Today's Top 20 Health IT Articles
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VA reports EHR disruption
Multiple VA medical facilities across the U.S. reported an EHR slowdown earlier this week, according to The Spokesman-Review. -
Venture capital fund aiming to digitize life sciences launches with $350M
Following a March 2022 rollout, Dimension, a venture capital fund focusing on digital life science, launched its first fund with $350 million to invest. -
Stanford Medicine creates Theranos-like test using single drop of blood
Researchers at Palo Alto, Calif.-based Stanford Medicine have developed a Theranos-like test that screens for health measures using a single drop of blood. -
IT job openings at Epic, Oracle Cerner and Meditech
The top EHR companies are constantly looking to add IT talent to their teams. -
14 health systems that charge for patient portal messages
Several hospitals and health systems now charge patients for electronic messages through patient portals like Epic's MyChart. -
URMC pediatric hospital launches workforce app for surgical staff
University of Rochester (N.Y.) Medical Center-Golisano Children’s Hospital partnered with digital health company Elemeno Health to launch an app for perioperative surgical staff. -
Bellin sees increase in online scheduling after partnership with Kyruus
Green Bay, Wis.-based Bellin Health is seeing an increase in patient self-scheduling since installing the Kyruus ProviderMatch platform in July 2022. -
How Dollar General is testing the waters of rural healthcare
Dollar General is leveraging its store locations to bring more healthcare access to rural America, Pymnts reported Jan. 23. -
How much 3 health systems are paying for EHR installs
Here is how much three health systems are expected to pay for the cost of purchasing, installing and upgrading a new or current electronic health record system: -
Samsung, IntelliTek Health partner on healthcare virtual assistant
Samsung has partnered with developer of patient-facing virtual assistant tools IntelliTek Health to bring artificial intelligence and digital voice assistance to the post-discharge process. -
Meditech to add clinical direct messaging into EHR
Meditech has partnered with interoperability and connectivity services provider MedAllies to integrate clinical direct messaging into its EHR system. -
BlackCat ransomware group attacks 2nd healthcare vendor in a matter of days
BlackCat, a "triple-extortion" ransomware group that combines ransomware attacks with threats to leak data and disable websites, attacked pharmacy management services firm PharmaCare Services, GovInfoSecurity reported Jan. 23. -
Capital One job cuts signal that IT departments aren't always safe in layoffs
The IT department has mostly been insulated from the slew of recent Big Tech job cuts; however, Capital One's recent cut of the "agile" team in its IT department could be a sign that IT workers aren't always safe, The Wall Street Journal reported Jan. 20. -
Sentara taps Ciox for new health record tool
Norfolk, Va.-based Sentara Healthcare is partnering with health IT company Ciox to launch a tool that allows expecting and new mothers to access their medical records. -
Novant Health Enterprises, TPG partner to take MedQuest nationwide
Novant Health Enterprises, the venture capital arm of the Winston-Salem, N.C.-based health system, has partnered with private equity firm TPG to expand medical imaging company MedQuest Associates nationwide. -
California health system rebrands
Ventura, Calif.-based Community Memorial Health System has rebranded as Community Memorial Healthcare. -
'Not the same thing as ride-share': Transformation chiefs assess healthcare's digital shift
Healthcare lags other industries in its digital transformation, but as one transformation chief told Becker's, this isn't "ride-share." -
Health tech company Innovaccer lays off 245 employees
Innovaccer, a healthcare cloud company that works with hospitals and health systems, has laid off 245 employees, or about 15 percent of its staff, Inc42 reported Jan. 24. -
Lilly invests $450M in North Carolina R&D facility
Eli Lilly and Co. is investing $450 million and creating 100 new jobs at its Research Triangle Park, N.C., manufacturing facility. -
One Brooklyn Health says hacker copied patient data in cyberattack
One Brooklyn (N.Y.) Health says patient data was copied in a November cyberattack on the health system.
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