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- June 06, 2019
06 Jun'19
American Medical Collection Agency breach impact reaches 20 million
A third medical testing company announced it has been impacted by the American Medical Collection Agency data breach, putting the total number of patients potentially affected at 20 million. In an ...
- June 05, 2019
05 Jun'19
Another 7.7M affected by American Medical Collection Agency breach
Roughly 7.7 million LabCorp customers may have been affected by an American Medical Collection Agency data breach. It's the same incident that affected Quest Diagnostics.
- June 05, 2019
05 Jun'19
Proposed interoperability in healthcare rules called 'essential first step'
Proposed rules are a good first step toward interoperability in healthcare, but don't go far enough, according to healthcare leaders.
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- June 04, 2019
04 Jun'19
AI in security is strongest use case for BCBS of Massachusetts
CIO Beth O'Rorke talks about AI in security as being a natural fit at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts -- and why AI in other areas is still experimental.
- June 04, 2019
04 Jun'19
Quest Diagnostics data breach is a clarion call to healthcare CIOs
In an SEC filing, Quest Diagnostics disclosed a massive data breach at a medical collections agency it uses. Healthcare CIOs should see the news as a call to action.
- May 31, 2019
31 May'19
Heterogeneous data sharing in healthcare vital to personalized care
In this Q&A, Life Image CTO Janak Joshi talks about heterogeneous data sets and their importance to healthcare AI companies, and makes a pitch for imaging data to ONC.
- May 31, 2019
31 May'19
Datadog Log Management is now HIPAA-compliant
Datadog has achieved HIPAA compliance for its SaaS platform Log Management, so it can now better reach more customers in healthcare industries.
- May 28, 2019
28 May'19
When leading digital transformation, language is key
Healthcare CIOs need to stop with the technology lingo if they want to lead a successful digital transformation. That was a key takeaway from a panel of experts at the MIT Sloan CIO Symposium.
- May 22, 2019
22 May'19
Repp Health launches new patient tracking system
Repp Health launched a patient tracking system called Repp Eo, which uses a map interface to show the location and movements of patients, staff and assets.
- May 13, 2019
13 May'19
Lower HIPAA violation fines shouldn't translate into lax security
Healthcare organizations will pay less for HIPAA violation fines annually under Health and Human Services' new fines structure, but security should still be top of mind for CIOs.
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- May 08, 2019
08 May'19
Senator to ONC, CMS: Take interoperability in healthcare slow
In a hearing, chairman of the Senate HELP Committee cautioned ONC and CMS officials to go slow if they want to get interoperability in healthcare done right.
- May 03, 2019
03 May'19
Regulation for AI-based medical devices could drive adoption
AI algorithms in healthcare currently regulated by the FDA are static and require manual updates. The FDA is now looking into what it would take to regulate AI algorithms that are dynamic.
- May 02, 2019
02 May'19
Telemedicine services follow consumerization of healthcare
Patients' healthcare behaviors are shaped by their behavior as consumers, with a greater emphasis on access and convenience. Telemedicine has the potential to meet those expectations.
- April 26, 2019
26 Apr'19
Elsevier, PhactMI to develop MI semantic search platform
Health analytics company Elsevier is collaborating with nonprofit PhactMI to develop an Entellect-powered semantic search portal for healthcare professionals.
- April 24, 2019
24 Apr'19
Physician burnout eased with homegrown tech
Kaiser Permanente fights fire with fire by developing digital tools to reduce technology-related physician burnout.