Today's Top 20 Health IT Articles
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Norton Healthcare confirms ransomware attack
Louisville, Ky.-based Norton Healthcare confirmed that the May ‘cyber incident’ that led the health system to shut down its network briefly was a ransomware attack. -
Healthcare organizations to spend $12B in 2024 on local advertising, report says
Healthcare organizations are projected to spend more than $12 billion in 2024 on local advertising, with hospitals to be among the top spenders, according to a Dec. 8 survey from SalesFuel and BIA Advisory Services. -
IT job openings at Epic, Oracle Health and Meditech
Here are the IT-related job openings at the three main EHR vendors: Epic has 31 open IT-related roles, including positions as an integration engineer, software developer and network engineer. Oracle Health has 112 open IT-related roles, including positions as solution architect, data center technician and project manager. Meditech has zero open IT-related roles. -
Mercy names AI-powered cancer treatment tool in honor of developer
St. Louis-based Mercy named its artificial intelligence cancer treatment algorithm after Jiajing Chen, a data scientist who helped develop the algorithm and died from cancer in January, St. Louis Business Journal reported Dec. 8. -
How Cleveland Clinic keeps patient data safe
As cybercriminals and other threat actors target healthcare providers at a record rate, Cleveland Clinic's Senior Director of Cybersecurity Technology Protection Keith Duemling told Becker's that the organization is focusing on cultivating a "balanced and dynamic" approach to the increased cyber threat. -
3 healthcare investment firms closing on funds
Despite the recent decline in digital health funding, healthcare investment firms have still been able to raise more than $100 million for investments since August. -
15 health systems among best places to work in IT for '24
Fifteen health systems made Computerworld's list of the top places to work in IT for 2024. -
Illinois critical access hospital partners with AI-powered payment platform
Crawford Memorial Hospital, a Robinson, Ill.-based critical access hospital, is partnering with PayZen, an artificial intelligence-powered healthcare fintech company, to help patients manage healthcare costs. -
Fred Hutch patients get blackmail emails after cyberattack
Patients of Seattle-based Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center have been receiving blackmail emails after hackers attacked the institution. -
Advocate Health expands virtual nursing to 12 hospitals
Charlotte, N.C.-based Advocate Health has expanded virtual nursing to 12 hospitals and cared for 10,000 patients using the care model in 2023. -
Ransomware group takes credit for California hospital attack and data leak
Inc. Ransomware has taken credit for the November cyberattack on Tri-City Medical Center in Oceanside, Calif., according to a report from Cyber News. -
From downtime to Level 10: A $700M Epic journey
Typically, when a health system is spending $700 million over 10 years, it is building a new hospital. However, for Worcester, Mass.-based UMass Memorial Health, that price tag was for rehauling its IT system and switching to Epic. -
Healthcare's biggest cybersecurity challenges
Budget, lack of talent, and difficulties in managing and maintaining effective control over the security and access protocols within a system are some of the biggest challenges healthcare organizations are facing when it comes to cybersecurity, chief information security officers told Becker's. -
What is the government doing to protect hospitals from hacks?
Hospital leaders, Congress, and governmental agencies have been collaborating on potential solutions to healthcare data breaches that have increased 93% from 2018 to 2022. -
Why health systems don't compete with Epic for talent
Epic, the giant EHR company, employs about 13,000 people. Health systems need IT workers. It would seem natural they would compete for talent. -
Inside the top 8 hospital-at-home programs
Once patients get a taste of being cared for at home, will they ever want to go back to the hospital? -
Walmart hires 2 health system executives
Walmart Health has poached two more two health system executives as it grows its retail and virtual healthcare offerings. -
Hospitals' latest PR concern: The Netflix documentary
After the $261 million verdict against Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital, health system public relations departments have a new concern: unwillingly becoming the subject of a streaming service documentary. -
Why hospital names are like iPhone apps, Coca-Cola
Visitors to the hospital on the north end of Aurora, Ill., the state's second-largest city, are greeted by a big green-and-blue sign welcoming them to Amita Health Mercy Medical Center. -
'It is critical to connect the dots': How health system marketing chiefs explain their value
Marketing leaders told Becker's that strong relationships with CEOs and explaining the business value of what they do are crucial to a successful health system.
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