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Raising healthcare identifiers adoption in Australia
The Australian Digital Health Agency has released a five-year roadmap for raising the uptake of national healthcare identifiers in Australia. Developed with the Department of Health and Aged Care and Services Australia, the National Healthcare Identifiers Roadmap 2023-2028 outlines specific actions to take for the broad adoption of healthcare identifiers, which are unique numbers used
Change Healthcare hackers broke in using stolen credentials — and no MFA, says UHG CEO
The ransomware gang that hacked into U.S. health tech giant Change Healthcare used a set of stolen credentials to remotely access the company’s systems that weren’t protected by multifactor authentication (MFA), according to the chief executive of its parent company, UnitedHealth Group (UHG). UnitedHealth CEO Andrew Witty provided the written testimony ahead of a House
Change Healthcare Finally Admits It Paid Ransomware Hackers—and Still Faces a Patient Data Leak
More than two months after the start of a ransomware debacle whose impact ranks among the worst in the history of cybersecurity, the medical firm Change Healthcare finally confirmed what cybercriminals, security researchers, and Bitcoin's blockchain had already made all too clear: that it did indeed pay a $22 million ransom to the hackers who
Memorial Healthcare finds success with switch to Epic-based telehealth vendor
With 15,000 team members, 3,000 providers and $3.1 billion in annual operating revenue, Memorial Healthcare System is one of the largest public health systems in the U.S. A South Florida-based academic medical center, Memorial operates six hospitals, including the Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital; numerous primary, urgent and 24/7 care facilities; a health specialty center; and
How the Change Healthcare cyberattack is straining providers, and what the government can do
Fallout from last month's Change Healthcare cyberattack and its impact on healthcare delivery nationwide continued this week, with providers waiting with bated breath to find out when the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services would expedite the switch to a different processor to restart claims processing after nearly two weeks of disruption. Policy relief from CMS
Why healthcare LLMs should address clinical quality measures
Large language models, a form of artificial intelligence, are generating a lot of hype in healthcare circles, primarily because of their potential to transform and improve various aspects of healthcare delivery and management. The buzz also is driven by rapid advancements in AI and machine learning. But while there’s significant potential, challenges and ethical considerations
Emory Healthcare is using three medication management services offered within Fuzion by DrFirst, a platform that provides clinicians with medication history, to streamline workflows for its clinicians and improve medication adherence for its patients. WHY IT MATTERS Patients at Emory Healthcare could have less chance of adverse drug events and know what they will pay
5 key insights for healthcare cybersecurity, based on peer benchmarking
A new healthcare cybersecurity study this week offered some interesting findings in its assessment benchmarking best practices and key performance indicators, such as use of the NIST Cybersecurity Framework and 405(d) Health Industry Cybersecurity Practices. WHY IT MATTERS In the 405(d) Post, Ed Gaudet, CEO and founder of Censinet, summarized five insights from the study's first
Violence in Healthcare: Why Are People So Angry?
Opinion > Second Opinions — The healthcare system has failed us all when we needed it most by Amy Faith Ho, MD, MPH September 3, 2023 Ho is an emergency physician. The first time I was assaulted in healthcare, I was a third-year medical student. An incarcerated, agitated patient handcuffed to a gurney rail in
HCA Healthcare reports data breach possibly affecting 11M patients
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