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.

$750K HIPAA fine for Indianapolis practice

Cancer Care Group, a radiation oncology practice in Indianapolis, faces a $750,000 HIPAA settlement from the Department of Health and Human Services for failing to encrypt devices and laptops containing patient data.

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New cybersecurity center to protect California's medical records

California will establish a new security center to help protect state agencies from cyberattacks that put health information and other data at risk.

The Camden Group Launches Mobile App for Healthcare Providers to Get Lean by Tracking Workflows and EMR Efficiency

In response to the need for healthcare providers to improve performance and efficiency as a result of healthcare reform, The Camden Group, a national healthcare business advisory firm, has launched AccuTracker, a new mobile software that helps track cycle times and electronic medical records (EMR) use.

Lost recording device affects 7,600 Ohio families

A lost recording device is the source of a potential data breach impacting 7,664 patient families of Akron Children's Hospital in Ohio.

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MU payments top $31B

The Meaningful Use incentive payment total has reached $31.4 billion.

81% of provider organizations have faced cyberattack in past 24 months

Eighty-one percent of healthcare organizations have been compromised by cyberattacks in the past two years, according to the 2015 KPMH Healthcare Cybersecurity Survey.

Report outlines Beacon Communities' HIT use

A new report details the application of health IT and performance measurement infrastructure to achieve clinical transformation through the Beacon Community program.

Report finds no dominator in EHR market

While some EHR vendors dominate the health IT-related headlines, no one vendor holds 20 percent of the $25 billion market, according to a report from market research firm Kalorama Information.

Around the web

The tirzepatide shortage that first began in 2022 has been resolved. Drug companies distributing compounded versions of the popular drug now have two to three more months to distribute their remaining supply.

The 24 members of the House Task Force on AI—12 reps from each party—have posted a 253-page report detailing their bipartisan vision for encouraging innovation while minimizing risks. 

Merck sent Hansoh Pharma, a Chinese biopharmaceutical company, an upfront payment of $112 million to license a new investigational GLP-1 receptor agonist. There could be many more payments to come if certain milestones are met.