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- January 21, 2020
21 Jan'20
Google Health's AI breast cancer screening tool stirs debate
New research from Google Health shines a light on the controversy for AI in cancer screening within the healthcare community.
- January 20, 2020
20 Jan'20
ONC's federal health IT strategic plan shows growth -- to a degree
ONC's five-year strategic health IT draft plan lays out comprehensive goals, but, in some instances, how to achieve those goals is still murky.
- January 10, 2020
10 Jan'20
Healthcare CIOs put on alert for potential Iran cyberattacks
The recent developments between the United States and Iran should put healthcare CIOs on notice. U.S. critical infrastructure including healthcare could be in the crosshairs of Iran cyberattackers.
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- December 20, 2019
20 Dec'19
3 healthcare CIOs on what they think 2020 will bring
Healthcare CIOs at Boston Medical Center, SCL Health and Northwell Health share what's on their agenda for 2020, as well as what they're taking away from 2019.
- December 20, 2019
20 Dec'19
CMS takes Blue Button 2.0 API offline due to coding error
CMS is working to address a coding issue that's potentially caused the protected health information of 10,000 beneficiaries to be shared with other beneficiaries or apps.
- December 19, 2019
19 Dec'19
Healthcare 2020 trends emphasize virtual, holistic patient care
Forrester Research and Frost & Sullivan say telehealth and social determinants of health data analytics platforms will gain ground in 2020.
- December 19, 2019
19 Dec'19
Ransomware tops list of healthcare cybersecurity threats in 2019
Healthcare CIOs should get ready for a vigorous privacy debate and prepare for more destructive cyberattacks in the coming year, according to experts.
- December 17, 2019
17 Dec'19
Mayo Clinic Platform headed up by former healthcare CIO
Longtime Boston-based health IT expert John Halamka will move on from his role at Beth Israel Lahey Health for a new role leading Mayo Clinic's digital healthcare effort.
- December 13, 2019
13 Dec'19
Healthcare security, IT should be separate to be effective
What can the healthcare industry learn about security from finance, retail and manufacturing? Two CISOs who came to healthcare from other industries give their take.
- December 12, 2019
12 Dec'19
RSNA inundated by AI in radiology
At RSNA, AI in radiology was everywhere. Unlike in years past, image analysis was just the tip of the iceberg. Analysts from Frost & Sullivan give their take.
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- December 11, 2019
11 Dec'19
Cerner-AWS partnership deepens ties
EHR vendor Cerner is expanding its relationship with AWS for added AI and machine learning capabilities as well as tools like a digital scribe that can translate speech to text.
- December 09, 2019
09 Dec'19
FHIR standard integral to Life Image's new image viewing, sharing app
The Geisinger-led Keystone Health Information Exchange launched a cutting-edge imaging app based on the FHIR standard to make it easier to share imaging data across the HIE.
- November 26, 2019
26 Nov'19
Recent ransomware attack cripples nursing homes, acute care facilities
An IT services vendor is the latest ransomware victim in an attack that has affected roughly 110 nursing homes and acute care facilities.
- November 26, 2019
26 Nov'19
Data silos hinder IoT in healthcare; tech giants could help
Healthcare organizations are starting to see value in breaking down IoT data silos to create a single view of a patient. Tech giants may be uniquely positioned to help.
- November 21, 2019
21 Nov'19
Security is at the heart of healthcare data sharing concerns
As proposed interoperability and information blocking rules from ONC and CMS are reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget, the healthcare community expresses more concern about patient data security.