COVID-19 fell from the second to third most common telehealth diagnosis, according to FAIR Health's Monthly Telehealth Regional Tracker.

The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the widespread adoption of telehealth. However, a new report from the Boston-based Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute highlighted telehealth disparities across Massachusetts, the Cape Cod Times reported Dec. 6. 

Despite Big Tech companies such as Amazon and Facebook parent Meta laying off tens of thousands of employees, many businesses — including a couple of payers — continue to hire tech workers at a rapid pace.

Health IT Leaders, a health IT consulting firm, has added to its Oracle team by hiring Bill Haskins and promoting Mike Robin.

Rockland County-based Dominican University New York is rolling out a public health informatics and technology certificate program. 

Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health is adopting GetWell Loop, a virtual resource designed to help people aged 12 to 26 build resilience and manage their mental health.

A growing number of health systems are starting to charge patients for asking for their physicians' advice through online patient portals, such as MyChart. Here are some hospitals and health systems partaking in the growing trend:

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the FBI released a joint cybersecurity advisory Dec. 1 to warn about a Cuba ransomware threat targeting the healthcare sector. 

Attleboro, Mass.-based Sturdy Memorial Hospital has settled a lawsuit for a Feb. 9, 2021, data breach that compromised the protected health information of 60,000 current and former patients, Top Class Actions reported Dec. 5.  

James Noga, the former vice president and CIO of Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham, has been named to the advisory board of healthcare cybersecurity vendor Censinet.