Cybercriminals across the globe continue to target healthcare organizations, exploiting any vulnerability they can. Healthcare entities are still struggling to protect themselves against these hackers, whose tactics are getting more sophisticated by the day.
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Ascension restores EHR access across its organization, although it once again warns patients that it is still back-entering data that was collected manually since the May 8 ransomware attack.
Remediation of other systems…
Judging from this year’s headlines, one may conclude that 2024 has been a challenging year for virtual care companies. Optum closed its virtual care business in April, Walmart shut down its virtual care offering…
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Better Health, a platform for patients with chronic conditions, secured $14 million in strategic funding, which it will use to expand to more patients, the company announced Thursday.
San Francisco-based Better Health supports patients with…
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Healthcare organizations are paying much more attention to cybersecurity in recent months, especially after Change Healthcare experienced a ransomware attack that debilitated its systems and disrupted claims payments nationwide and Ascension has been digging out from its…
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A push to improve reimbursement for remote patient monitoring programs has stalled, and that could prompt health systems and hospitals to think twice about launching or expanding their platforms.The roadblock is coming from the…
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A new study from Massachusetts General Hospital brings promising news for surgical patients. Researchers have found that specialized computer software can dramatically reduce medication errors in the operating room, potentially preventing…
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The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded the second option period for its electronic health record modernization contract with Oracle Health. It’s an 11-month extension, “with an emphasis on improved fiscal and performance…
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In 2023, the FDA identified 62 medical device recalls with 42 identified to date in 2024. Most recently, Tandem Diabetes Care recalled its Apple iOS app after over 200 reported injuries. While the issues…
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Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust’s sexual health service has implemented an electronic patient record (EPR) from specialist sexual health and HIV software provider, Inform Health.The EPR went live in April 2024, following a…
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