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 systems, artificial intelligence (AI) applications, analytics, patient monitors, remote monitoring systems, inventory management, the hospital internet of things (IOT), cloud or onsite archive/storage, and cybersecurity.

Healthcare hacker sentenced to 10 years in prison
Robert Purbeck, 45, of Georgia was found with data on more than 132,000 individuals taken from various breaches, including multiple providers, a police station and a city government.
Ransomware group deploys ticking clock to threaten Georgia hospital
Memorial Hospital and Manor announced the data breach through Facebook on Nov. 3. The cybercrime group Embargo has taken credit for the incident, claiming to have 1.15TB of stolen information.
Hackers were inside an Iowa hospital’s network for two weeks
St. Anthony Regional Hospital confirmed patient data was taken by cybercriminals, but the August incident is still being investigated.
Microsoft: Ransomware hit nearly 400 healthcare entities this year—a 300% rise since 2015
A study from Microsoft on the impact of ransomware found unaffected nearby hospitals see a rise in stroke and cardiac arrest cases, in addition to an influx of patients.
Feds make it official: Change data breach was the largest in healthcare history, impacting 100M
Updated reporting from HHS shows UnitedHealth Group's estimate that roughly one-third of people in the U.S. would be affected was correct.

Nebraska Medical Center taps CapSite pricing service

The Nebraska Medical Center, a 624-bed academic medical center in Omaha, has subscribed to CapSites online service that provides details on healthcare technology pricing and packaging to improve the capital expenditure process.

October 19, 2010

Iowa contracts Hielix, Mednet to support statewide HIE

The state of Iowa has selected Hielix and Mednet to develop a strategic business and financial sustainability plan to support a statewide health information exchange (HIE).

October 18, 2010

Greenway's EHR earns 2011 certification

Ambulatory EHR software provider Greenway Medical Technologies PrimeSuite 2011 is 2011/2012 compliant and was certified Oct. 14 as a Complete EHR by the Certification Commission for Health IT (CCHIT), an ONC-ATCB, in accordance with the applicable eligible provider certification criteria adopted by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

October 18, 2010

Quality Partners of Rhode Island named a REC consultant on EHRs

Quality Partners of Rhode Island, a healthcare quality improvement organization, has been selected to participate in the Rhode Island Regional Extension Centers (RI REC) Vendor Marketplace.

October 17, 2010

Philips equips Geisinger's interventional lab

Philips Healthcare has been selected to equip Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger Health Systems Heart and Vascular Institute with interventional x-ray equipment in the institute's new Hospital for Advanced Medicine.

October 16, 2010

Oregon provider to integrate clinical data with Allscripts

The St. Charles Health System, a private nonprofit organization that operates four hospitals, has selected Allscripts EHR and practice management (PM) software to create an integrated health information system across the health system's employed and affiliated physicians.

October 15, 2010

Anvita Health updates clinical analytics engine

Clinical analytics service provider Anvita Health has released its Anvita Insight 4.0 clinical analytics engine for care coordination and patient outcomes analysis.

October 14, 2010

Netsmart behavioral EHR modules earn certification

Behavioral healthcare software provider Netsmart Technologies Avatar 2011 EHR software has completed 31 of the 45 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) certification tests earning a certificate of EHR compliance for 29 modules.

October 14, 2010

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Cardiovascular Business

Payment cuts and beyond: Key takeaways for cardiologists from the 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

The American College of Cardiology has shared its perspective on new CMS payment policies, highlighting revenue concerns while providing key details for cardiologists and other cardiology professionals.

AI in Healthcare

A modest proposal to rally AI regulators around a simple game plan

As debate simmers over how best to regulate AI, experts continue to offer guidance on where to start, how to proceed and what to emphasize. A new resource models its recommendations on what its authors call the “SETO Loop.”

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FDA commissioner urges clinicians to join fight against medical misinformation

FDA Commissioner Robert Califf, MD, said the clinical community needs to combat health misinformation at a grassroots level. He warned that patients are immersed in a "sea of misinformation without a compass."

Health IT

Healthcare hacker sentenced to 10 years in prison

Ransomware group deploys ticking clock to threaten Georgia hospital

Hackers were inside an Iowa hospital’s network for two weeks

Microsoft: Ransomware hit nearly 400 healthcare entities this year—a 300% rise since 2015

Feds make it official: Change data breach was the largest in healthcare history, impacting 100M

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