Today's Top 20 Health IT Articles
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VA watchdog finds former CISO reprimanded IT leader for expressing contract concerns
An agency watchdog found that the Department of Veteran Affairs' former chief information security officer retaliated against an IT leader for expressing concerns about a technology contract, FedScoop reported June 10. -
Bringing broadband connectivity to healthcare: Build a safety net for your patients and deliver care on demand
The fast-paced innovation happening in many parts of the health system contrasts with the antiquated methods care teams still often use to convey crucial patient information to one another. -
Microsoft to publicly disclose salaries, ban noncompetes
Microsoft said it will increase pay transparency and ban most noncompete agreements in a series of moves aimed at improving workplace culture. -
Mayo Clinic partners with BD to access de-identified patient data
Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic has partnered with med tech company Becton, Dickinson and Co. to give the company access to its de-identified data from 10 million patients to create new products. -
Google's 7 most-recent health-related job openings
Google recently posted several job openings related to its health business. Below are seven open positions as of June 13: -
Ransomware forced Arizona hospital offline
Yuma (Ariz.) Regional Medical Center notified patients about a ransomware attack that forced the hospital offline and potentially exposed the protected health information of patients. -
Columbia leads initiative to blend nursing knowledge, AI to boost patient care
Columbia University Irving Medical Center is steering an initiative to combine nursing expertise with artificial intelligence to improve patient outcomes. -
South Carolina universities get $1.2M to tackle health inequities using big data
The Charleston-based Medical University of South Carolina and Clemson (S.C.) University have received a $1.2 million grant from the National Library of Medicine to use big data and artificial intelligence to reduce health disparities in the state and beyond. -
Rethinking cybersecurity terminology may benefit organizations
Thinking of cybersecurity as an "attack" or "war" may not be very productive for organizations, and instead thinking about cybersecurity through the lens of health may be more beneficial, The Wall Street Journal reported June 7. -
Cybersecurity companies laying off staff, despite record growth
Ransomware attacks are on the rise, giving cybersecurity companies ample opportunity for revenue growth, yet many organizations are laying off workers to cut costs, CNBC reported June 10. -
Healthcare groups shifting to the cloud, but tech investments remain low
Healthcare organizations are increasingly moving to the cloud, but a lack of investment in technology prevents them from fully realizing its potential, according to a report from market researcher Forrester. -
Valued-based care firm CareBridge nets $140M, reaches 'unicorn' status
CareBridge, a startup that provides value-based care using technology, closed on $140 million in financing June 8 to launch the firm into "unicorn" status. -
Platform that screens for social risks wins 1st Brown-Lifespan Health digital health pitch competition
Eight teams of digital health entrepreneurs made their pitches June 9 at the inaugural Digital Health Pitch Competition hosted by Providence, R.I.-based Brown-Lifespan Health's Center for Digital Health. -
Marketers migrate towards TikTok, LinkedIn after privacy changes
After a privacy policy change at Apple, marketers are migrating their direct-to-consumer strategies over to TikTok and LinkedIn and away from Facebook and Instagram, The Wall Street Journal reported June 6. -
Florida hospitals lack data to comply with governor's executive order on immigration
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed an executive order last September requiring hospitals to collect data on the amount of money spent to care for immigrants living in the country without legal documentation. -
Amazon dominates cloud computing, but Microsoft catching up
Amazon continues to command the cloud computing market, but Microsoft is gaining ground, a June 2 report by IT consultant Gartner found. -
Oracle is planning a unified national healthcare database. Will it work?
Oracle's primary mission is improving the complex healthcare system with technology, according to Larry Ellison. -
May saw most tech startup layoffs in 2 years
More tech startup workers got laid off in May than any month in the past two years, according to data from Layoffs.fyi. -
Medical interns spent little time at bedside, infrared badges reveal
A hospital that outfitted its medical residents with infrared badges found they spent only about 13 percent of their time at the patient bedside. -
Healthcare data startup H1 nets $123M in funding round
H1, a big data startup focused on healthcare, has secured a series C extension, bringing the total for the funding round to $123 million.