Health IT
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Amwell expects revenue impact from Defense contract in Q4
The telehealth vendor has struggled with a declining stock price and mounting losses.
By Emily Olsen • May 2, 2024 -
Change Healthcare cyberattack
Congress grills UnitedHealth CEO over Change cyberattack
Legislators slammed Andrew Witty over the company’s lack of cybersecurity practices and the impact of the breach, which may have compromised the data of a third of Americans.
By Emily Olsen • May 2, 2024 -
Trendline
Artificial intelligence
Amid mounting interest and investment in the space, it's clear AI’s applications in healthcare will only continue to grow.
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Change Healthcare cyberattack
Change Healthcare, compromised by stolen credentials, did not have MFA turned on
Failing to turn on multifactor authentication, a common cybersecurity safeguard, “underscores pure negligence on the part of UnitedHealth,” one expert said.
By Matt Kapko • April 30, 2024 -
Ransomware attacks on healthcare impact nearly five times more sensitive data: report
Twenty percent of a typical healthcare organization’s sensitive data holdings are affected in a ransomware encryption event, compared with an average of just 6% in other industries.
By Emily Olsen • April 30, 2024 -
Opinion
Medical research is changing, data privacy laws have not
Congressional inaction regarding health privacy laws robs Americans of ownership over their health data, argues Senator Bill Cassidy, ranking member of the Senate HELP committee.
By Senator Bill Cassidy • April 30, 2024 -
FTC broadens health breach notification rule to include apps
Regulators have been pursuing more enforcement actions against health applications sharing consumers’ data. Friday’s final rule should give those actions more heft.
By Rebecca Pifer • April 29, 2024 -
Sponsored by Huron
How AI can be a catalyst for building a change-ready culture
Top healthcare organizations use three proven strategies to strengthen culture while integrating AI.
April 29, 2024 -
Teladoc reports mixed results following long-time CEO’s departure
The virtual care giant’s earnings were dragged by flagging growth in its BetterHelp segment, which suffered an 11% drop in paying users year over year.
By Sydney Halleman • April 26, 2024 -
Oracle plans to move headquarters to healthcare hub Nashville
Nashville is “the center of the industry we’re most concerned about, which is the healthcare industry,” Oracle Chairman and Chief Technology Officer Larry Ellison said.
By Emily Olsen • April 24, 2024 -
Overturning of Roe v. Wade
HHS finalizes reproductive health data protections
HIPAA-covered entities will be barred from disclosing patient records on abortion, IVF or other reproductive healthcare that could be used in an investigation.
By Emily Olsen • April 23, 2024 -
Change Healthcare cyberattack
UnitedHealth confirms ransom, compromised health data from Change attack
More than 20 screenshots of potentially stolen patient data were posted on the dark web for about a week, the insurer said.
By Emily Olsen • April 23, 2024 -
Q&A // Change Healthcare cyberattack
The aftermath of Change: Two experts on how healthcare organizations can prevent the next cyberattack
Providers should form a cyber strategy involving incident response plans, testing, multifactor authentication and automating tasks, according to managing directors at NetSPI.
By Brian T. Horowitz • April 18, 2024 -
Telehealth linked to modest quality, cost increases, study finds
The findings suggest it would be challenging to restrict telehealth payment in Medicare, researchers said. Some pandemic flexibilities are set to expire at the end of 2024.
By Emily Olsen • April 18, 2024 -
Change Healthcare cyberattack
Lawmakers raise healthcare consolidation concerns after Change cyberattack
Legislators also slammed UnitedHealth Group, which acquired Change Healthcare nearly two years ago, for not sending a representative to the House subcommittee hearing.
By Emily Olsen • April 16, 2024 -
Cybersecurity takes center stage at AHA annual meeting
In the wake of the Change Healthcare attack, experts advised hospital leaders to increase their cyber defenses.
By Susanna Vogel • April 16, 2024 -
Telehealth company Cerebral to pay $7M fine over data sharing
The Federal Trade Commission alleged the digital mental healthcare company had provided sensitive data to third parties and maintained “sloppy” security practices.
By Emily Olsen • April 16, 2024 -
VA plans to resume Oracle EHR rollout by end of FY 2025, secretary says
The agency needs a single electronic health record that’s more interoperable with the Department of Defense, VA Secretary Denis McDonough told lawmakers.
By Emily Olsen • April 15, 2024 -
VillageMD faces lawsuit over online tracking technologies
The class action alleges the Meta Pixel embedded on VillageMD’s website allowed the primary care provider to disclose protected health information to third parties, including Facebook and Google.
By Emily Olsen • April 12, 2024 -
Lawmakers mull telehealth quality, reimbursement as extension deadline looms
Legislators worked to hash out details about Medicare telehealth policy as a deadline to continue pandemic-era flexibilities draws closer.
By Emily Olsen • April 11, 2024 -
Digital health sees more deals with smaller checks in Q1: report
Artificial intelligence scooped up 40% of the quarter’s investment total, according to Rock Health.
By Emily Olsen • April 9, 2024 -
Change Healthcare cyberattack
Change asks to consolidate dozens of cyberattack class-action lawsuits
Twenty-four cases have racked up so far against the UnitedHealth subsidiary following a cyberattack against the technology firm in late February.
By Emily Olsen • April 8, 2024 -
Teladoc’s long-time CEO steps down amid waning stock performance
A management shakeup is likely coming at the right time, as the virtual care company undergoes an operational review to boost its bottom line, analysts said.
By Emily Olsen • April 5, 2024 -
Telehealth groups urge DEA to release controlled substance prescribing proposal
Advocacy groups, providers and virtual care companies said clinicians and pharmacies need time to comment on the rule and prepare for implementation.
By Emily Olsen • April 4, 2024 -
Deep Dive // Change Healthcare cyberattack
Change cyberattack serves as wake-up call for healthcare cybersecurity
The outage shows why health systems need to plan for inevitable cyberattacks, evaluating risks and putting operational backups in place, experts say.
By Emily Olsen • April 4, 2024 -
Surescripts exploring a sale: report
A private equity buyer could make sense for the health IT vendor, as a strategic sale to a payer could raise antitrust concerns, one expert said.
By Emily Olsen • April 3, 2024