Healthcare IT News published more than 1,150 news and feature stories this past year – covering the trends and happenings in artificial intelligence, cloud and edge computing, cybersecurity and privacy, electronic health records, interoperability,…
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The Department of Health and Human Services and the Office for Civil Rights have announced they will be soliciting comments on a proposal to modify the Security Standards for the Protection of Electronic Protected…
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As always, 2024 was an eventful year for healthcare information technology. Cybersecurity continued to be a major challenge, with some major healthcare entities suffering ransomware attacks. Artificial intelligence continued to mature, with advances in…
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HHS OCR issues a proposed update to the HIPAA security rule, which hasn’t been changed since 2013, to modernize the required cybersecurity practices of covered entities and their business associates.
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Healthcare organizations in the U.S. lose an average of $1.9 million during each day of downtime following a ransomware attack, according to new research from software company Comparitech.
A ransomware attack is a major headache…
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The cyberattack that Ascension suffered in May resulted in the exposure of 5.6 million patients’ personal and health information, according to a recent breach notification filed with the Maine Attorney General.
The health system is…
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What You Should Know:
– The KLAS Revenue Cycle Management Summit 2024 brought together 117 revenue cycle management (RCM) leaders to address pressing challenges, explore emerging technologies, and enhance cybersecurity in healthcare.
The KLAS Revenue Cycle…
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More than 250 hospitals were targeted by ransomware attacks in 2023, the office of Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Illinois, notes – representing a 128% increase compared to the previous year.As has been shown over and…
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Anand Naik- CEO & Co-Founder at Sequretek
The healthcare industry has long been built on the promise of providing uninterrupted care across a vast and interconnected ecosystem. However, in recent years, the sector has faced…
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Vijayashree Natarajan is senior vice president and head of technology at Omega Healthcare, which produces financial, administrative and clinical systems for healthcare organizations.Given her well-rounded expertise in healthcare information technology, we asked her recently…
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