Health IT news and digital transformation trends

Mayo Clinic Platform has activated de-identified clinical data from Sao Paulo-based Einstein Hospital Israelita on its global AI data network.  Einstein Hospital Israelita has been a founding member of Mayo Clinic Platform_Connect since 2023, and the milestone marks the completion…

HHS CIO Clark Minor has departed, while David Hong is serving as CIO and acting chief AI officer. HHS did not respond to a request from Becker’s for comment on the timing and reason for Mr. Minor’s departure. He gave…

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has settled a HIPAA investigation with Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare over a 2021 ransomware attack that exposed the protected health information of 53,907 patients. OSF discovered in…

When hospitals and health systems started charging patients for MyChart messages amid the pandemic, the reasoning was straightforward: Give clinicians a way to be compensated for the growing volume of medical advice flowing through patient portals, and perhaps slow that…

Epic’s past 30 days have brought a leadership shakeup, a fresh round of noncompete lawsuits and signs the EHR giant is still expanding, both at home and abroad.  Here are seven Epic updates Becker’s has reported in July:  

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has contacted several health systems nationwide requesting emergency room records, including personally identifiable patient information, KFF Health News reported July 27. CPSC oversees safety for most consumer products sold to American households, excluding food, drugs,…

Hackers are using AI to accelerate attacks on hospital virtual private networks, reviving a tactic first deployed during the COVID-19 pandemic, The Wall Street Journal reported. Exploiting VPNs, Russia-based Qilin has emerged as one of the most active ransomware operators…

The Federal Trade Commission sued Hims & Hers on July 29, alleging the San Francisco-based telehealth company shared consumers’ sensitive health information with third-party advertisers and deceived users about billing and cancellation practices. Utah and California joined the FTC as…

Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth will transition several IT support services to global IT services provider Tech Mahindra and its U.S.-based healthcare subsidiary, The HCI Group, starting in November, according to a statement shared with Becker’s on July 29.  The health system…

Every day brings a new AI announcement, a new consumer engagement platform, or a new prediction about the future of healthcare. As health systems navigate the changing landscape, it’s critical that they don’t just look at tools the organization has;…