Health IT: Page 19

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    HealthEquity data breach could affect 4.3M

    The health benefits administrator said a vendor’s user accounts were compromised, and information like contact details, Social Security numbers and medical information could have been exposed.

    By • July 30, 2024
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    Mental telehealth services have declined since end of pandemic emergency: study

    The JAMA study comes as lawmakers debate whether to permanently expand telehealth flexibilities in Medicare this year. 

    By • July 30, 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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    Lawmakers question resuming VA Oracle EHR rollout at subcommittee hearing

    Deployments of the new electronic health record have largely been on hold, except for the recent launch at a medical center in Illinois. Agency and Oracle officials said the rollout went well.

    By • July 25, 2024
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    HHS reorganizes technology functions, renames ONC

    The revamp should help the department handle pressing challenges facing the healthcare sector, like cyber threats and the growth of AI, HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra said.

    By • July 25, 2024
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    Pharmacy group, providers sue Change Healthcare after cyberattack

    The National Community Pharmacists Association and dozens of providers argue UnitedHealth-owned Change didn’t have adequate cybersecurity protections and caused them financial losses.

    By • July 23, 2024
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    What does your CEO need to know about cybersecurity?

    CEOs don’t necessarily have to become experts in the technical aspects of cybersecurity to be prepared for an attack or — hopefully — to stop one before it starts.

    By Jen A. Miller • July 23, 2024
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    Commure to acquire AI scribe Augmedix in $139M deal

    The take-private deal would help the firm scale its documentation products to more providers and health systems, CEO Manny Krakaris said.

    By • July 22, 2024
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    Digital health funding declines, but check sizes swell: CB Insights

    While the number of deals reached its lowest levels since 2014, the average deal size for the first half of 2024 was 40% higher than the year prior. 

    By • July 19, 2024
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    CrowdStrike outage hits US hospitals

    The cybersecurity firm released what was meant to be a routine software update, but now health systems, including CommonSpirit Health and Cleveland Clinic, are locked out of Windows systems.

    By Susanna Vogel • July 19, 2024
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    Healthcare is an ‘easy victim’ for ransomware attacks. How hospitals can mitigate the damage.

    Limited resources in a highly connected ecosystem can make hospitals vulnerable, but planning ahead and implementing key protections could help thwart attack.

    By • July 18, 2024
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    Senators introduce bipartisan healthcare cybersecurity legislation

    The bill would create a special liaison within the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to help coordinate the government’s response during cyber incidents.

    By • July 16, 2024
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    Chicago children’s hospital faces class action suits after cyberattack

    Multiple lawsuits were filed last week after Lurie Children’s Hospital reported a cyberattack earlier this year may have exposed data of more than 775,000 people.

    By • July 15, 2024
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    ONC proposed rule targets interoperability for public health, payers

    The sweeping rule includes provisions to improve public health data sharing — a serious pain point during the COVID-19 pandemic —  as well as to boost security in health records and speed prior authorization.

    By • July 11, 2024
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    Digital health funding shows improvement in 2024: Rock Health

    U.S. digital health startups have raised $5.7 billion across 266 deals so far this year, putting the sector on track to possibly exceed recent full-year funding totals.

    By • July 10, 2024
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    Federal officials step down from health AI group’s board

    HHS officials Micky Tripathi and Troy Tazbaz resigned from their roles as non-voting members of the Coalition for Health AI, an industry group working to create standards for artificial intelligence in healthcare.

    By • July 9, 2024
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    Teladoc’s enterprise growth exec to depart

    Laizer Kornwasser was terminated after his position was eliminated. The executive change comes after Teladoc named a new CEO last month.

    By • July 8, 2024
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    Healthcare groups say cyber rule should explicitly name insurers, vendors

    Healthcare associations say insurers and vendors need to be more clearly included in the regulation, citing the impact of the Change Healthcare cyberattack.

    By • July 8, 2024
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    Reimagining collaboration in senior care: A technology driven approach

    The need for effective collaboration between  senior care facilities is more critical than ever.

    By B.J. Boyle, Chief Product Officer, PointClickCare • July 8, 2024
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    Data breach at Geisinger may have exposed data from 1.2M patients

    A former employee at vendor Nuance Communications accessed patient data two days after being terminated, according to the health system. The employee is facing federal charges.

    By • July 2, 2024
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    Inside AI-driven medical coding

    Discover what AI technology is and how it’s used in medical coding operations.

    July 1, 2024
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    Health tech startup Fabric acquires Walmart’s telehealth business

    The acquisition comes as Walmart exits the healthcare delivery business.

    By • June 28, 2024
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    Amwell to implement reverse stock split to avoid delisting

    The telehealth vendor’s share price has declined significantly since 2020. It received a warning this spring that its stock was trading below minimum standards, and could be removed from trading.

    By • June 28, 2024
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    Digital health funding continues to stabilize in Q1: PitchBook

    Startups raised $1.1 billion across 77 deals in the first quarter — far lower than pandemic-era highs, but consistent with recent quarters.

    By • June 27, 2024
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    CHAI releases draft framework for responsible health AI

    The nonprofit’s standards fill a gap left by the federal government as the private sector continues to race ahead on artificial intelligence.

    By • June 26, 2024
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    Novant hires cyber exec from CommonSpirit

    Sanjeev Sah will take on the chief information security officer role at the North Carolina-based health system after more than three years at CommonSpirit Health.

    By • June 25, 2024