Kaiser Permanente has terminated its national director of corporate security investigations, Craig Chew, amid allegations he received confidential data from a California criminal database accessed by an Oakland police officer, the Mercury News reported April 6. Mr. Chew, a former…

Nearly half of U.S. health systems are embracing generative AI, and the pace is only accelerating. For an industry often seen as trailing behind others in digital innovation, this momentum is a promising shift — driven by the growing realization…

Truckee, Calif.-based Tahoe Forest Health System is warning patients about a recent wave of scam attempts in which fraudsters are impersonating healthcare staff to obtain personal information. While the health system said there has been no breach or unauthorized access…

Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger will hand over the private patient information for 1 million patients to the defense team for a man accused of breaching patient data in 2023, according to Penn Live. Last year, the federal government reported around 1.2…

The global cybersecurity landscape is entering an AI-fueled arms race, with cybercriminals leveraging artificial intelligence to launch attacks as security experts deploy AI-driven defenses, according to John Riggi, national advisor for cybersecurity and risk at the American Hospital Association. The…

Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham has rolled out ambient documentation using generative AI to help draft clinical notes and alleviate administrative burden on clinicians. The health system took a clinical trial approach to evaluate the technology before scaling it more…

A researcher from Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic sent research data containing protected health information to his personal email account, a spokesperson for the health system told Becker’s. The incident was discovered Feb. 28. The compromised data did not include patient…

The Healthcare AI Leader Paves the Way Toward Full Automation of Clinician Administrative Work Suki, the leader in artificial intelligence (AI) technology for healthcare, today announced the industry’s first-ever capability to generate and stage prescription orders from ambient visits. This…

Artificial intelligence is often positioned as a silver bullet for solving healthcare’s capacity challenges—from managing patient volume to automating administrative work and supporting diagnosis. But too often, AI tools are black boxes, raising real concerns about transparency, accuracy, and safety…

AI-driven documentation remains a top priority for healthcare organizations aiming to reduce administrative burdens and allow clinicians to focus more on patient care, an April 2 report from KLAS found. KLAS surveyed 256 leaders from hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, payers…