http://app.feed.informer.com/widgets/X9SLU7X3V8 Latest Health IT News Respective post owners and feed distributors Mon, 22 Oct 2012 10:31:56 -0400 Feed Informer http://feed.informer.com/ https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/cybersecurity-leaders-still-shaky-about-post-attack-recovery-reports-show News from healthcareitnews.com urn:uuid:cab059ea-9d14-9458-d33a-3655466ec30e Fri, 04 Oct 2024 10:31:22 -0400 Government and industry cyber pros aren't always confident in their organizations' abilities to recover from cyberattacks, two recent surveys suggest. They say underfunded security budgets are causing vulnerabilities in the face of pervasive threats. https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/ocr-fines-providence-240000-ransomware-case News from healthcareitnews.com urn:uuid:0e3c7d95-c168-f5e8-4315-cc5f45cabe49 Fri, 04 Oct 2024 10:30:41 -0400 With large ransomware breaches up more than 260% since 2018, "the health care sector needs to get serious about cybersecurity and complying with HIPAA," says the director of the HHS Office for Civil Rights. https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/asia/perfection-necessary-ai-healthcare News from healthcareitnews.com urn:uuid:a390c82a-c647-f41a-7389-f042a4cb1ef1 Thu, 03 Oct 2024 05:07:54 -0400 Great Ormond Street Hospital's Dr Shankar Sridharan shares his take on AI application in healthcare and user responsibilities. https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/asia/future-ai-what-healthcare-organisations-make-it News from healthcareitnews.com urn:uuid:5d4944f3-db40-6178-f76f-3185b596e29a Thu, 03 Oct 2024 05:07:48 -0400 APAC hospital IT heads evaluated their respective experiences, barriers, and outlook on AI deployment. https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/asia/evolution-digital-health-full-display-himss24-apac News from healthcareitnews.com urn:uuid:b4505b6b-6ab7-0183-a4c5-8511fe2a64a6 Thu, 03 Oct 2024 05:07:33 -0400 APAC digital health leaders have emphasised the importance of collaboration and innovation to accelerate digital transformation in healthcare. https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/hhs-finalizes-2024-2030-federal-health-it-strategy News from healthcareitnews.com urn:uuid:9848a23b-1518-4dad-a72f-054b8682bd00 Wed, 02 Oct 2024 14:09:50 -0400 While there's been progress across government and industry, the agency said the new technology strategy emphasizes health equity, public health, AI and cybersecurity as it aims to better connect the health system with health data "for all health IT users." https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/ehr-roundup-new-clients-epic-and-oracle News from healthcareitnews.com urn:uuid:5f9a22bc-8127-0d3c-646f-df477b0cb1dd Wed, 02 Oct 2024 11:18:58 -0400 ChristianaCare and UAB Heath are set to make the move to Epic, while Oracle has a new pair of critical access hospitals to its CommunityWorks suite and is looking "beyond the EHR." https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/how-apply-responsible-artificial-intelligence-healthcare News from healthcareitnews.com urn:uuid:337e08c3-c3a2-6174-b214-b00195e38581 Wed, 02 Oct 2024 11:16:28 -0400 A Carnegie Mellon University professor who specializes in responsible AI and generative AI discusses their importance in healthcare and combining the two – which can be tricky. https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/healthcare-workforces-need-prep-deep-fakes-and-ai-enabled-cyberattacks News from healthcareitnews.com urn:uuid:acf8297d-e4e8-5934-d732-d9c854959c43 Wed, 02 Oct 2024 10:29:59 -0400 It's already happening: CFOs are getting Teams calls from their "CEO" asking for reports on financial transactions, says ChristianaCare CISO Anahi Santiago, ahead of her appearance at the 2024 Healthcare Cybersecurity Forum. https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/asia/himss24-apac-adoption-model-analytics-maturity-gets-facelift News from healthcareitnews.com urn:uuid:e43b2b60-9cc0-a07a-adb1-9fc6857e35b6 Wed, 02 Oct 2024 09:18:59 -0400 The new AMAM24 is designed to support and guide healthcare organisations to realise the full potential of analytics to strengthen data-driven decision making. https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/asia/5g-will-power-next-evolutionary-stage-healthcare-apac News from healthcareitnews.com urn:uuid:a0d5f26d-02a9-e115-0ef7-0cba68cb65c5 Wed, 02 Oct 2024 06:46:58 -0400 Tech and health leaders discuss the diverse applicability of 5G in healthcare during the HIMSS24 APAC conference in Seoul. https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/addressing-techquity-childrens-national-hospital News from healthcareitnews.com urn:uuid:b9b6ddd0-9b22-6576-9c7d-8929f6d26716 Tue, 01 Oct 2024 09:56:37 -0400 The organization is using cell phones, data plans and telemedicine to help low-income families with technology and equity disparities get the high-quality healthcare they need. https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/vp-candidates-ehrs-may-have-been-improperly-accessed-va-employees News from healthcareitnews.com urn:uuid:03ba8c2b-daf6-6b18-ab84-0846eb00ec71 Tue, 01 Oct 2024 08:12:38 -0400 An investigation into the incident, now being handled by the Department of Justice, is reportedly trying to determine whether Gov. Tim Walz or Sen. J.D. Vance’s health records were shared as a result of the insider breaches. https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/ai-powered-surgery-technology-uw-harborview-shows-big-returns News from healthcareitnews.com urn:uuid:76042e85-67a3-eeb7-e11d-ab9ceaa4e1be Mon, 30 Sep 2024 13:04:55 -0400 "This is truly a revolutionary system, allowing us to take operative navigation to a new level, tracking implants and change in alignment in real time with no radiation with a relatively straightforward camera," says a top spine surgeon. https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/epic-calls-carequality-release-particle-dispute-resolution News from healthcareitnews.com urn:uuid:b549de3a-61c1-a995-7052-db5887c535bb Mon, 30 Sep 2024 11:56:50 -0400 It wants the information released so patients, health systems, interoperability advocates and others "can evaluate the facts for themselves." https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/asia/india-specific-big-cancer-database-goes-live News from healthcareitnews.com urn:uuid:80c714cc-78a9-57fa-6471-70f8f0374d93 Mon, 30 Sep 2024 03:51:43 -0400 Cancer treatment research can now rely less on Western datasets. https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/reaching-health-equity-combatting-bias-responsible-ai News from healthcareitnews.com urn:uuid:bea78c5e-6419-740e-7942-e82500fcc789 Fri, 27 Sep 2024 13:26:23 -0400 The ethics provider organizations must consider when building out responsible AI and equitable healthcare experiences, according to Oneil Rego and Ilana Golbin Blumenfeld, two responsible AI experts at consulting giant PwC. https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/cios-must-understand-change-management-theories-frameworks-and-practices News from healthcareitnews.com urn:uuid:d5a01acf-1d25-f74d-9a18-d33d2c5a5309 Fri, 27 Sep 2024 12:33:21 -0400 Robert Slepin, emeritus CIO advisor at Epic, explains why with the story of JCL Connect, a complex business, clinical, and IT infrastructure transformation program at John C. Lincoln Health Network in Phoenix. https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/senators-warner-wyden-seek-healthcare-cybersecurity-mandates-new-bill News from healthcareitnews.com urn:uuid:ff4e9cd3-14c9-805d-e14b-afd16ce5fe17 Fri, 27 Sep 2024 12:27:54 -0400 To prevent healthcare cyberattacks and their damage to the American public, lawmakers propose mandatory cybersecurity requirements and penalties, which include jail time for executives who lie about cyber hygiene.  https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/fcc-set-require-georouting-988-lifeline-calls-enhancing-access-local-services News from healthcareitnews.com urn:uuid:b72c3fcd-8619-a2a2-06f2-ca4045e7be34 Fri, 27 Sep 2024 10:18:21 -0400 The commission is expected to codify a rule next month that requires cellular carriers to georoute wireless 988 calls to the closest national service provider, better connecting callers in crisis to local suicide prevention and care services, HHS said. https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/anz/gps-cry-my-health-record-overhaul-and-more-briefs News from healthcareitnews.com urn:uuid:448e439a-a58e-d4e5-4688-37eb0def3235 Fri, 27 Sep 2024 07:17:21 -0400 Also, Breast Cancer Foundation New Zealand is set to launch a national programme ensuring cancer therapy adherence. https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/visible-active-leadership-vital-change-management-says-epic-emeritus-cio-advisor News from healthcareitnews.com urn:uuid:999446d1-2e1a-ebd9-9949-6cd41be48790 Thu, 26 Sep 2024 16:10:58 -0400 Robert Slepin, who has decades of experience as a health IT leader, offers his considered insights about the art and science of change management – helping health system C-suite and IT execs manage the demands of a fast-changing future. https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/asia/koreas-largest-hospital-bags-apacs-first-stage-6-new-infram News from healthcareitnews.com urn:uuid:4037878e-e36e-9c58-3b99-bf765e511cf0 Thu, 26 Sep 2024 11:32:39 -0400 Asan Medical Center has saved 10,587 staff hours and over 315 million in operational costs through RPA. https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/crowdstrike-all-assures-capitol-hill-never-again News from healthcareitnews.com urn:uuid:b1e6f890-d963-c754-ea21-f6c11f5c5f63 Thu, 26 Sep 2024 10:18:39 -0400 The global IT outage on July 19 was a catastrophe of cinematic proportions, said the chair of the House Homeland Security Committee, but the cybersecurity giant insists new and revised procedures would now catch any similar mistake before it's pushed out.  https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/va-must-strengthen-controls-addressing-ehr-performance News from healthcareitnews.com urn:uuid:3b30688f-776c-7660-dbfb-52e8114a9637 Wed, 25 Sep 2024 11:11:44 -0400 So says a new OIG audit, which found the VA and Oracle Health have been misaligned in their responses to outages throughout Electronic Health Record Modernization. While the agency has made procedural improvements, it needs to go further, auditors say. https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/astp-intros-2024-draft-federal-fhir-action-plan News from healthcareitnews.com urn:uuid:be7e6c18-1638-57cd-16c9-97007d392b93 Wed, 25 Sep 2024 09:47:59 -0400 The aim is to bolster more consistent use of the HL7 interoperability standard across HHS, says the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy, and help "break down the silos separating patients, providers, payers, public health and research." https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/patients-sensitive-health-issues-more-comfortable-making-appointments-chatbots News from healthcareitnews.com urn:uuid:cc0a8bcb-122e-0ec7-bba8-0d462fe10ab7 Wed, 25 Sep 2024 09:30:02 -0400 They also feel the support provided by their healthcare organizations has either worsened or remained stagnant in the past year, according to a new Talkdesk survey. Can artificial intelligence help? https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/asia/south-korea-digitise-medical-image-exchange-system News from healthcareitnews.com urn:uuid:de29b1d4-4355-58ef-d3e4-aa76356d5dbb Tue, 24 Sep 2024 20:12:05 -0400 This comes as the government outlined a four-year national medical AI research and development roadmap. https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/asia/india-harness-abdm-data-develop-public-ai News from healthcareitnews.com urn:uuid:80c012e6-6891-b2ac-0903-9153d0dbce9d Tue, 24 Sep 2024 20:08:35 -0400 This includes a benchmarking platform for validating healthcare AI models. https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/future-interoperability-shaped-patient-experience-priorities-and-needs-ai News from healthcareitnews.com urn:uuid:a0f2fde5-5624-d6f8-baa8-b1921f2ed2fb Tue, 24 Sep 2024 12:09:08 -0400 A national interoperability leader advocates for simpler and more secure data exchange use cases, and says making patient access a routine part of healthcare information exchange will lead to positive health impacts. https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/anz/choosing-managed-it-service-aged-care News from healthcareitnews.com urn:uuid:945f5b2c-caaa-d29b-0cfc-7e8f24409e50 Mon, 23 Sep 2024 21:20:59 -0400 There are risks to consider when choosing a single provider, says Homestyle CIO Peter Gunn. https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/particle-health-files-antitrust-suit-against-epic News from healthcareitnews.com urn:uuid:e7e65a9a-b66c-163e-2284-c8dbf99fa231 Mon, 23 Sep 2024 16:33:25 -0400 The high-stakes lawsuit alleges that the EHR giant violated federal law prohibiting unfair business practices. Epic, meanwhile, says that Particle has violated HIPAA. https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/what-loper-bright-and-end-chevron-deference-means-hhs News from healthcareitnews.com urn:uuid:68ebf274-27c2-845e-d936-df1c023a9f53 Mon, 23 Sep 2024 16:00:00 -0400 Despite a greater ability for healthcare entities to challenge regulatory decrees in court, increased litigation could result in unfavorable court decisions that are harder to fix, healthcare attorneys say. https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/colorado-telehealth-maternal-medicine-improves-quality-patient-experience News from healthcareitnews.com urn:uuid:5fd33bd6-0fa5-0a7e-4c31-b1f43d709fab Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:26:45 -0400 A maternal fetal medicine physician at Children's Hospital Colorado shares a virtual care success story, with telemedicine delivering critical care for high-risk pregnancies across a vast region of the state and beyond. https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/asia/hmis-integration-other-public-his-sought-and-more-india-briefs News from healthcareitnews.com urn:uuid:1eed3698-faf7-3221-a6e2-f346e8d16a60 Sun, 22 Sep 2024 20:37:00 -0400 Also, the University of Mumbai has embarked on an AI project focused on diagnosing women's diseases. https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/what-providers-need-know-about-ambient-voice-and-ehr-usability News from healthcareitnews.com urn:uuid:05c0031f-d38b-b13c-36ca-8e7352f622af Fri, 20 Sep 2024 12:05:22 -0400 Marcus Perez, president of Altera Digital Health, gives some advice on IT optimization and integration of voice tools into clinical workflows. He also offers perspective on helping provider organizations maintain financial stability and independence. https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/texas-ag-settles-lawsuit-clinical-genai-company News from healthcareitnews.com urn:uuid:c9153f9b-2785-24bb-ff3f-86f84fc90633 Fri, 20 Sep 2024 01:45:31 -0400 The investigation, billed as the first of its kind, had alleged that Dallas-based Piece Technologies made "deceptive claims" about the accuracy of its artificial intelligence products, which are deployed at several hospitals in the Lone Star State. https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/vendor-notebook-new-cybersecurity-and-ehr-performance-upgrades News from healthcareitnews.com urn:uuid:6dc49aa2-0edb-8e9f-7729-20661d4619db Thu, 19 Sep 2024 13:30:09 -0400 Crowdstrike has new partnerships that bolster and streamline SOC processes and spur AI-driven security innovations. Also, Oracle, Meditech and Innovaccer add tools to improve daily healthcare operations. https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/how-genai-can-help-solve-major-pain-points-rev-cycle News from healthcareitnews.com urn:uuid:ad1c049f-7957-2ab5-3b2b-20092a76c2cf Thu, 19 Sep 2024 12:03:50 -0400 It can help coders "work faster and perform better," says one AI and RCM expert. "Imagine that kind of potential across an entire revenue cycle." https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/epic-and-oracle-health-sign-veteran-interoperability-pledge News from healthcareitnews.com urn:uuid:436c39bb-b3db-9ab2-cf77-933cb04bbfe4 Thu, 19 Sep 2024 08:15:00 -0400 Both electronic health record vendors have made open API code available to their health system clients that enables them to coordinate with the VA when treating veterans who have sought care at community providers. https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/ai-may-help-improve-equity-pain-treatment-mgb-study-shows News from healthcareitnews.com urn:uuid:3bd9a578-551e-dc8e-a7e8-6f9a14c395af Wed, 18 Sep 2024 11:58:49 -0400 Open AI's GPT-4 and Google's Gemini did not recommend opioid medication for one group over another – suggesting that artificial intelligence could help address clinician bias and improve fairness in treating pain. https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/nurse-it-leaders-meeting-cms-mandate-patient-data-access News from healthcareitnews.com urn:uuid:50e423cd-f20b-64f7-d578-ecc245871d7c Wed, 18 Sep 2024 11:09:10 -0400 To effectively share data with patients, hospitals and health systems must build a tech foundation centered on interoperability, driven by rigorous data standardization and secure exchanges – and the adoption of HL7's FHIR. https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/chronic-disease-patient-burnout-silent-issue-must-be-tackled News from healthcareitnews.com urn:uuid:10a161d0-4498-71e5-f733-b51953bc241b Tue, 17 Sep 2024 11:59:03 -0400 Dr. Tejaswi Kompala, head of cardiometabolic clinical strategy at Teladoc Health, says too many people are overburdened by the needs associated with managing their chronic conditions – but that artificial intelligence could help in several ways. https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/atrium-health-responds-new-social-engineering-attack News from healthcareitnews.com urn:uuid:f08d4ada-0efc-2dd5-1ebe-1b763d70cf2d Tue, 17 Sep 2024 11:39:30 -0400 Compromised by a phishing email, the health system says some employee and patient personal information may have been impacted. https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/light-collective-amplifies-its-call-patient-data-rights News from healthcareitnews.com urn:uuid:a40be29b-4b9f-abb7-a90e-2ad64c04df82 Mon, 16 Sep 2024 12:05:54 -0400 A week of discussion spearheaded by the patient advocate group aims to highlight the risks of harm from unauthorized access to healthcare information over the internet. There should be "no aggregation without representation," its leaders say. https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/moving-aging-patients-confusion-point-care News from healthcareitnews.com urn:uuid:a747f26a-cb4f-a37b-05a5-34b7644f6870 Mon, 16 Sep 2024 10:58:12 -0400 Healthcare providers can take advantage of seniors' growing trust in digital health tools, empowering older adults to make sense of a complex healthcare landscape, says the CEO of one care navigation platform for Medicare beneficiaries. https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/providences-inpatient-telemedicine-programs-pack-powerful-punch News from healthcareitnews.com urn:uuid:cf40e6ec-07c0-3819-ac71-ee12adf9806b Mon, 16 Sep 2024 10:30:50 -0400 The convergence of physician shortages, efficient use of hospital beds and hybrid working models contributes to the growth of inpatient telemedicine. The health system's programs address critical constraints and boost patient outcomes. https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/ehr-vendors-still-falling-short-interoperability-data-integration News from healthcareitnews.com urn:uuid:b5d459d8-0622-9ac5-9d9b-0238b478bf79 Fri, 13 Sep 2024 12:01:24 -0400 The need to sift through external data is still vexing clinicians, according to a new KLAS Arch Collaborative report. But, refinement of data sharing standards – and further EHR training – could improve interoperability and provider satisfaction. https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/ai-powered-cognitive-priming-helps-one-pt-clinic-improve-care-and-boost-its-bottom-line News from healthcareitnews.com urn:uuid:0e8a42d3-1d55-fed2-fb82-46422dd18a37 Fri, 13 Sep 2024 10:21:26 -0400 For one clinic with Baylor Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation, using this technology has promoted better functional outcomes, patient compliance and increased attendance rates. Gross revenue per visit is up 4.3%. https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/mount-sinai-health-names-new-chief-digital-information-officer News from healthcareitnews.com urn:uuid:375b00ec-56be-fd64-f3a0-1623316404d6 Fri, 13 Sep 2024 09:48:46 -0400 Lisa Stump, a clinical informatics leader, will serve as both chief digital information officer and dean for IT, the New York health system says.