Health Care / Medicine
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Health Care / Medicine, Technology
Answering 7 Key Questions About Change Healthcare’s Cyberattack
The aftermath the cyberattack on Change Healthcare remains messy, with patients across the country still struggling to obtain their prescriptions. The federal government has even stepped in to help address the fallout of the attack, urging payers to quickly alleviate the digital bottlenecks that providers and pharmacies are facing.
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These 3 Changes Must Occur For Hospitals To See Greater ROI From Their AI Investments
Most health systems aren’t seeing a huge ROI from their AI investments yet. There are three changes that must happen in order for health systems to start seeing a greater ROI when it comes to AI deployments, according to Michael Kalishman, chief venture officer at Virginia-based Sentara Health.
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Healthcare Docket: A Near Doubling Of Hospital System Cyberattacks Triggers Bipartisan Bill
Increasing costs and healthcare cybersecurity worries have sparked calls for new laws. The bipartisan ‘Strengthening Cybersecurity in Health Care Act’ by four senators would require the HHS to perform routine evaluations of its systems and deliver biannual reports on practices and progress.
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Why One Google Cloud Exec Thinks HHS’ New Cybersecurity Guidelines Are A Step In The Right Direction
HHS recently published guidance outlining voluntary cybersecurity performance goals for the healthcare sector. Taylor Lehmann, a cybersecurity executive at Google Cloud, noted that ‘what is on HHS paper will most likely become what is in the actual final rulemaking or new regulatory requirements that become law.’
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Health Care / Medicine, Technology
How Are Healthcare AI Developers Responding To WHO’s New Guidance On LLMs?
This month, the World Health Organization released new guidelines on the ethics and governance of LLMs in healthcare. Reactions from the leaders of healthcare AI companies have been mainly positive. However, one leader pointed out that fear of the risks associated with LLMs shouldn’t hinder innovation, and another noted that the guidance may have failed to mention a major topic.
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Finance, Health Care / Medicine, Technology
West Monroe’s 3 Healthcare Outlooks For 2024: AI, Cost Pressures, Dealmaking
There are three key trends for the healthcare industry to follow in 2024, including the rise of AI, increasing cost pressures, and M&A activity, according to West Monroe.
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Health Care / Medicine, Technology
Health Exec: 97% Of Healthcare Data Isn’t Used
The vast majority of healthcare data isn’t used because it’s difficult to work with, according to Beth Andrews, chief digital health officer of life sciences and healthcare at Dell Technologies. Andrews made these comments during a session at the MedCity News INVEST Digital Health conference.
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Health Care / Medicine, Technology
Health Exec: We Have No Choice But To Embrace AI
Providers who don’t take advantage of AI will get ‘left behind,’ said Dr. Shantanu Gaur, founder and CEO of Allurion Technologies, during a panel discussion at INVEST Digital Health.
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Health Care / Medicine, Technology
FDA Forms New Digital Health Advisory Committee To Cover Growing Role Of Tech
The FDA’s digital health advisory committee will discuss technologies such as artificial intelligence and machine learning, virtual reality, and digital therapeutics as well as topics like decentralized clinical trials and patient-generated health data. Committee member nominations are due in December.
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Health Care / Medicine, Technology
How WedMD Is Helping Providers Stay Compliant When Using Web Tracking Tools
WebMD Ignite — the company’s division that offers tech solutions to providers and health plans — teamed up with healthcare privacy platform Freshpaint. Through the partnership, WebMD Ignite is seeking to help its customers — which include organizations such as Providence, Trinity Health, Advocate Aurora, VillageMD, and Centene — use web tracking technology to grow their businesses while staying clear of data privacy risks.
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Hospitals Still Struggling To Get Back Online 4 Days After Cyberattack On Prospect Medical Holdings
Hospitals and outpatient treatment centers in at least three states are struggling to get their systems back online following a ransomware attack waged last week against parent company Prospect Medical Holdings. Some of these facilities have partially or completely halted patient care.
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Health Care / Medicine, Technology
Providers Should Beware Of Ransomware Gang Clop & The Latest Software Vulnerability It’s Targeting
Clop, a Russian ransomware gang known for going after healthcare providers, has been recently exploiting a software vulnerability called MOVEit. Johns Hopkins University and its health system were recently victims of a data breach caused by hackers targeting this vulnerability, as was Texas-based Harris Health System.
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Health Care / Medicine, Technology
Healthcare Leaders Must Come Together to Mitigate ChatGPT Risks, Experts Urge
Technology experts at the HIMSS conference in Chicago said that while the AI model is certainly exciting, the healthcare sector must establish an accountability framework to address the risks of new technologies like ChatGPT moving forward.
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Health Care / Medicine, Technology
AI Is At The Intersection Of Safety And Equity In Healthcare
Hidden biases, reduced privacy, and over-reliance on non-transparent, decision-making black boxes can cut against democratic values, potentially putting our civil rights at risk. This means that the effective and equitable use of AI will be based on solving inherent ethical, safety, data privacy and cybersecurity challenges.
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Health Care / Medicine, Technology
Royal Ransomware Poses A Big Threat To Healthcare & Other Industries, Federal Agencies Say
The FBI, CISA, and HHS have all recently issued warnings about the dangers associated with the Royal Ransomware gang. Since approximately September of last year, cybercriminals have been using a Royal ransomware variant to compromise organizations across the U.S., many of which have been healthcare providers.
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Health Care / Medicine, Technology
Here’s How Femtech And Reproductive Telehealth Companies Can Navigate Post-Roe Legal Challenges
In the post-Roe environment of fear and uncertainty, femtech companies should actively review their data collection practices to ensure they are only collecting the minimum amount of data necessary for the app to function. Recent studies have shown that accurate women’s health predictions can be made by some companies that collect far less data than their competitors.
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4 Health Systems Invest In A Cybersecurity Startup As Threats Loom
MemorialCare, Ballad Health, Cedars-Sinai, and UNC REX Healthcare recently participated in Censinet’s $9 million funding round. The company’s flagship product is a cloud-based network that allows healthcare organizations to share and manage risk data to strengthen cybersecurity planning.
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Health Care / Medicine, Technology
Which Health Tech Companies Might Go Public Or Get Acquired In 2023?
As macroeconomic forces continue to negatively impact the healthcare sector, health tech experts predict that 2023 will be another slow year for the IPO market. However, they think consolidation deals will continue to be a constant, according to a new report.