Health IT
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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 Emily Olsen • July 2, 2024 -
Sponsored by CorroHealth
Inside AI-driven medical coding
Discover what AI technology is and how it’s used in medical coding operations.
July 1, 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.
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Health tech startup Fabric acquires Walmart’s telehealth business
The acquisition comes as Walmart exits the healthcare delivery business.
By Emily Olsen • June 28, 2024 -
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 Emily Olsen • June 28, 2024 -
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 Emily Olsen • June 27, 2024 -
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 Emily Olsen • June 26, 2024 -
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 Emily Olsen • June 25, 2024 -
HHS finalizes info blocking penalties for providers
Providers pushed back against the disincentives, with the Medical Group Management Association calling them “unnecessarily punitive.”
By Emily Olsen • June 25, 2024 -
Federal judge sides with providers, nixes online tracker guidance
A federal court in Texas ruled regulators exceeded their authority in limiting providers’ use of online tracking technologies.
By Emily Olsen • June 24, 2024 -
Sponsored by Hypori
Improving mobile healthcare capabilities: Secure access to ePHI
Discover how healthcare organizations can bolster cybersecurity, enhance patient care and protect employee privacy while reducing costs through virtual mobility to access ePHI from personal devices.
June 24, 2024 -
Change Healthcare cyberattack
Change Healthcare starts sending data breach notifications after cyberattack
The attack may have exposed data like medical information, payment details and Social Security numbers for a potentially huge swath of Americans.
By Emily Olsen • June 21, 2024 -
Q&A
ONC’s Micky Tripathi on laying the digital floor for healthcare AI
The agency head discussed ONC’s accomplishments over the past two decades, improving documentation burden among clinicians and artificial intelligence opportunities.
By Emily Olsen • June 20, 2024 -
Telehealth use declined across groups in 2022: survey
Telemedicine utilization among adults dipped in 2022, falling from 37% in 2021 to just over 30%.
By Emily Olsen • June 20, 2024 -
Change Healthcare cyberattack
CMS to end Change Healthcare cyberattack financial relief program
The Medicare funding program, which launched in March to ease cash flow challenges for providers, will stop accepting applications July 12.
By Emily Olsen • June 18, 2024 -
By the numbers: The impact of the Ascension cyberattack
The health system, one of the largest nonprofits in the country, lost access to its electronic health record, patient portal and some phone systems after the attack in early May.
By Emily Olsen • June 17, 2024 -
Sponsored by Andros
Why the time is now for building Medicare Advantage networks
Healthcare payers are leveraging automation and technology to build robust Medicare Advantage networks, overcoming challenges posed by changing deadlines and regulatory complexities.
June 17, 2024 -
VA extends EHR modernization contract with Oracle
Despite patient safety and technical concerns plaguing the years-long rollout of the new electronic health record, the Department of Veterans Affairs extended its contract with Oracle for another 11 months.
By Emily Olsen • June 14, 2024 -
Protected health data may have been compromised during Ascension cyberattack
Hackers gained access to the major nonprofit’s systems early last month after a worker accidentally downloaded a malicious file, Ascension said.
By Emily Olsen • June 13, 2024 -
Q&A
Complex environments, 24/7 availability: Why cybersecurity poses a unique challenge for hospitals
Andrew Carney from HHS agency ARPA-H explains why hospitals struggle with cybersecurity and talks about a new program that aims to help them defend their technology environments.
By Emily Olsen • June 13, 2024 -
White House partners with Microsoft, Google on cybersecurity for rural hospitals
The technology giants will offer free or low-cost cybersecurity tools to rural hospitals, which often have limited resources to combat the rising number of cyberattacks.
By Emily Olsen • June 12, 2024 -
Teladoc Health names former insurance exec as new CEO
Chuck Divita will take the reins as CEO immediately, about two months after the telehealth vendor’s longtime chief executive abruptly departed following flagging financial performance at the company.
By Emily Olsen • June 10, 2024 -
Sponsored by Vituity
The need for sustainable healthcare: Beyond private equity
Read how physician-owned models prioritize patient care over profits in today's healthcare landscape.
By Theo Koury, MD • June 10, 2024 -
Nearly 75% of health workers say documentation impedes patient care: survey
Most respondents said they hadn’t seen a decrease in the time or effort needed to document patient care, and they reported working late to finish note-taking.
By Emily Olsen • June 7, 2024 -
Q&A
Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine’s outgoing CEO on how technology aids student learning
Before his job as CEO ends this summer, Mark Schuster spoke with Healthcare Dive about the new medical school and how immersive technologies can aid instruction.
By Brian T. Horowitz • June 6, 2024 -
Wyden urges HHS to require healthcare cybersecurity standards
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said the agency’s approach to cybersecurity is inadequate and advocated for mandatory resiliency standards, periodic audits and technical support for providers.
By Emily Olsen • June 5, 2024