Accenture reportedly faced $50M ransomware demand
The consulting firm Accenture is reported to have faced $50 million in ransom following an attack this past month, according …
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DOJ announces 'successful' FBI hacking attempt to remove Microsoft Exchange cyber threat
The U.S. Department of Justice announced this week that the Federal Bureau of Investigations had successfully removed malicious scripts from …
Swiss consultancy foresees digital pathology and patient portals as major investment priorities in Switzerland and Germany
Among other things, the coronavirus crisis has revealed the immense benefits of the digitisation of healthcare delivery. Conversely, it has …
Serbia reaches one million vaccines with help of AI framework
Serbia has adopted an approval mechanism for vaccinations, giving citizens the option to choose which vaccine they want to get …
AMIA has suggestions to build trust in AI clinical decision support
The American Medical Informatics Association has issued some new recommendations for how clinical decision support tools that adapt their algorithms as …
Health center's makeshift telehealth OK, but now is building something grand
Bee Busy Wellness Center in Houston, Texas, like other health centers across the country, struggled with efforts to offer telehealth …
The biggest healthcare data breaches reported in 2020
This year shone a spotlight on cybersecurity, with federal agencies warning in October of an “increased an imminent” cyber threat …
Another HIPAA right of access settlement from OCR highlights need for timely response
Another HIPAA right of access settlement from OCR highlights need for timely response The Office for Civil Rights’ 13th such …
UAE ranked as global leader in innovation, healthcare comes out on top
As business slowly returns to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a new report shows that the country’s business leaders trust …
FEHRM connects with CommonWell, boosting data exchange for DOD, VA, USCG
The Federal Electronic Health Record Modernization program office announced this week that the joint health information exchange recently formed by the …
Telehealth's digital divide is real, and members of Congress want to address it
U.S. Reps. Robin Kelly, D-Ill., and Anna Eshoo, D-Calif., convened yesterday with Dr. Gary Puckrein, president and CEO of the …
MA health network to pay $70,000 after failing to provide medical records
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Civil Rights announced this week that five providers had agreed …
Patients want to download their own health data, report shows
With the deadline quickly approaching for healthcare providers to implement the new information blocking rules put in place under the …
New bill would codify Medicare reimbursement for telehealth services
U.S. Reps. G.K. Butterfield, D-North Carolina, and Glenn Thompson, R-Pennsylvania, introduced new legislation this week that would provide for permanent …
Redesigning health systems for better aged care
At the “Health Care Systems & Public Health: A Workshop for the Global Roadmap for Healthy Longevity Initiative” event held …
AMA launches new playbook to help providers with digital record sharing
The American Medical Association’s new Patient Records Electronic Access Playbook aims to help physician practices more easily and efficiently share …
EHRA to CMS on IPPS rules: focus 'high-value' measures, keep 90-day reporting
The HIMSS Electronic Health Record Association submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services this week about its …
Connecting the vision, data, technology and people to drive change in UK health and care
According to the NHS long term plan published in January this year, providers across acute, community and mental health settings …