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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

Explore the 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

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

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

Uber Health leader departs for General Catalyst

Caitlin Donovan will join the venture capital firm at the end of June, according to a LinkedIn post.

By Emily Olsen • June 3, 2024

HHS says providers can tap Change to issue data breach notifications after cyberattack

The update is a win for provider groups who have urged the agency to clarify which organizations need to report a data breach and notify patients after the cyberattack.

By Emily Olsen • June 3, 2024

Why the healthcare industry needs a comprehensive cloud security platform

Healthcare's cloud adoption increases cyber threats, with 633 breaches in a year. Invest in CNAPPs for comprehensive protection of sensitive data and compliance.

By Dan Benjamin, Sr. Director of Product Management, Prisma Cloud, Palo Alto Networks • June 3, 2024

The importance of shared decision-making and informed choice in healthcare

Proper shared decision-making and informed choice drive quality and patient satisfaction. See how.

June 3, 2024

Healthcare payments firm Waystar plans $1B IPO

The digital health IPO market has stagnated in recent years, but a successful listing by Waystar could help break the ice, one expert said. 

By Emily Olsen • May 30, 2024

Hospital emergency visits, inpatient admissions decrease after ransomware attack

Nearby unattacked hospitals were affected too, suggesting the consequences from a ransomware attack reach beyond targeted facilities, according to a JAMA study. 

By Emily Olsen • May 30, 2024

Otsuka defies digital health downturn with new company

With “no playbook out there” to fall back on, the new company is taking a long-term approach as it develops its portfolio, an Otsuka Precision Health executive told MedTech Dive.

By Elise Reuter • May 29, 2024

Veradigm exploring sale, names new interim CEO

The healthcare technology company was delisted from Nasdaq this year after failing to file timely financial reports for months.

By Emily Olsen • May 28, 2024

More than a third of healthcare organizations aren’t prepared for cyberattacks: report

Thirty-seven percent of healthcare organizations did not have a cyberattack contingency plan in place, despite half having experienced an attack, according to a new survey from Software Advice.

By Sydney Halleman • May 23, 2024

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

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

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

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