Today's Top 20 Health IT Articles
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7 recent hospital, health system chief marketing officer and CXO moves
The following hospital and health system chief marketing officer and chief patient experience officer moves have been reported in the past six months.
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3 recent health IT exec moves
Below are some of the recent leadership changes affecting health IT:
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Penn State builds wearable antenna to transmit health monitoring data
Researchers at University Park, Pa.-based Penn State created a prototype of a wireless, wearable transmitter that could be used for both health monitoring and clinical treatments, according to an April 14 news release.
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44% of healthcare cyberattacks caused by network breaches
Since the start of 2021, 155 organizations reported to HHS that 12,406,655 individuals were affected by data breaches.
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Google commits $250M in ad grants for COVID-19 vaccine PSAs: 5 details
Google is committing $250 million in advertising grants to government and public health organizations to fund 2.5 billion vaccine-related public service announcements.
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Medtronic inks cybersecurity partnership to block pacemaker hacking attempts
Medtronic formed a new partnership with Internet-of-Things cybersecurity startup Sternum to resolve vulnerabilities related to the company's pacemakers that could result in hacking attacks, according to an April 16 TechCrunch report.
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Massachusetts health system uploaded info of 4,300 patients to unsecured storage network
Southbridge, Mass.-based Harrington Healthcare System recently began notifying more than 4,000 patients that their protected health information had been accidentally uploaded and exposed.
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RCM vendor data breach affects 136,000: 5 hospitals, health systems involved
At least five healthcare organizations have confirmed they were affected in a data breach by revenue cycle and patient billing vendor Med-Data.
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What risks do vaccine passports pose? 2 hospital CIOs weigh in
COVID-19 vaccine passports raise concerns about data privacy, fraud, personal choice and equity, according to the CIOs of Kalamazoo, Mich.-based Bronson Healthcare and Seattle Children's.
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TV, Facebook main source of COVID-19 news for most misinformed Americans: survey
More than 1 in 4 people in the U.S. considered TV news to be their most trusted source on COVID-19 knowledge during the pandemic, according to a recent Penn State survey.
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Microsoft to buy Nuance for $19.7B & 15 other key health IT notes
From acquisitions to research initiatives to new partnerships, here's the latest roundup of stories about health IT companies, including Microsoft, Google and Amazon.
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As EHRs complicate 'long COVID-19' studies, researchers look elsewhere
To better understand symptoms associated with "long COVID-19," hospitals may need to make large changes to their EHRs, according to an April 14 Politico report. -
University Health PHI exposed after vendor employee downloads data, posts on public website
San Antonio-based University Health began notifying 2,704 patients that its billing services vendor, Med-Data, fell victim to a data breach.
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7 key consumer-centric moves CVS made in the last year
CVS and other pharmacy retail chains have been revamping their businesses in recent years to meet consumer demands for better healthcare access and convenience.
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Lyft program lets patients order free rides to healthcare appointments
Lyft on April 15 rolled out Lyft Pass for Healthcare, a program that allows patients to order free rides to medical appointments, vaccinations and pharmacy pick-ups from Lyft's app.
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Apple, U of Washington testing if Apple Watch, iPhone can predict COVID-19 illness
Apple is teaming up with researchers from the Seattle-based University of Washington and Seattle Flu Study to test if the Apple Watch or iPhone can be used to predict COVID-19.
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Supporting the 'anywhere employee': How CIOs are approaching the hybrid workplace
As businesses begin approaching the process of returning to physical work spaces, CIOs are rethinking the technologies that have powered their organizations over the past year and how to make employees comfortable in a hybrid workplace, The Wall Street Journal reports.
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VA pauses $16B Cerner EHR rollout for 3rd time: 6 details
The Department of Veterans Affairs is pausing deployment activities for its new $16 billion Cerner EHR system at a second site until it has completed a strategic review of the project and shared the results with Congress, according to an April 14 Federal News Network report.
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IBM finds more cyberattacks against COVID-19 vaccine supply chain
A hacking campaign detected by IBM tried to attack the organizations involved in manufacturing, transporting and storing COVID-19 vaccines last year. Now it has been found to be a much bigger operation than was originally thought.
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Change Healthcare shareholders approve $13B UnitedHealth deal
Shareholders of Change Healthcare approved a $13 billion deal to become part of UnitedHealth Group's OptumInsight.