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Change Healthcare cyberattack
Providers urge HHS to clarify Change data breach reporting requirements
More than 50 provider groups are asking the federal government to publicly state that UnitedHealth should handle data breach reporting stemming from the cyberattack on its subsidiary.
By Emily Olsen • May 21, 2024 -
HHS agency launches program to automate cybersecurity at hospitals
The program will invest more than $50 million to create a software suite that can automatically find potential vulnerabilities that hackers could exploit and deploy fixes.
By Emily Olsen • May 20, 2024 -
Trendline
Artificial intelligence
Amid mounting interest and investment in the space, it's clear AI’s applications in healthcare will only continue to grow.
By Healthcare Dive staff -
Sponsored by UPshow
TV screens broadcasting branded messaging enhance the patient experience in orthodontic offices
UPshow CONNECT is a patient engagement platform that leverages ChromeOS. It enhances the patient experience, boosts brand reputation and offers seamless integration for individual clinics and the corporate office.
May 20, 2024 -
Epic continued to outstrip EHR competitors in 2023: report
Epic was the only vendor to see a net increase in acute care market share last year, while Oracle Health saw its largest net hospital loss on record, according to Klas Research.
By Emily Olsen • May 17, 2024 -
Tracker
The state-by-state impact of Ascension’s cyberattack
Ascension reported Friday it restored electronic health record and patient portal access across the system.
Updated June 14, 2024 -
ONC to provide grants for AI, behavioral health projects
The agency seeks projects that evaluate and improve healthcare data used by AI and accelerate the use of health IT products among mental healthcare providers.
By Emily Olsen • May 15, 2024 -
Black Basta ransomware is toying with critical infrastructure providers, authorities say
The threat group has impacted more than 500 targets worldwide, including those in healthcare.
By David Jones • May 13, 2024 -
Sponsored by Oracle
America’s healthcare networks are under attack
The stakes, impact and cost of cybercrime is rising and we must employ the right tech to fight back.
By Seema Verma, executive vice president and general manager of Oracle Health and Life Sciences • May 13, 2024 -
AI could help assess patient acuity in emergency departments: study
When given pairs of patient histories, a large language model could identify which patient needed to be seen more urgently with 89% accuracy.
By Emily Olsen • May 10, 2024 -
Ascension confirms ransomware attack as systems remain down
The major nonprofit does not yet have a timeline for restoring its computer systems, which were taken offline following the attack last week.
By Emily Olsen • Updated May 13, 2024 -
House committee advances bill that would extend telehealth flexibilities
The legislation would extend some Medicare flexibilities through 2026. Lawmakers have until year-end to take action before the pandemic-era rules expire.
By Emily Olsen • May 9, 2024 -
Ascension hit by cybersecurity incident affecting clinical operations
The major nonprofit health system detected “unusual activity” on some network systems Wednesday.
By Emily Olsen • May 9, 2024 -
Change Healthcare cyberattack
Change Healthcare cyberattack: 5 technical takeaways from UnitedHealth CEO’s testimony
Change Healthcare was running on legacy technology, which magnified the ransomware attack’s impact and hampered recovery efforts, Andrew Witty said.
By Matt Kapko • May 6, 2024 -
Amwell expects revenue impact from Defense contract in Q4
The telehealth vendor has struggled with a declining stock price and mounting losses.
By Emily Olsen • May 2, 2024 -
Change Healthcare cyberattack
Congress grills UnitedHealth CEO over Change cyberattack
Legislators slammed Andrew Witty over the company’s lack of cybersecurity practices and the impact of the breach, which may have compromised the data of a third of Americans.
By Emily Olsen • May 2, 2024 -
Change Healthcare cyberattack
Change Healthcare, compromised by stolen credentials, did not have MFA turned on
Failing to turn on multifactor authentication, a common cybersecurity safeguard, “underscores pure negligence on the part of UnitedHealth,” one expert said.
By Matt Kapko • April 30, 2024 -
Opinion
Medical research is changing, data privacy laws have not
Congressional inaction regarding health privacy laws robs Americans of ownership over their health data, argues Senator Bill Cassidy, ranking member of the Senate HELP committee.
By Senator Bill Cassidy • April 30, 2024 -
Ransomware attacks on healthcare impact nearly five times more sensitive data: report
Twenty percent of a typical healthcare organization’s sensitive data holdings are affected in a ransomware encryption event, compared with an average of just 6% in other industries.
By Emily Olsen • April 30, 2024 -
FTC broadens health breach notification rule to include apps
Regulators have been pursuing more enforcement actions against health applications sharing consumers’ data. Friday’s final rule should give those actions more heft.
By Rebecca Pifer • April 29, 2024 -
Sponsored by Huron
How AI can be a catalyst for building a change-ready culture
Top healthcare organizations use three proven strategies to strengthen culture while integrating AI.
April 29, 2024 -
Teladoc reports mixed results following long-time CEO’s departure
The virtual care giant’s earnings were dragged by flagging growth in its BetterHelp segment, which suffered an 11% drop in paying users year over year.
By Sydney Halleman • April 26, 2024 -
Oracle plans to move headquarters to healthcare hub Nashville
Nashville is “the center of the industry we’re most concerned about, which is the healthcare industry,” Oracle Chairman and Chief Technology Officer Larry Ellison said.
By Emily Olsen • April 24, 2024 -
Overturning of Roe v. Wade
HHS finalizes reproductive health data protections
HIPAA-covered entities will be barred from disclosing patient records on abortion, IVF or other reproductive healthcare that could be used in an investigation.
By Emily Olsen • April 23, 2024 -
Change Healthcare cyberattack
UnitedHealth confirms ransom, compromised health data from Change attack
More than 20 screenshots of potentially stolen patient data were posted on the dark web for about a week, the insurer said.
By Emily Olsen • April 23, 2024 -
Q&A // Change Healthcare cyberattack
The aftermath of Change: Two experts on how healthcare organizations can prevent the next cyberattack
Providers should form a cyber strategy involving incident response plans, testing, multifactor authentication and automating tasks, according to managing directors at NetSPI.
By Brian T. Horowitz • April 18, 2024