As telehealth use expanded during the COVID-19 pandemic, many states passed laws requiring payers to reimburse providers at the same rate as in-person visits. But not all of them.

In a Nov. 21 analyst note, the Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center warned healthcare organizations about Lorenz, a human-operated ransomware group known for its "big-game hunting."

Lori Sturgill, CIO of Cape Girardeau, Mo.-based Saint Francis Healthcare System, has been named the top health IT leader by St. LouisCIO.

An Apple Watch-based app from digital health startup h2o therapeutics that monitors patients with Parkinson's disease has gotten 510(k) marketing clearance from the FDA.

Artificial intelligence has massive potential to change care delivery and the future of healthcare. Here are five recent healthcare AI developments Becker's has reported on since Nov. 10:

Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Mid-Atlantic States notified 8,556 patients that some of their information was compromised due to an employee inappropriately accessing portions of its electronic health records.

PayZen, a financial technology company focusing on patient financing, has raised $220 million in a growth round.

CMS has awarded two contracts, totaling $45 million in value, to IT services company ICF to perform IT modernization.

Becker’s has covered five health systems implementing new telehealth programs since Oct. 27: