Russian-based MedusaLocker ransomware group is upping its tactics and the HHS is warning healthcare organizations to "holistically require" multiple levels of access and authentication controls to defend against this group. 

Rep. Mark Takano, D-Calif., said that the Department of Veterans Affairs Oracle Cerner EHR rollout "continues to burn money and disrupt care," Nextgov reported March 1. 

Shelbyville, Ind.-based Major Health Partners went live with Meditech's new Expanse Patient Care tool.

Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems said about 1 million of its patients may have been affected by a recent data breach.

Terren Peizer, CEO of telehealth company Ontrak, has been indicted for insider trading to avoid millions of dollars in losses, according to a March 1 Justice Department news release.

Lincoln, Neb.-based Bryan Health entered into a multiyear partnership with Health Catalyst to use its population health analytics platform to improve the hospital's coordination, cost and quality of care.   

Seattle-based University of Washington announced the formation of the Institute for Medical Data Science, an institute that will study artificial intelligence, machine learning and healthcare, at the UW Medical Data Science Symposium, GeekWire reported March 1. 

The "doctor-does-it-all" approach doesn't work for in-person healthcare and isn't effective for telemedicine either, the American Medical Association says.

Epic, Oracle Cerner and other EHR vendors have asked HHS to extend the public comment period for a new rule to streamline the electronic transmission of prior authorizations.

Hospitals and health systems such as Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic are using artificial intelligence and machine learning to help aid them in reaching a diagnosis, often earlier than they otherwise would, The Wall Street Journal reported Feb. 28.