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06 Feb 2025
2025 Best in KLAS highlights ClosedLoop for healthcare AI
By Hannah NelsonThe 2025 'Best in KLAS: Software and Services' report ranked health IT vendor ClosedLoop first for overall performance in the Healthcare AI: Data Science Solutions category.
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06 Feb 2025
Chief experience officer role evolves with new technologies
By Don FluckingerAre you a futurist? The CXO role might be for you.
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06 Feb 2025
KLAS names top revenue cycle management vendors in 2025
By Jacqueline LaPointeThe 2025 Best in KLAS report ranks top revenue cycle management vendors based on customer reviews, with Waystar, Availity and FinThrive leading key markets, like claims management.
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03 Sep 2024
Reviewing the CDC 2024-2025 respiratory virus season outlook
By Veronica SalibThe CDC outlines the 2024-2025 respiratory virus season outlook, indicating that combined peak hospitalization rates will be similar to or lower than the previous year.
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03 Sep 2024
Tech secretary pledges to ‘rewire Whitehall’ and plug the digital gap
By Lis EvenstadSecretary of state for Science, Innovation and Technology, Peter Kyle, promises to drive innovation through the NHS, champion AI safety and ensure government harnesses the power of digital
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02 Sep 2024
UK and Ukraine digital trade deal comes into force
By Karl FlindersThe UK eases access to the deep tech startup community in Ukraine through digital-only agreement
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29 Aug 2024
Lawmakers introduce Healthcare Cybersecurity Act in House
By Jill McKeonRepresentatives introduced the Healthcare Cybersecurity Act in the House following companion legislation in the Senate.
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29 Aug 2024
FDA clears automatic insulin pump for type 2 diabetes
By Veronica SalibAutomated insulin pumps have previously been available only for type 1 diabetes. However, the FDA recently cleared the Insulet SmartAdjust, the first automatic insulin pump for type 2 diabetes.
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29 Aug 2024
Iranian APT caught acting as access broker for ransomware crews
By Alex ScroxtonMembers of Iran-backed Pioneer Kitten APT appear to be trying to supplement their pay packets by helping Russian-speaking ransomware gangs to access their victims in exchange for a cut of the profits
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29 Aug 2024
Ultrasound AI allows non-experts to estimate gestational age
By Shania KennedyA low-cost, AI-enabled ultrasound device has shown promise in helping healthcare workers estimate gestational age on par with expert sonographers.
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28 Aug 2024
Medical insurance info of 954K affected by vendor data breach
By Jill McKeonA software vendor data breach at Young Consulting affected covered entities and potentially compromised the medical insurance information of more than 950,000 individuals.
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28 Aug 2024
Eli Lilly's single-dose Zepbound vials expand obesity care
By Alivia Kaylor, MScEli Lilly introduced single-dose vials of Zepbound (tirzepatide) to offer flexible dosing, cost savings and improved obesity care through its Lilly Direct service.
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28 Aug 2024
Patient data access increases, supports healthcare navigation
By Sara HeathThe rate of patient data access among cancer patients increased from 40% in 2018 to 65% in 2022, per ASTP figures.
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28 Aug 2024
Global cyber spend to rise 15% in 2025, pushed along by AI
By Alex ScroxtonSecurity spending will increase at pace in 2025, with artificial intelligence, cloud and consultancy services all pushing outlay to new highs, according to Gartner
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28 Aug 2024
Limited English proficiency complicates telehealth visits
By Anuja VaidyaNew research shows that Mandarin speakers with limited English proficiency find telehealth convenient but face communication issues with interpreters and healthcare providers.
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27 Aug 2024
Team-based EHR documentation cuts physician EHR time
By Hannah NelsonA 'JAMA Internal Medicine' study found that team-based documentation increased visit volume and reduced physician EHR documentation time, especially after a 20-week learning period.
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27 Aug 2024
Atlantic General reaches $2.25M data breach settlement
By Jill McKeonAtlantic General Hospital reached a data breach settlement over a January 2023 hack.
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27 Aug 2024
FDA approves updated mRNA COVID-19 vaccines
By Veronica SalibThe updated Moderna, Pfizer-BioNTech, Spikevax, and Comirnaty mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, also called the 2024-2025 formulations, should protect against recently circulating strains.
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27 Aug 2024
NHS partners with libraries to help people access NHS App
By Lis EvenstadThe scheme, which will launch in October, will train librarians to support people to download and use the NHS App and NHS.uk
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26 Aug 2024
Survey: AI most exciting emerging technology in healthcare
By Shania KennedyArtificial intelligence has been named one of the most exciting emerging technologies by health system leaders, who see its potential to improve care and administration.
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26 Aug 2024
Long COVID effects in adolescents, young children vary
By Veronica SalibNIH-funded research through the RECOVER initiative revealed that long COVID symptoms among pediatric patients varied from sleepiness to headaches, underscoring vaccine importance.
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26 Aug 2024
How enhanced premium tax credits could affect health equity
By Kelsey WaddillIf the Inflation Reduction Act's enhanced premium tax cuts are renewed in 2025, they could increase enrollment among populations with higher uninsurance rates.
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22 Aug 2024
New Qilin tactics a ‘bonus multiplier’ for ransomware chaos
By Alex ScroxtonSophos X-Ops caught the Qilin ransomware gang stealing credentials stored by victims' employees in Google Chrome, heralding further cyber attacks and breaches down the line.
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22 Aug 2024
Judge blocks FTC noncompete ban
By Jill McKeonA Texas judge blocked the FTC noncompete ban just weeks before it was set to take effect, sparking mixed reactions from the healthcare community.
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22 Aug 2024
Telehealth utilization trends vary across specialties
By Anuja VaidyaA new study highlights the variability of telehealth utilization by specialty, with some specialties like mental healthcare continuing to experience high telehealth use.
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22 Aug 2024
Americans see value in healthcare AI, but concerns remain
By Shania KennedyA national survey revealed that while many Americans are comfortable with artificial intelligence in healthcare, some have reservations about data privacy and security.
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22 Aug 2024
Docs judge patients' beliefs in medical misinformation
By Sara HeathPatients fear judgment for expressing belief in medical misinformation, harming the patient-provider relationship.
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22 Aug 2024
16,000 No Surprises Act complaints yield $4M in relief
By Sara HeathThe 16,000 No Surprises Act complaints primarily related to air ambulance services.
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22 Aug 2024
SNF integration might discourage BPCI-A participation
By Hannah NelsonA study found that SNF integration was linked to a statistically significant reduction in BPCI-A participation for major joint replacement of the lower extremity (MJRLE) episodes.
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22 Aug 2024
DHSC should have dedicated digital records unit, says Tony Blair Institute
By Lis EvenstadThe digital health record unit would drive creation and implementation of electronic patient records to deliver health and care improvements and ensure the NHS is ready for the era of artificial intelligence
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21 Aug 2024
Telehealth-based CHF treatment as effective as in-person care
By Anuja VaidyaNew research reveals that telehealth-based treatment for congestive heart failure results in similar emergency department visits and hospital admissions as in-person care.
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20 Aug 2024
Phishing links becoming bigger threat than email attachments
By Alex ScroxtonPhishing techniques are evolving away from malicious email attachments, according to a report
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20 Aug 2024
Alabama Cardiovascular Group suffers healthcare data breach
By Jill McKeonA healthcare data breach at Alabama Cardiovascular Group affected upwards of 280,000 individuals after an unauthorized party maintained network access for nearly a month.
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20 Aug 2024
AI predicts heart injury following lung cancer treatment
By Shania KennedyAI revealed insights into the relationship between lung cancer therapy and heart complications, which could help minimize cardiac toxicity following radiation treatment.
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20 Aug 2024
Public still leery of AI chatbots in healthcare, misinformation
By Sara HeathAlthough more than half of patients don't trust AI chatbots in healthcare, just under a fifth use the tools regularly.
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19 Aug 2024
Epic aims to bring all clients live on TEFCA by 2025
By Hannah NelsonEpic's goal to bring customers live on TEFCA by the end of 2025 complements Carequality's plan to align with TEFCA as the industry sets its sights on national healthcare interoperability.
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19 Aug 2024
FDA clears SleepioRx digital therapeutic for insomnia treatment
By Alivia Kaylor, MScBig Health’s SleepioRx received FDA clearance. It is a digital cognitive behavioral therapy solution for chronic insomnia in adults that supports scalable access.
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19 Aug 2024
NHS England plans EPR for prisons and detention centres
By Lis EvenstadThe government is looking to procure an electronic patient record system with the aim of improving health records access for individuals in the justice system
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16 Aug 2024
Biden administration releases National Heat Strategy
By Veronica SalibThe strategy for 2024–2030 is supposed to promote heat planning, response, and resilience in the wake of extreme heat.
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15 Aug 2024
CDC issues health advisory on parvovirus B19
By Veronica SalibThe organization cites a rising number of IgM antibodies for the disease, indicating higher infection rates.
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15 Aug 2024
14% of Americans carry 75% of nation's medical debt burden
By Jill McKeonCertain populations bear the brunt of the nation's medical debt burden, even as leaders work to relieve debt and remove it from credit reports.
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15 Aug 2024
Enzo Biochem pays $4.5M for health data security failures
By Jill McKeonState attorneys general from New York, Connecticut and New Jersey issued a $4.5 million penalty to Enzo Biochem, Inc. following a 2023 ransomware attack that resulted in health data security failures.
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15 Aug 2024
White House settles Medicare drug price negotiations
By Sara HeathThe Medicare drug price negotiations are slated to save the federal program around $6 billion across 10 selected medications.
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15 Aug 2024
AI reveals mental health impact of COVID-19 vaccine rollout
By Shania KennedyA population-based deep learning analysis of CDC data shows disparities in anxiety and depression prevalence among adults during COVID-19 vaccine rollouts.
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15 Aug 2024
U.S. worst in developed world for women's health outcomes
By Sara HeathWomen's health in the U.S. trails similarly developed nations in terms of outcomes, care access and healthcare affordability.
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15 Aug 2024
CMS reaches agreements for lower prices of 10 drugs
By Veronica SalibThe negotiated prices mark a 38–79% discount off of list prices that could save roughly $6 billion annually.
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15 Aug 2024
WHO declares global public health emergency for mpox
By Veronica SalibTedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, PhD, the Director General for the World Health Organization, announced that mpox is a PHEIC.
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14 Aug 2024
August Patch Tuesday proves busy with six zero-days to fix
By Alex ScroxtonMicrosoft patches six actively exploited zero-days among over 100 issues during its regular monthly update
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14 Aug 2024
Anatomy-aware GenAI shows promise in medical imaging
By Shania KennedyAn anatomy-aware generative AI tool could improve the synthesis of high-quality computed tomography images for research and clinical applications.
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14 Aug 2024
Telehealth use spikes with dementia patients during pandemic
By Anuja VaidyaTelehealth use surged among dementia patients during the COVID-19 pandemic, with various social determinants influencing utilization, per recent research.
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14 Aug 2024
Trauma activation charges 60% higher at for-profit hospitals
By Sara HeathThe variation in trauma activation charges cannot be fully explained by clinical need, but by trauma center ownership and type.
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14 Aug 2024
FDA approves first, only treatment for hypoparathyroidism
By Veronica SalibYorvipath, manufactured by Acendis Pharma, was approved as the first and only treatment for hypoparathyroidism on August 12, 2024.
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14 Aug 2024
Leeds Teaching Hospitals deploys patient records and data sharing on Azure
By Cliff SaranIn-house patient records system has been migrated to the Microsoft public cloud, opening up the potential for greater data sharing
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13 Aug 2024
NIST debuts three quantum-safe encryption algorithms
By Alex ScroxtonNIST has launched the first three quantum-resistant encryption algorithms, and as the threat of quantum-enabled cyber attacks grows greater, organisations are encouraged to adopt them as soon as they can
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13 Aug 2024
Fix for Azure Health Bot vulnerabilities prevents exploitation
By Jill McKeonResearchers disclosed two Azure Health Bot vulnerabilities to Microsoft for which fixes were deployed before the flaws could be exploited.
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13 Aug 2024
VA's SDOH pilot targets transportation barriers to healthcare
By Sara HeathVA patients enrolled in the SDOH pilot rideshare program had fewer transportation barriers to care, more access and fewer no-shows.
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13 Aug 2024
Breas Medical addresses formaldehyde in ventilators
By Alivia Kaylor, MScBreas Medical initiates a nationwide correction to address potential formaldehyde exposure from Vivo 45 LS ventilators.
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13 Aug 2024
FDA approves first nasal spray for anaphylaxis
By Alivia Kaylor, MScThe FDA's approval of neffy offers a needle-free option for treating anaphylaxis, potentially improving patient access and compliance.
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12 Aug 2024
HHS proposed rule seeks to align health IT investments
By Hannah NelsonThe proposed rule, which is available for public comment until October 8, 2024, would require HHS contractors to use certified health IT to promote interoperability.
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12 Aug 2024
EHR vendor MEDITECH launches HIE interoperability network
By Hannah NelsonThe Traverse Exchange interoperability network supports nationwide health information exchange (HIE) for MEDITECH customers, including TEFCA connectivity.
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12 Aug 2024
ICD-10 codes for SDOH, housing instability miss the mark
By Sara HeathMore than 70% of the time, ICD-10 codes for SDOH don't reflect a patient's self-reported housing security.
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12 Aug 2024
COVID-19 raises diabetes risk, while vaccination reduces impact
By Alivia Kaylor, MScResearch links COVID-19 to increased diabetes risk, underscoring that vaccination prevents severe cases and reduces the risk of diabetes.
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12 Aug 2024
Social care must ensure IT systems comply with data standards
By Lis EvenstadAs social care is moving towards meeting its target of 80% of providers having digital records, the Department for Health and Social Care calls on them to ensure the digital systems meet national standards
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09 Aug 2024
CHCs defy staff shortage woes, promote healthcare access
By Sara HeathMost community health centers are bogged down by provider and staff shortages, but they're still able to offer next-day and after-hours patient healthcare access.
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09 Aug 2024
Latest healthcare cyberattacks highlight operational risks
By Jill McKeonRecent cyberattacks against OneBlood and McLaren Health Care shed light on the operational challenges that targeted organizations face.
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09 Aug 2024
CDC issues recommendations for contraceptive use
By Veronica SalibThe CDC has updated its US Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use following a review of evidence earlier this year.
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09 Aug 2024
40% of Americans say pediatric vaccinations are extremely important
By Veronica SalibData from a Gallup poll revealed that fewer Americans regard childhood vaccinations as important or extremely important.
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08 Aug 2024
Royal ransomware crew puts on a BlackSuit in rebrand
By Alex ScroxtonThe Royal ransomware gang is back, with a new name and refreshed capabilities, including an apparently unique ‘partial encryption’ gambit, according to CISA
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08 Aug 2024
US lawmakers seek to brand ransomware gangs as terrorists
By Alex ScroxtonProposals from legislators in Washington DC could shake up the global ransomware ecosystem and give law enforcement sweeping new powers
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08 Aug 2024
CDC issues warning on severe mpox strain, ongoing outbreaks
By Veronica SalibAfter WHO leaders announced the organization’s concerns about mpox outbreaks, the CDC warned about a strain originating in Africa.
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08 Aug 2024
CDC updates RSV vaccine recommendations for ages 60 and older
By Veronica SalibThe updated recommendations reflect a June 2024 vote from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.
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07 Aug 2024
Framework to help detect healthcare AI hallucinations
By Shania KennedyNew research demonstrates the potential of an approach to address faithfulness hallucinations in artificial intelligence-generated medical summaries.
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07 Aug 2024
LOINC update seeks to advance semantic interoperability
By Hannah NelsonLOINC release 2.78 includes nearly 3,000 terminology updates across various domains, including social determinants of health (SDOH), diagnostics and public health reporting.
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07 Aug 2024
Lack of telehealth services hurts rural hospital finances
By Anuja VaidyaRural hospitals are losing patients to urban hospitals that provide telehealth, resulting in negative financial repercussions, a new study shows.
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07 Aug 2024
Blood inventory drops 25% in July, prompting blood shortage
By Veronica SalibThe American Red Cross has declared an emergency blood shortage after the inventory dropped 25% in July.
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06 Aug 2024
Advanced faces fine over LockBit attack that crippled NHS 111
By Alex ScroxtonAdvanced Software faces a multimillion pound fine for a series of failings which directly led to a 2022 LockBit ransomware attack that disrupted NHS and social care services across the UK
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06 Aug 2024
2024 seeing more CVEs than ever before, but few are weaponised
By Alex ScroxtonThe number of disclosed CVEs soared by 30% in the first seven-and-a-half months of the year, but a tiny fraction of these have been exploited by threat actors, a reminder of the importance of focused security strategies
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06 Aug 2024
Initial cancer screening costs $43 billion annually in the US
By Veronica SalibThe estimated cost of initial breast, cervical, colorectal, lung, and prostate cancer screenings across the US is $43 billion.
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06 Aug 2024
IR35 public sector reforms: Chancellor urged to review departmental costs generated by blanket bans
By Caroline DonnellyChancellor Rachel Reeves urged to review ‘non-essential’ departmental spend since the introduction of IR35 reforms in April 2017 as part of her push to close £22bn public spending gap inherited from the Conservatives
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06 Aug 2024
FDA issues warning on oysters from Lewis Bay
By Veronica SalibThe oysters sold across the US may be contaminated with Campylobacter jejuni.
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05 Aug 2024
HHS settles HIPAA right of access case with EMS company
By Jill McKeonHHS imposed a $115K civil monetary penalty against American Medical Response over alleged HIPAA right of access failures.
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05 Aug 2024
Chinese cyber attack sparks alert over six-year-old MS vuln
By Alex ScroxtonAfter a proof-of-concept for a six-year-old Microsoft vulnerability emerged in a Chinese APT attack chain, defenders should be on the look-out for exploitation of CVE-2018-0824
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05 Aug 2024
Community health center access up by 1 million patients
By Sara HeathCommunity health center access rises during the nation's primary care crisis, prompting calls for more funding.
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05 Aug 2024
World’s largest companies at near-universal risk of supply chain breach
By Alex ScroxtonData from SecurityScorecard once again focuses on the interconnected nature of business supply chains and the risk posed to operational resilience by unexpected IT problems and cyber threats
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05 Aug 2024
HHS announces new policies for underserved communities
By Veronica SalibThe policies are intended to improve access to care for underserved and marginalized communities.
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05 Aug 2024
Hospitals get $2.9B increase in Medicare inpatient pay
By Jacqueline LaPointeHHS finalized a rule that will increase Medicare inpatient payments by 2.9% in FY 2025, among other new payment policies.
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05 Aug 2024
Members rarely challenge coverage denials, surprise billing
By Kelsey WaddillOnly 45% of individuals who received a surprise bill challenged it and only 43% of those who were denied coverage appealed the decision.
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02 Aug 2024
Patient trust in healthcare tanked during COVID-19 pandemic
By Sara HeathPatient trust in healthcare providers declined during the pandemic, a trend some experts posit could threaten public health.
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02 Aug 2024
FDA approves gene therapy for synovial sarcoma
By Veronica SalibTecelra gained FDA approval for the treatment of unresectable or metastatic synovial sarcoma.
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02 Aug 2024
AbbVie acquires Cerevel Therapeutics for $45 per share
By Veronica SalibAbbVie is expanding its neuroscience portfolio through its acquisition of Cerevel Therapeutics.
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01 Aug 2024
CrowdStrike shareholders sue, alleging false security claims
By Alex ScroxtonA US pension fund is lining up a lawsuit against CrowdStrike, claiming the cyber company lied about the integrity of its systems, leading to failings that caused a worldwide IT outage
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01 Aug 2024
ChatGPT shows potential for clinical knowledge review
By Shania KennedyChatGPT could help clinicians more effectively review medical literature by prioritizing and summarizing research abstracts from journals related to their specialties.
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01 Aug 2024
Sequoia Project launches pharmacy interoperability workgroup
By Hannah NelsonThe Sequoia Project has launched a workgroup in collaboration with Surescripts that aims to close pharmacy interoperability gaps and drive patient-centered care.
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01 Aug 2024
Community care neglected in national digital transformation efforts
By Lis EvenstadDigital technologies could help the government’s ambition of delivering care at home for longer, but community services suffer from a lack of basic technologies and access to funding, according to the King’s Fund
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01 Aug 2024
Telehealth offsets primary care visit declines but not equally
By Anuja VaidyaTelehealth's ability to offset primary care visit declines varied across patient characteristics, with some groups still experiencing large drops in visit volumes.
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01 Aug 2024
FDA issues public warning on lead levels in cinnamon
By Veronica SalibThe FDA has issued a warning to retailers and consumers regarding elevated lead levels in ground cinnamon.
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01 Aug 2024
Vizient estimates a 3.81% inflation in drug prices in 2025
By Veronica SalibVizient's summer 2024 Pharmacy Market Outlook predicts a drug inflation rate of 3.81% in 2025.
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31 Jul 2024
Ransomware attack hits blood donation nonprofit
By Jill McKeonBlood donation nonprofit OneBlood is operating at a "significantly reduced capacity" due to a ransomware attack affecting its software system.
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31 Jul 2024
FDA accepts NDA for Vertex’s non-opioid pain drug
By Veronica SalibVertex Pharmaceuticals revealed that the FDA has accepted its NDA for suzetrigine, a non-opioid pain inhibitor.
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31 Jul 2024
Private equity hospitals better off than non-investment hospitals
By Jacqueline LaPointeHospitals acquired by private equity firms tend to be more financially stable compared to comparable non-private equity hospitals, according to a new study.
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31 Jul 2024
FDA approves colorectal cancer blood test
By Veronica SalibGuardant Health Inc. gained FDA approval for its Shield blood test to detect colorectal cancer in adults 45 and older.
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30 Jul 2024
Average cost of a healthcare data breach sits at $9.77M
By Jill McKeonHealthcare data breach costs fell by 10.6% in 2024 but remain higher than in any other industry, IBM found in its yearly report.
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30 Jul 2024
New mRNA vaccine initiative targets avian influenza (H5N1)
By Alivia Kaylor, MScA new initiative led by WHO and MPP aims to develop mRNA vaccines for avian influenza (H5N1), boosting global pandemic preparedness.