirfi Guindo as chief marketing officer
Kenilworth, N.J.-based Merck named Chirfi Guindo as chief marketing officer. -
Atrium notifies patients of phishing attack
Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health notified patients that an April phishing attack on its home health service may have exposed their protected health information. -
Top 10 revenue cycle management technologies
Black Book Research released its rankings of the top revenue cycle management companies for 2022. The results were based on surveys of about 1,100 health system financial managers on such topics as customer satisfaction and performance. -
University of Maryland Medicine launches precision health study
University of Maryland Medicine is starting a precision health research database involving hundreds of thousands of people it says could revolutionize medical treatment and disease prevention. -
Quantum computing is coming to healthcare
Quantum computing, a futuristic concept that many of its proponents don't even fully understand, could be used to develop new medical treatments and protect personal health information. -
Key things to know about Ascension Ventures
One of the nation's largest health systems, St. Louis-based Ascension has a venture capital arm to fund medical device, health tech and healthcare services companies. -
Feds allege Cerner knew about 'flaw' that caused harm to 148 VA patients
A draft report from a federal watchdog found that a computer system at Spokane, Wash.-based Mann-Grandstaff Medical Center has caused harm to at least 148 veterans and claims that Cerner knew about the alleged "flaw" in the system, The Spokesman-Review reported June 19. -
Fastest-growing tech hubs by salary
Up-and-coming tech hot spots like Atlanta and Miami saw significant salary growth during the pandemic, a recent report from career website Dice.com found. -
9 health system executives among top 150 transformative IT leaders
Nine health system IT executives were named to Constellation Research's 2023 Business Transformation 150 for their tech leadership and innovation skills over the last year. -
11 hospitals, health systems that experienced data breaches in June
Several health systems have reported data breach incidents that have compromised patient data and IT systems during June. -
Meta settles with DOJ after discriminatory advertising case
The Justice Department has settled a case in which Meta was accused of engaging in discriminatory advertising practices, specifically as it relates to the Fair Housing Act. -
Athenahealth adds virtual obstetrical care to its marketplace
Athenahealth added a value-based obstetrics care technology platform to its online marketplace. -
Cleveland Clinic extends fertility services to virtual clinic Maven
Cleveland Clinic partnered with virtual Maven Clinic to give Maven members in Ohio and throughout the U.S. access to its fertility services. -
U of Pennsylvania creates NFT to raise money for research
Philadelphia-based University of Pennsylvania created a non-fungible token, designed after the university's licensed mRNA modification technology that is used in Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines, to help raise money for ongoing research at the university. -
Health systems want the government to help 'shoulder the burden' of cyberattacks
Cyberattacks on healthcare entities boomed during the pandemic, and health systems are now turning to the federal government to provide more security for what they consider critical national infrastructure, Politico reported June 22. -
UNC Lenoir Health Care becomes 3rd health system affected by vendor data breach
Kinston, N.C.-based UNC Lenoir Health Care notified patients of a data breach that occured at its clinical guidance software vendor, which has exposed the protected health information of patients at its health system, Omaha, Neb.-based CHI Health and Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Avera Health. -
Tech layoffs could be boon for CIOs
CIOs say that recent layoffs in the tech industry could help ease IT staffing shortages and the uber-competitive hunt for talent, the Wall Street Journal reported June 17. -
Tech startup Circulo Health switches focus, lays off a quarter of its staff
Circulo Health, a startup built to use technology to manage the care of Medicaid patients, has let go a quarter of its workforce, its president said in a June 17 LinkedIn post.