Today's Top 20 Health IT Articles
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Change Healthcare cyberattack costs soar, may hit $2.45B
UnitedHealth Group expects costs associated with the February cyberattack against Change Healthcare to cost around $2.45 billion, according to a report in the Star Tribune. -
Top 25 hospitals for AI readiness
Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic was named as the No.1 hospital leading in artificial intelligence readiness, according to a July 15 report from CB Insights. -
Using ChatGPT to generate payer appeals? A Georgia system is 'playing around' with it
What if a denied prior authorization request could be appealed using ChatGPT? It's an idea being discussed at Grady Health in Atlanta. -
NASA-inspired command centers boost efficiency at health systems
Health systems like Oregon Health and Sciences University, Johns Hopkins Health System and Tampa General Hospital are implementing command centers in a bid to centralize decision-making, Deloitte reported July 15. -
Why 1 hospital is leaning on holograms
Crescent Regional Hospital in Lancaster, Texas, is using 3D hologram technology in a bid to improve access to care for patients. -
The 'biggest challenge' for 'hospital at home'
The No. 1 challenge for providing hospital-at-home care is logistical — rather than medical — in nature, a health system leader told Becker's. -
4 hospitals opting for Meditech EHRs
Here are four hospitals, healthcare organizations and health systems opting for a Meditech EHR system in 2024, as reported by Becker's: -
Mount Sinai inks 10-year innovation deal with Indian hospital
New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System has inked an innovation partnership with a hospital in India. -
Senators introduce healthcare cybersecurity bill
Three U.S. senators have introduced a bill aimed at alleviating the unceasing number of cyberattacks affecting healthcare. -
Hackers post Florida patients' info on the dark web
Hackers posted more than 20,000 files stolen from the Florida Department of Health containing physician notes and personal health information on the dark web, according to The Tampa Bay Times. -
2nd system adopts Amazon's checkout-free technology
Clearwater, Fla.-based BayCare's St. Joseph Hospital in Tampa, Fla., is the second system to use Amazon's Just Walk Out technology in its cafe, the Tampa Bay Times reported July 11. -
Vendor employee who breached Geisinger data gets trial delayed
A former employee of Nuance Communications who was responsible for breaching the records of more than 1.2 million patients at Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger has had their trial pushed back, The Daily Item reported July 12. -
How UChicago Medicine created an Epic application
UChicago Medicine recently created an application in Epic that has been rolled out across the health system's EHR — and could soon become part of Epic EHRs everywhere. -
Why Cedars-Sinai is backing a $350M AI startup
Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai is backing an artificial intelligence startup that scans EHR data to arm providers with clinical insights and potential diagnoses. -
New York hospital's patient data exposed in vendor breach
Staten Island (N.Y.) University Hospital reported some patients' information was breached during Medibase's data security incident. -
Amazon donation spurs AI hiring at Children's National
After receiving funding from Amazon Web Services, Children's National is looking to hire 30 additional positions within its organization in order to advance its artificial intelligence work, Washington Business Journal reported July 11. -
10 hacking groups actively targeting healthcare: Report
There have been 121 ransomware attacks against the U.S. healthcare industry in the last six months, with 10 hacking groups emerging as the most active within the industry, according to a July 11 report from Atlanta-based software company Cyble. -
Mass General Brigham leader: It's time for Congress to act on 'hospital at home'
As a leader of one of the nation's largest home hospitals, I urge Congress to pass, and the president to sign, a five-year extension of the Acute Hospital Care at Home waiver before it expires at the end of this year. Failure to do so could create a major disruption for the thousands of patients receiving this care and for the hundreds of home hospitals nationwide. -
Healthcare sites share patient details with tech giants: Report
Online trackers are prevalent on the websites of the largest healthcare companies in the U.S., often without the awareness of the patients they serve, Bloomberg reported July 11. -
Vendor breach affects UCHealth
The data of patients at Aurora, Colo.-based UCHealth might have been impacted by a breach on one of the system's vendors.
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