Health IT

Healthcare information (HIT) systems are designed to connect all the elements together for patient data, reports, medical imaging, billing, electronic medical record (EMR), hospital information system (HIS), PACS, cardiology information systems (CVIS)enterprise image systemsartificial intelligence (AI) applications, analytics, patient monitors, remote monitoring systems, inventory management, the hospital internet of things (IOT), cloud or onsite archive/storage, and cybersecurity.

Epic

Epic sued over alleged 'scheme to destroy' managed care company

CureIS, a company that supports healthcare providers who take Medicaid and Medicare, is accusing the EHR leader of data blocking and other anti-competitive practices that violate state and federal laws. 

Amazon

Amazon One Medical employees viewed health data of man in wrongful death case

One Medical, a chain of primary care clinics owned by Amazon, is being sued by the family of a man who died due to alleged provider negligence. Now, court filings reveal staff improperly accessed the deceased man's protected medical records.

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Independent provider group hit by cyberattack, delays patient care

Esse Health, a 50 practice independent provider network, said it's still investigating the incident, which has the hallmarks of a ransomware attack. 

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FDA rolls out AI across all departments, hires new leadership

The agency said all of its centers will be fully integrated by June 30, following the success of an early pilot where generative AI supported scientific reviews. 

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Florida hospitals sue nonprofit over ‘pay-to-play’ safety rankings

Five Tenet Healthcare hospitals are suing the Leapfrog Group, accusing the organization of pressuring hospitals to share internal data in exchange for higher scores in its annual safety rankings. The watchdog outright denies the claim. 

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Blue Shield’s advertising integration exposes data on 4.7M members to Google

The insurer said its connection to Google Analytics and Google Ads led to the sharing of personal protected information, including patient names and details on their health plans. 

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Cyberattack on Yale New Haven Health exposes 5.6M patients

The incident, which has all the hallmarks of a ransomware attack, happened in March. Despite the scope of the breach, Yale New Haven said its EHR was not accessed and patient medical records were not taken by hackers. 

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Hospitals, Epic sued after clinician allegedly accesses nude photos of 400+ patients

According to lawyers representing two of the plaintiffs, a shared EHR portal was used by a physical therapist at KU Health to access the sensitive photographs in what is being investigated as a data breach. 

Around the web

Gerald G. Blackwell, MD, MBA, MedAxiom's president and CEO, examined how different cardiology employment models look today compared to even a decade ago.

The piece in question, which features a red heart-shaped balloon, has an unusual origin story, even by Banksy’s standards. 

More than 40 U.S. healthcare organizations are urging Congress not to make sweeping Medicaid cuts that could result in approximately 7.6 million Americans losing health insurance.