Carrollton, Texas-based Premier Patient Healthcare began notifying 37,636 patients that a former executive wrongfully accessed patients' health data, according to data the organization shared with the Maine attorney general's office Oct. 1.

There were more than a hundred active ransomware groups active in 2020, according to an October report by Google Cloud's Virus Total.

Oregon hospitals and GE Healthcare partnered to launch the nation's first automated statewide hospital bed management tool.

From hearing aids to thermometers, Apple is researching how to put a healthcare twist on AirPods, The Wall Street Journal reported Oct. 13.

The teaching hospital division of Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic teamed up with Boston-based Northeastern University to offer an online master's management degree in digital healthcare transformation, the schools said Oct. 12.

Two key EHR use metrics can help flag which physicians are most likely to leave their position, according to a study published Oct. 12 in JAMA Network Open.

The Missouri Hospital Association launched a data dashboard Oct. 11 that displays details of health inequities by zip code, symptom and prevalence, according to details shared with Becker's.

Some hackers are adopting a “killware” cyber model, which launches attacks on critical infrastructure with the intent to harm Americans, USA Today reported Oct. 11. 

The country's COVID-19 booster rollout is making many vaccine-hesitant Americans even more skeptical of the shots, The New York Times reported Oct. 11.

Devoted Health, which was founded by Todd Park, who founded Athenahealth with Jonathan Bush, and Ed Park, a former COO and executive vice president of Athenahealth, hit $1.15 billion valuation in a Series D funding round.

Ransomware attacks on hospitals have direct consequences on hospital operations. Some facilities have been forced to divert ambulances, shut down computer systems and cut off access to EHRs. 

Cambridge, Mass.-based Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard partnered to enhance research innovation with major speed increases, cost reduction for genomic workloads on Google Cloud

As part of his strategy for leading Cerner, David Feinberg, MD, is focused on improving EHR usability and interoperability, he said during the Kansas City, Mo.-based EHR company's virtual event Oct. 12. 

HHS launched a Spanish version of its QuestionBuilder app to help Latino patients prepare for their telehealth and in-person appointments.

The CDC, American Medical Association and the Ad Council on Oct. 12 launched a new campaign to encourage Americans to get vaccinated against the seasonal flu.

The CDC has selected PointClickCare, a healthcare cloud company, to provide data sets to give insights that help researchers learn more about COVID-19.

The pandemic has supercharged the science and technology industry, with jobs for statisticians projected to grow 35.4 percent in the next decade, according to an Oct. 11 CNBC report.

Roseville, Calif.-based Adventist Health is partnering with Mednition, a healthcare artificial intelligence company, to deploy a machine learning tool to guide nurses, improve retention and enhance patient care.

Best Buy signed an agreement to acquire remote patient monitoring and telehealth company Current Health, the company said Oct. 12.

Over the past few months, four of the largest EHR companies have inked new partnerships with tech giants, launched new products and continued go-lives at hospitals and health systems across the U.S.