President Biden has signed the Strengthening VA Cybersecurity Act of 2022, which requires the Department of Veteran Affairs to obtain an independent audit of its IT systems and cybersecurity programs, FedScoop reported Jan. 4. 

An employee of the University of Miami Health System had their email account compromised by an unknown party, leading to some patient information possibly being obtained. 

Nearly half of ransomware attacks on healthcare organizations disrupted care delivery, a Dec. 29 study in JAMA Health Forum found.

Clop ransomware group has reportedly been infecting files that look like medical documents and subsequently requesting medical appointments in hopes of getting victims to open the malicious files, HHS warned in a Jan. 4 analyst note. 

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has rolled out a new telehealth indicator that helps beneficiaries and caregivers find clinicians who provide telehealth services.

Teladoc has rolled out a new app that integrates services for primary care, mental health and chronic condition management. 

Mental health treatment appears to have increased as a result of expanded telehealth use during the pandemic, a Jan. 6 JAMA Health Forum study found.

The Biden administration has launched a telehealth pilot program that will test and treat patients for COVID-19 from their homes.

Oracle has become a major player in the EHR and medtech industry. The company is looking to hire top-of-the-line software engineer talent.

The digital health world is constantly changing, and investors never know which startup will be next to hit unicorn status.