Today's Top 20 Health IT Articles
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CHIME names CIO of the Year
The College of Health Information Management Executives has named its 2024 CIO of the Year and other digital health and IT awardees. -
Illinois health system donates 200 beds to African, Middle Eastern hospitals
Springfield, Ill.-based Hospital Sisters Health System is donating 200 beds to hospitals in Tanzania, Nigeria and Lebanon, local news outlet WCIA reported Nov. 29. -
Shuttered North Carolina hospital provides digital record to former patients
Former patients at Martin General Hospital, a 49-bed facility in Wilamston, N.C., that closed and filed for bankruptcy in August, will now have access to digital copies of their healthcare records, local news outlet WNCT reported Nov. 29. -
Former staff, patient sue Iowa health system over March breach
A former University of Iowa Community HomeCare staff member and a former patient filed a proposed class-action lawsuit against UI Community HomeCare and UI Community Medical Services, part of UI Health Care, alleging the organization was negligent during a March data breach, The Gazette reported Nov. 28. -
Mercy turns to AI to streamline operations
Chesterfield, Mo.-based Mercy is collaborating with Microsoft and with a panel of 45,000 patients involved in testing to explore how AI can assist both patients and staff, Fox 25 reported Nov. 29. -
Healthcare payment models are evolving: 5 key capabilities providers need to ace the shift to value-based care
While traditional fee-for-service reimbursement models still reign supreme, more healthcare organizations are adopting value-based care (VBC) models. -
What's in store for healthcare in 2024?
According to hospitals and health system C-suite leaders, 2024 will be the year of artificial intelligence integration, patient engagement 2.0 and regulation for the healthcare industry. -
Eli Lilly creates space for San Diego healthcare startups
Pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly is opening an accelerator and co-working space for biotech companies in San Diego. -
Tampa General to support cancer innovation with IT resources, venture capital
Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital is offering IT resources and venture capital funding for innovative solutions aiming to transform cancer care. -
Siemens to lay off 300 employees
Siemens Healthineers is laying off hundreds of employees in New Jersey, according to a state filing. -
Mass General Brigham adopts radiology AI 'copilot' from Microsoft
Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham is one of the first health systems to use a new generative artificial intelligence-powered radiology "copilot" from Microsoft subsidiary Nuance. -
8 hospitals switching to Meditech in 2023
So far in 2023, Becker's has reported on hospitals in Texas, Vermont, Ohio, Nebraska, Illinois, New Jersey and Minnesota switching to Meditech. -
Georgia health system implements Meditech
Savannah, Ga.-based St. Joseph's/Candler Health System has brought the Meditech Expanse EHR system to 100 primary care and specialty physicians. -
CISA warned Ardent of cyber threat day before ransomware discovery
On Nov. 22, officials from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency alerted Ardent Health Services about malicious cyber activity impacting its computer systems the day before the organization identified a ransomware attack on its facilities and affiliates, CNN reported Nov. 27. -
Forbes honors '30 Under 30' in healthcare for '24
Forbes released its annual "30 Under 30 in Healthcare" list Nov. 28. -
Lawmakers seek to ban fees that cost hospitals millions
A bipartisan group of U.S. representatives introduced a bill Nov. 28 that would ban fees on electronic healthcare payments that cost hospitals millions of dollars. -
AMA releases principles for AI use
The American Medical Association has unveiled seven new principles for the development, deployment and utilization of AI in healthcare, a step closer to establishing a unified governance framework for the progress of the technology within the industry. -
Hospitals, health systems undergoing rebrands in 2023
In highly competitive healthcare markets, hospitals and health systems are rebranding to differentiate themselves and stand out from competitors. -
Kansas hospital ramps up staffing in wake of Ardent ransomware attack
In response to the ransomware attack on Nashville, Tenn.-based Ardent Health Services and its affiliates, Stormont Vail Health took action by augmenting staffing levels at its hospital, emergency department and Express Care clinics, the Topeka Capital-Journal reported Nov. 28. -
California hospital IT network breached
Mission Community Hospital in Los Angeles is notifying patients that an unauthorized party gained access to its IT network in May, compromising patient information.
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