Today's Top 20 Health IT Stories
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Allscripts sells stake in Netsmart for $525M
Allscripts is selling its stake in Netsmart, a developer of behavioral health, human services and post-acute care technologies, for over $500 million, the Chicago-based health IT company confirmed Dec. 10. - 12/11/18 -
Interoperability: What users can expect and organizations can deliver
When Apple released the first iPhone in 2008, consumers were introduced to interoperability. - 12/11/18 -
University of Maryland Medical System investigates malware attack
Baltimore-based University of Maryland Medical System is investigating a malware attack that affected about 250 of its 27,000 devices early Dec. 9, The Baltimore Sun reports. - 12/11/18 -
Cloud is getting easier to breach, researchers say
The cloud may not be as secure as it was previously touted to be, according to a Palo Alto Networks report reviewed by The Hill. - 12/11/18 -
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center notifies 47,000 after credit card info breach
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Frisco (Texas) said one of its vendors suffered a cyberattack in late September which may have compromised 47,000 patients' or guarantors' credit card information. - 12/11/18 -
Apple patents wireless earbuds with biometric sensors: 4 notes
Apple is looking to add health-monitoring features to its wireless earbuds, AirPods, according to a newly awarded patent reported by The Verge. - 12/11/18 -
Threats and benefits of cloud-based storage systems: Penn Medicine’s CISO shares insights
Dan Costantino, chief information security officer at Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine-University of Pennsylvania Health System, shares his thoughts on cloud-based storage versus in-house systems as well as critical points of cybersecurity health systems should tackle after a cyberattack. - 12/10/18 -
The key to highly motivated health IT teams: Q&A with Faith Regional Health Services CIO Brian Sterud
Brian Sterud, CIO at Faith Regional Health Services in Norfolk, Neb., discusses the health system's efforts to communicate with physicians to meet their needs as well as his best advice for fostering highly motivated teams. - 12/10/18 -
Health IT remains top sector for industry investment, survey says
Healthcare investors say health IT is their No. 1 sector for investment in 2019, according to KPMG-Leavitt Partners 2019 Investment Outlook. - 12/10/18 -
UK national health system bans fax machines
U.K. hospitals will no longer be able to purchase fax machines starting next month, as the country's National Health Service plans to phase out the outdated technology by March 31. 2020, according to The Guardian. - 12/10/18 -
California eye center plans to switch EMR vendors after it suffered a ransomware attack
Redwood Eye Center in Vallejo, Calif., notified 16,055 patients after it learned its EMR vendor IT Lighthouse experienced a ransomware attack in September. - 12/10/18 -
Medical record errors are common, hard to fix, report finds
Patients often struggle to have errors in their medical records corrected, according to a recent CNBC report. - 12/10/18 -
How Flagler Hospital's physician IT crew helps promote groupness & new technology: Q&A with CIO Bill Rieger
Bill Rieger, CIO at Flagler Hospital in St. Augustine, Fla., shares insights on the health system's process to best define digital patient engagement to meet the needs of the consumer as well as his best advice for motivating teams. - 12/7/18 -
How Hemphill County Hospital is using telemedicine & other technology to improve patient experience: Q&A with IT Director Brian Goza
Brian Goza, director of IT at Canadian, Texas-based Hemphill County Hospital, discusses the hospital's process when it comes to gaining physician buy-in on new technology and how new systems benefit both medical staff and patients. - 12/7/18 -
Apple hires CEO of medication adherence app: 3 things to know
Apple picked up the CEO of medication tracker startup Mango Health in its latest healthcare hire, according to CNBC. - 12/7/18 -
Five keys to generating high ROI with health system patient navigation programs
Health systems that thrive in the long term will move beyond patient engagement to relationship engagement. - 12/7/18 -
Apple to move into sleep monitoring: 5 things to know
A new Apple-branded sleep monitor has cleared the Federal Communications Commission, according to an agency report spotted by VentureBeat. - 12/7/18 -
Google's cloud security command center now available in beta: 3 notes
Google launched beta availability of its cloud security command center for Google Cloud Platform customers Dec. 5. - 12/7/18 -
ONC names winners of health IT product list challenge
The ONC named the winners of its Certified Health IT Product List Data Challenge on Dec. 6. - 12/7/18 -
7 recent vendor contracts, go-lives
Here are seven recent health IT vendor contracts and go-lives: - 12/7/18