Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin have developed a new chest wearable that can obtain both electrocardiogram and seismocardiogram data from the underlying heart. While basic ECG can be monitored via smart…
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World leaders in cyber security have come together to form an Advisory Council to share insight and drive innovation to help tackle the many security challenges facing the rapidly digitalising healthcare sector.The council has…
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A new lawsuit against NextGen Healthcare filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia is class status following exposure of consumer information including social security numbers, names, dates of birth and…
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By Jill McKeon
May 10, 2023 – Kansas-based McPherson Hospital recently notified 19,020 individuals of a healthcare data breach. According to the May 4 notice, McPherson Hospital fell victim to a ransomware attack on July 12,…
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Turning Data into Action to Address Social Determinants of HealthBy George Dealy
George Dealy, MS is VP of healthcare applications of Dimensional Insight of Burlington, MA.
Social determinants of health (SDOH) are widely recognized as critical…
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Concern over climate change is growing in the healthcare space, and telemedicine has been rapidly expanding since the start of the COVID19 pandemic. Understanding the various sources of environmental emissions from clinic visits—both virtual…
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By Mark Melchionna
May 09, 2023 – New research from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York indicated that using Apple Watch data, such as heart rate variability and resting heart rate,…
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When designing analytical systems for clinicians, “Take AI out of the conversation completely,” advises Sameer Sethi, Senior Vice President and Chief Data Analytics Officer at Hackensack Meridian Health. However, AI is woven throughout the…
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What You Should Know:MultiPlan, a provider of data-enabled cost management, payment, and revenue integrity solutions for 700+ healthcare payors announced the acquisition of Benefits Science LLC (BST) for $160M in cash and stock.BST was…
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By Sarai Rodriguez
May 09, 2023 – SuperCare Health has agreed to a data breach settlement totaling $2.25 million in a class-action lawsuit filed by plaintiff Vickey Angulo and class members, who alleged the organization’s “reckless”…
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