Another national outage this week has prompted a new focus on the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ Electronic Health Records Modernization effort.WHY IT MATTERS
The Spokane VA Medical Center said it experienced an outage of its…
Researchers from Emory University studying how heart muscle cells grow and function in a space environment found that spaceflight increases the expression of genes involved in stress response and cell survival, according to a…
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What You Should Know:
– Bias Capital, an angel syndicate, today announced the cancellation of its $25M Series A investment in healthcare technology company Parker Health.
– This decision follows alarming findings during the due diligence…
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Key Findings from the Investigation
The Federal Trade Commission’s latest interim staff report, released January 14, 2025, reveals shocking pricing practices among the nation’s leading pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs): Caremark Rx, Express Scripts, and OptumRx….
The Security Incident
A phishing attack between April-June 2019 compromised eight employee email accounts at Solara Medical Supplies, exposing sensitive data of 114,000+ individuals.
Impact and Information Exposed
Names
Social Security numbers
Bank details
Patient login credentials
Medical diagnoses
Contact information
Investigation Findings
HHS…
Clinical safety officers (CSOs) have warned that patient safety could be put at risk by healthcare organisations’ historical failure to comply with digital clinical safety standards.
The Digital Health Networks CSO Council has issued an…
How Texas Children’s Hospital Revolutionized Medication Management
The $40 Million Challenge
Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston’s premier pediatric health system, faced a staggering challenge with their $440 million annual medication budget. Their pharmacy team uncovered an alarming…
A cyberattack on May 8 against healthcare giant Ascension resulted in the medical data of 5.6 million customers being exposed, according to a filing with the Maine attorney general’s office published on December 20.WHY…
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The Unprecedented Rise in Medicaid’s Diabetes Drug Spending
Introduction to the Crisis
Medicaid faces a staggering projection of $29.9 billion in expenditure for type 2 diabetes and weight loss medications, according to a recent report from…
The IT systems at Medway Community Healthcare have not yet been restored following a suspected cyber attack, Digital Health News has learned.
Medway announced on 2 December 2024 that an investigation was ongoing and it…
