Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 15, 2025

The trend is already clear, with FDA approvals for AI-related products rising significantly, from 650 devices in 2023 to 950 in 2024. Cyberattacks, particularly ransomware methods, are financially devastating for healthcare organizations. AI will not only enhance the devices themselves but also shape their development processes.

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HIPAA Journal

APRIL 5, 2022

Over the course of the pandemic, cyberattacks on healthcare organizations have increased, and medical devices and the networks to which they connect have been affected by ransomware attacks. These attacks have affected hospitals, patients, and the medical device industry. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA)

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HIT Consultant

JANUARY 31, 2024

. – This year’s list focuses on a diverse range of issues, from usability challenges of home medical devices to environmental impacts of patient care and the dangers of ransomware attacks. These instructions should adhere to relevant FDA guidance and should involve the use of common healthcare cleaning products.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 16, 2025

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance. The healthcare industry and biomedical device fields often prioritized keeping devices as static as possible to support clinical quality testing and FDA clearance requirements once manufactured. Is Paying off Tech Debt Worth It? As an example, a health system with an annual revenue of $2.5

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 2, 2025

Healthcare saw a 20% increase in ransomware attacks in 2024 , according to a BlackFog report. Company News Google received FDA clearance for its Loss of Pulse Detection feature starting with Pixel Watch 3; the feature will be available in the U.S. at the end of march. Oracle Health has applied to become a QHIN.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 26, 2024

News and Studies The National Institutes of Health’s Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) launched the Universal Patching and Remediation for Autonomous Defense (UPGRADE) program with $50 million in funding to develop tools for hospital IT teams to enhance cybersecurity measures and combat ransomware.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 3, 2024

Scott Lundstrom, Senior Healthcare Strategist at OpenText Cybersecurity Accelerated move to zero trust: The healthcare industry is struggling against a dramatic increase in malware and ransomware attacks. In its first iteration, ransomware would encrypt and extort.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 6, 2024

A report from Claroty found 78% of healthcare organizations hit with a ransomware attack paid at least $500,000 in ransom. Company News Overjet received FDA clearance for AI-powered dental image enhancement. Clinically integrated network Southern New England Healthcare chose ​​​​​​athenaOne for EHR, RCM, and patient engagement.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

This development also undoes some of the disappointment that proponents of medical device security standards felt a year ago when IoMT cybersecurity requirements were stripped out of the FDA appropriations bill. Overwhelmed IoMT manufacturers can patch only a fraction of these flaws. This is why such government initiatives are so welcome.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 20, 2023

That’s why the Connected Health Initiative advocates on behalf of all health IT vendors on issues ranging from reimbursement to interoperability to FDA regulation, Colin learned in a conversation with CHI’s Brian Scarpelli. Legislation and policymaking are a black box for most people. Houske at OTAVA.

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 20, 2023

These standards should be built in partnership with the HSCC and regulators such as (OCR, ONC, CMS, and FDA) and cross-mapped for overlap or conflict across the various regulatory regimes intersect,” said Garcia. “A

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 6, 2023

A similar report from Barracuda found that ransomware attacks against healthcare more than doubled over the last 12 months. MAGENTIQ-EYE received FDA 510(k) clearance for its AI-aided colonoscopy technology that can detect lesions in real time. The report also cited a 50% increase in breaches from 2022 as compared to 2021.

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HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

In 2016 when the FDA released their postmarket cybersecurity guidance, it stipulated the collection of so-called cybersecurity signals. Last year saw an increase in cyber attacks on HDOs, including ransomware attacks , which previous studies demonstrate have an impact well beyond the “resolution” of the incident.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 19, 2021

This is particularly important, he said, given that patient safety can be on the line – as we've seen with the fallout and continued disruption from high-profile ransomware cases over the last year. Ransomware attacks have even been linked to a patient's death in Germany.

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HIT Consultant

JULY 11, 2024

Ransomware, account takeover and distributed denial-of-service (DDOS) attacks that lock providers out of electronic health record (EHR) systems, shut down dosing machines and brick critical equipment force hospitals to act fast to protect patients, meaning they often have no choice but to give in to the attackers’ demands.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

FDA and MITRE publish updated Medical Device Cybersecurity Regional Incident Preparedness and Response Playbook. The FDA and MITRE published an updated Medical Device Cybersecurity Regional Incident Preparedness and Response Playbook , a resource to help health care organizations prepare for cybersecurity incidents. .

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 27, 2022

When it comes to protecting patients from the impacts of ransomware, the time has come for the healthcare sector to rethink the way it approaches cyber resilience — starting with Zero Trust strategies. The unprecedented wave of ransomware attacks on the healthcare sector has upended long-held assumptions about network security.

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Hall Render

MAY 20, 2022

FDA Bill Includes Medical Device Security Requirements For Manufacturers. Brigham and Women’s gets FDA warning for drug manufacturing. AvosLocker Claims Credit for Christus Health Ransomware Attack. Christus Health blocks ransomware attack. Considerations for Social Determinants of Health Screening Design.

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Hall Render

MAY 13, 2022

FDA limits J&J COVID-19 vaccine due to rare blood clot risk. Vendor’s Ransomware Attack Is Latest Supply Chain Warning. 340B hospitals amplify loss projections as more drugmakers unveil restrictions. HHS appeal of No Surprises Act on hold. HHS awards $16.3M toward telehealth for family planning.

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Hall Render

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Here’s why Ransomware gang reportedly selling Prospect Medical patient data Ransomware attack not the only headache for Prospect Medical Ridgecrest Regional Hospital receives $5.5 Newsom announces distressed hospital loan program Kaiser Permanente frontline workers strike could begin Oct.

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Hall Render

JUNE 7, 2024

Ascension pharmacies now back online Children’s psychiatric hospital planned in Webster Groves Ascension targets June 14 for system-wide EHR restoration after ransomware attack Parkland Health in Bonne Terre named rural emergency hospital Noble Health’s bankruptcy plan in Callaway County OK’d by federal judge Leader steps down at St.

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Hall Render

JULY 26, 2024

How hospitals can mitigate the damage. Murphy signs new medical debt protections into law Some N.J. in workforce training NORTH CAROLINA Atrium Health Pineville earns spinal surgery certification by The Joint Commission Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist opens 20,000 SF, $3.5M

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Hall Render

JULY 26, 2024

How hospitals can mitigate the damage. Murphy signs new medical debt protections into law Some N.J. in workforce training NORTH CAROLINA Atrium Health Pineville earns spinal surgery certification by The Joint Commission Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist opens 20,000 SF, $3.5M

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Hall Render

DECEMBER 29, 2023

million settlement over false claims allegations Local health care system names new CFO Ransomware Groups Attack 3 Healthcare Providers SSM SLU Hospital nurses walk off the job for second strike this year, demanding better pay, safer conditions St. Louis-area urgent care chain to pay $9.1 Penn Medicine buys Montgomeryville site for $7.5M

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Hall Render

JUNE 21, 2024

NATIONAL 50% of U.S. to buy property. don’t have consistent access to primary care — Here’s how Aetna is removing barriers in St.

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Hall Render

JUNE 28, 2024

NATIONAL 50% of physicians are thinking of leaving the field due to shortage AHA backs bid to repeal nursing home staffing rule AHA wins lawsuit against HHS over third-party web tracking AHA responds to study blaming hospital prices for societal issues AHA slams study tying unemployment to hospital price increases Behind the battle against corporate (..)

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Hall Render

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Luke’s surgeons open independent Idaho orthopedic clinic Court dismisses legal case over Idaho health grants, but investigation isn’t over Saint Alphonsus to break ground on new medical health plaza in Caldwell Portneuf Medical Center experienced a ransomware attack. to Recruit, Train Primary Care Students UAMS Gets $17.5M

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Hall Render

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Tammany Health System create new residency program CHRISTUS nationally recognized for high-quality heart care Behind Ochsner LSU Health’s multimillion-dollar tech upgrades MAINE Millinocket hospital schedules renovation after $3.5M medical school to revamp philanthropic efforts Sage Health opening 3 central Md.

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Hall Render

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Tammany Health System create new residency program CHRISTUS nationally recognized for high-quality heart care Behind Ochsner LSU Health’s multimillion-dollar tech upgrades MAINE Millinocket hospital schedules renovation after $3.5M medical school to revamp philanthropic efforts Sage Health opening 3 central Md.

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Hall Render

MARCH 8, 2024

city pays hospital system $450K to settle over $1M in EMS claims 18 Wisconsin hospitals named to Newsweek’s World’s Best Hospitals in the U.S.

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Hall Render

JUNE 3, 2022

Ransomware spurs weeks, months of IT downtime. Colorado hospital first to implant FDA approved stent. Delaware physician group latest spine practice to suffer ransomware attack. Physician Compensation on the Rise, Marking Post-Pandemic Recovery. Providers urge FTC to probe PBM practices.

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Hall Render

AUGUST 16, 2024

Mount Sinai To Serve As Official Hospital And Medical Services Provider Of The US Open For 12th Year Hospital for Special Surgery names new CIO New York restricts use of meningitis antibiotic over resistance concerns NewYork-Presbyterian pushes back on 2 legal wins for union Governor Hochul Announces $27.5

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Hall Render

AUGUST 16, 2024

Mount Sinai To Serve As Official Hospital And Medical Services Provider Of The US Open For 12th Year Hospital for Special Surgery names new CIO New York restricts use of meningitis antibiotic over resistance concerns NewYork-Presbyterian pushes back on 2 legal wins for union Governor Hochul Announces $27.5

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Hall Render

MARCH 11, 2022

FBI sounds alarm on ransomware group targeting US organizations. FDA final guidance presses industry to be ‘recall ready’ Final vaccine mandate deadlines still in play, despite removal vote. Congress set to add 151 days of telehealth coverage. COVID-19 funding is tapped out, HHS says.

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Hall Render

AUGUST 23, 2024

governor says deals have been reached to keep some threatened hospitals open Mass General Brigham’s Home Hospital becomes nation’s largest MGB more than doubles home-hospital capacity; now largest in U.S.,

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Hall Render

AUGUST 26, 2024

governor says deals have been reached to keep some threatened hospitals open Mass General Brigham’s Home Hospital becomes nation’s largest MGB more than doubles home-hospital capacity; now largest in U.S.,

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Hall Render

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

s Dr. Mississippi’s oral health among worst in US House Democrats unveil Mississippi’s first major Medicaid expansion plan Lawsuits filed against Singing River Health System in 2023 cyberattack Merit Health Natchez CEO: Additional Medicaid payments will ‘go a long way’ MISSOURI FDA denies approval for St.

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