Digital Transformation

This evolution of healthcare involves using technology to improve diagnosis, treatments, monitor patients, enhance hospital operations and culture, and bolster consumer-focused care. This includes virtual reality tools, wearable devices, workflow software, health apps and other digital health tools.

Outcome Health leaders step down to settle fraud allegations

Chicago-based Outcome Health has settled with its major investors over allegations it provided false information, but the deal forced co-founders CEO Rishi Shah and president Shradha Agarwal to step down from day-to-day operations.

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Allscripts sued over ransomware attack

Electronic health record (EHR) vendor Allscripts may have restored service after being targeted by a ransomware attack, but now faces a class action lawsuit alleging it left clients vulnerable to hackers.

Apple’s health records system a ‘nice start’ but offers limited data to patients

Apple’s newly announced addition to its Health app will allow users to access parts of their medical records on their iPhone, with 12 major hospitals and health systems signing up to test the new system—though one health industry group said the feature will be of “little use for sick people.”

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Why an Indiana hospital chose to pay its ransomware attackers

When a ransomware attack hit Greenfield, Indiana-based Hancock Health Jan. 11, the hospital decided to pay the hackers to regain access to their files—which federal investigators have urged targets of these attacks not to do. Hancock president and CEO Steve Long, however, said it was the right decision because backup files had been compromised.

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Blockchain named most overhyped IT trend by CIOs

While applications of blockchain technology for healthcare have become a hot topic among health IT professionals, especially at conferences, a survey of chief information officers (CIOs) said they believe it’s the most overhyped trend in the field in terms of making an impact within the next two years.

Fairview CEO: Epic 'one of the biggest impediments to innovation' in healthcare

James Hereford, president CEO of Minneapolis-based Fairview Health Services had some harsh words for electronic health records giant Epic, calling for his fellow healthcare executives to band together to counter Epic’s clout in the industry.

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AI funding topped $1B in 2017 among digital health companies

Private equity and venture capital raised nearly $7.2 billion globally in digital health in 2017, led by $1.1 billion in funding for artificial intelligence (AI) and data analytics, according to Mercom Capital Group.

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Randy McCleese named CHIME-HIMSS CIO of the Year

The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) and the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) have chosen Randy McCleese, MSIS, MBA, former CHIME board chair and chief information officer at Methodist Hospital in Henderson, Ky., as the recipient of the 2017 John E. Gall Jr. CIO of the Year award.

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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.