Health IT: Page 16

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    UnitedHealth Group names new CISO 8 months after massive ransomware attack

    UnitedHealth Group declined to say if the leadership change came in response to a February ransomware attack that brought the company’s medical claims and processing platform down for more than a month.

    By Matt Kapko • Oct. 30, 2024
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    Deep Dive // HLTH24

    AI could be a game changer, but healthcare needs to be ‘exceedingly careful’

    Artificial intelligence tools could help solve workforce challenges. Implementation, however, can be difficult, pushing organizations to consider less risky administrative and back-office tasks first.

    By • Oct. 28, 2024
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    Interoperability

    Interoperability is a long term-challenge for the healthcare industry, but the Trump administration has big ambitions to improve data sharing and patient access — even though its plans so far have few details.

    By Healthcare Dive staff
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    Oracle Health to apply for QHIN status under TEFCA data sharing framework

    The Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement went live in December with five Qualified Health Information Networks. Two more were added early this year.

    By • Oct. 28, 2024
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    Deep Dive // HLTH24

    Tech companies pitch AI platforms for healthcare, outline plans for responsible rollout

    Google, Microsoft and GE Healthcare say they’ll power the next wave of AI advancement. But executives are split on how to offer the tools to providers responsibly — and whether all clinicians are equally ready for them.

    By Susanna Vogel • Oct. 28, 2024
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    Election 2024: Where Harris, Trump stand on AI regulation

    Analysts expect Kamala Harris to largely continue the current approach to AI oversight, while Donald Trump’s promise to repeal a Biden executive order signals a major shift.

    By Lindsey Wilkinson • Oct. 25, 2024
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    HLTH24

    ‘AI arms race’ underway as payers, providers jockey for upper hand in claims review

    Payers currently have a leg up when using AI to review claims, but providers could soon catch up, experts say.

    By Susanna Vogel • Oct. 24, 2024
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    Change Healthcare cyberattack

    Change Healthcare data breach officially affects 100M

    The breach is the largest ever reported to a portal managed by federal regulators.

    By • Oct. 24, 2024
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    HLTH24

    Zoom, Suki partner to deploy AI clinical documentation

    The deal is Suki’s largest provider collaboration. Nearly 140,000 healthcare institutions use the Zoom platform.

    By • Oct. 24, 2024
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    Thoughtful implementation, ongoing monitoring key to safe health AI

    Healthcare organizations will need to test models in their local environments, keep an eye on performance and work together to implement the technology, panelists said at HLTH.

    By • Oct. 23, 2024
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    Blue Shield of California partners with Salesforce to automate prior authorization

    The collaboration comes amid controversy about claims automation technology. Paul Markovich, CEO of Blue Shield of California, promised to keep a "human in the loop" to oversee any denials.

    By Susanna Vogel • Oct. 22, 2024
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    Health startups need consolidation after pandemic funding ‘sugar high’

    M&A could allow startups to add products and capabilities in a more restrained funding environment, panelists said at HLTH.

    By • Oct. 22, 2024
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    Opinion

    Cybersecurity in healthcare: How hackers get in and how organizations can protect themselves

    A cybersecurity expert explains why healthcare organizations are vulnerable to cyberattacks — and how they can strengthen their defenses. 

    By Sam Rubin • Oct. 21, 2024
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    CHAI releases draft framework for AI quality assurance labs

    The Coalition for Health AI is seeking feedback on the proposals, which detail how the group will certify labs and a “nutrition label” that aims to give buyers more information about AI models.

    By • Oct. 18, 2024
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    Google’s AI-backed healthcare search tool now available for general use

    Vertex AI Search for Healthcare is designed to quickly query a patient’s medical record. Google says the tool will reduce the administrative burden for payers and providers.

    By Susanna Vogel • Oct. 18, 2024
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    New legislation aims to tame ‘Wild West’ in healthcare cybersecurity

    The proposed bill, introduced last month by Sens. Ron Wyden and Mark Warner, is a good step forward, but hospitals may need more funds to boost their cybersecurity practices, experts say.

    By • Oct. 17, 2024
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    Health tech investment shows signs of recovery in 2024: SVB

    Funding in the first eight months of the year has already exceeded pre-pandemic levels, according to Silicon Valley Bank. But high valuations recorded in 2021 are still affecting the market.

    By • Oct. 16, 2024
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    Amwell taps ex-Teladoc exec as CFO

    Mark Hirschhorn will join the telehealth vendor from TapestryHealth.

    By • Oct. 16, 2024
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    UnitedHealth lowers adjusted profit outlook as cyberattack costs rise

    The insurer has recorded $2.5 billion in total impacts from the attack through the nine months ended Sept. 30, according to UnitedHealth’s third-quarter earnings. 

    By • Oct. 15, 2024
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    Colorado provider Axis Health System hit by ‘cyber incident’

    The provider, which offers primary care, dental services and mental healthcare, said its primary care patient portal was offline.

    By • Oct. 14, 2024
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    Passwords in healthcare: A doctor’s perspective on why they aren’t working

    Healthcare's password woes: Security risks and productivity loss demand urgent solutions.

    By Dr. Sean Kelly, MD • Oct. 14, 2024
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    Suki raises $70M to expand healthcare AI scribe

    The Series D round will allow the startup to speed new product development, invest in commercial initiatives and add to its leadership team.

    By • Oct. 10, 2024
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    Microsoft unveils new healthcare AI tools

    The products include a service that helps healthcare organizations build their own AI agents that could be used for appointment scheduling, clinical trial matching and patient triage.

    By • Oct. 10, 2024
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    Deep Dive

    The number of AI medical devices has spiked in the past decade

    The FDA has authorized nearly 1,000 medical devices with artificial intelligence features as companies including GE Healthcare and Siemens Healthineers build out their AI efforts.

    By Elise Reuter , • Oct. 9, 2024
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    Nearly 70% of healthcare organizations hit by cyberattacks report patient care disruptions: survey

    More than half of respondents saw more procedure complications or reported poor outcomes due to care delays, while 28% said mortality rates rose.

    By • Oct. 8, 2024
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    Digital health deal count declines in Q3, but check sizes stabilize: Rock Health

    Startups notched 110 deals in the third quarter, compared with 133 in the second quarter. But average deal size held steady, suggesting investors are making “fewer, more focused bets,” according to the consultancy firm.

    By • Oct. 8, 2024