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    Lawmakers stress data privacy in health AI oversight

    Members of Congress hammered privacy concerns in a hearing on Wednesday as interest in artificial intelligence — which relies on patient information to train models — heats up.

    By Nov. 30, 2023
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    NextGen to lay off nearly 250 workers

    The job cuts come just after the electronic health record vendor was acquired by private equity firm Thoma Bravo for $1.8 billion.

    By Nov. 28, 2023
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    Hospitals are adopting more advanced technology, like virtual reality, robotics and artificial intelligence, to improve training programs, patient engagement, staff burnout and clinical decision-making.

    By Healthcare Dive staff
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    Ransomware attack at Ardent Health Services disrupts operations in multiple states

    The hospital operator rescheduled some non-emergent procedures and asked ambulances to divert patients as it restored its IT systems.

    By Nov. 27, 2023
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    Unifying the experience of 20,000 TeamHealth employees

    Research from PwC and Gallup shows that organizations with highly engaged employees outperform their counterparts by 147% in earnings per share.

    Nov. 27, 2023
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    Completion rates for tests, referrals lower from telehealth visits, study finds

    Failure to get tests or complete referrals is a leading cause of diagnostic errors, and it’s particularly important in primary care, researchers said. 

    By Nov. 22, 2023
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    Healthcare bankruptcies are rising. Here are five major filings so far in 2023.

    Bankruptcies have spiked this year as federal COVID-19 funding lapsed and heightened interest rates, regulatory changes and labor shortages squeezed the sector.

    By Nov. 22, 2023
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    AstraZeneca creates digital health unit, with big-name partnerships already in place

    Called Evinova, the unit will operate as a separate business within AstraZeneca, which sees digital health solutions as a market primed for growth.

    By Jacob Bell • Nov. 20, 2023
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    FDA-ordered report tackles how to manage cybersecurity risks of legacy devices

    The report proposes multiple actions for protecting older medical devices, including research into more modular devices and collecting data on cyber risks.

    By Nick Paul Taylor • Nov. 16, 2023
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    ‘Finger-pointing and blame-shifting’: House subcommittee voices frustration over VA Oracle EHR rollout

    Witnesses at the hearing said system performance has improved, but lawmakers called the persistent outages “unacceptable.”

    By Nov. 15, 2023
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    Senate subcommittee signals support for permanent telehealth flexibilities

    But witnesses noted Congress shouldn’t wait to enshrine pandemic-era accommodations for virtual care, arguing regulatory uncertainty is a danger to telehealth’s longevity.

    By Nov. 15, 2023
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    New York proposes ‘nation-leading’ hospital cybersecurity regulations

    The rules, which would require facilities to develop response plans and hire a chief information security officer, aim to safeguard hospitals from growing threats and keep them operating during an attack.

    By Nov. 13, 2023
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    Patient portal access spikes during pandemic, but disparities persist, study finds

    Engagement with online medical records increased during the pandemic, but fewer Black and Hispanic patients accessed electronic health information compared with White patients.

    By Nov. 13, 2023
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    Senate subcommittee mulls guardrails for healthcare AI

    The technology could reduce clinicians’ administrative work or speed drug discovery, but the rapidly evolving field may need more human oversight to prevent harm, lawmakers and witnesses said.

    By Nov. 9, 2023
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    Best Buy inks third health system product development deal, with Mass General Brigham

    The tech retailer notched similar partnerships to co-develop home care products with Geisinger and Atrium earlier this year.

    By Nov. 8, 2023
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    Surescripts buys drug alternatives company ActiveRADAR

    Surescripts, fresh off an antitrust settlement with federal regulators, said the acquisition would help boost its e-prescribing network with information on therapeutic alternatives at the point of prescribing.

    By Nov. 6, 2023
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    Securing healthcare: Communication tools provide critical connections during emergencies

    Dealing with natural disasters, severe weather, active shooters and other events requires hospital staff to coordinate with multiple outside agencies. But communicating with stakeholders can be a challenge.

    Nov. 6, 2023
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    Walgreens appoints new CIO as leadership transition continues

    Neal Sample, first appointed in an adviser capacity in October, will report to CEO Tim Wentworth as EVP and CIO.

    By Roberto Torres • Nov. 2, 2023
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    Amwell reports widening net loss, including $79M impairment charge

    But the telehealth vendor’s new contract with the Defense Health Agency could support its path to profitability, management said.

    By Nov. 2, 2023
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    White House orders HHS to collect reports on healthcare AI safety

    President Joe Biden outlined the planned program as part of an executive order on “safe, secure, and trustworthy” artificial intelligence.

    By Nick Paul Taylor • Nov. 1, 2023
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    HHS announces first ransomware settlement

    Doctors’ Management Services agreed to settle claims it did not comply with HIPAA breach rules and failed to identify risks after a cyberattack exposed the information of more than 200,000 patients.

    By Nov. 1, 2023
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    Health AI startup Olive to shut down

    The startup was once valued at $4 billion during the height of the digital health funding boom.

    By Nov. 1, 2023
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    Tracking healthcare data breaches

    Washington-based provider Proliance Surgeons and the state of Maine recently reported breaches that exposed the data of almost 900,000 people.

    By , Updated Dec. 1, 2023
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    HHS proposes ‘powerful’ penalties for providers found information blocking

    Regulators on Monday proposed a long-awaited rule tying payments for hospitals and doctor’s offices in three popular Medicare programs to compliance with data-sharing regulations.

    By Oct. 31, 2023
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    GE HealthCare’s imaging AI will become ‘increasingly meaningful’ to growth: Moody’s

    Even if modestly accretive, AI could support longer-term revenue targets at GE HealthCare and its competitors, Moody’s analysts wrote.

    By Nick Paul Taylor • Oct. 30, 2023
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    Ransomware attacks on healthcare facilities cost $77.5B in downtime, report finds

    On average, organizations were shut down or unavailable to provide services for 14 days to due to ransomware attacks from 2016 through mid-October this year, according to cybersecurity research firm Comparitech.

    By Oct. 27, 2023