News 5/15/24 – HIStalk
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Ascension’s most recent update from Monday evening reaffirms that it will take some time – no timelines were announced — for it to return to normal operation following its May 8 cyberattack.
The update…
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Curbside Consult with Dr. Jayne 5/13/24 – HIStalk
I have friends who work for Ascension. The concerns coming out of their facilities, which are offline due to a ransomware attack, are quite serious. It sounds like they haven’t done adequate downtime preparation,…
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Interoperability’s Last Mile – Universal Patient Consent and Access is Holding Us Back – HIStalk
Interoperability’s Last Mile – Universal Patient Consent and Access is Holding Us BackBy Lew Parker
Lew Parker, MSIS, MBA is chief technology officer of Arrive Health of Denver, CO.
As always, the latest…
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Unification of Content Will Unlock the Next Phase of Healthcare Innovation – HIStalk
Unification of Content Will Unlock the Next Phase of Healthcare InnovationBy Greg Samios
Greg Samios, MBA is president and CEO of clinical effectiveness of Wolters Kluwer Health.
The pressures and challenges in the…
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Monday Morning Update 5/13/24 – HIStalk
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Ascension’s 140 hospitals in 19 states remain offline following a ransomware attack on Thursday. An unstated number of the facilities are diverting ambulances.
The health system says restoring the systems “will take some time…
News 5/10/24 – HIStalk
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Ascension’s 140 hospitals and 2,600 healthcare sites in 19 states divert patients and go back to paper documentation following an unspecified cybersecurity event that forced the health system to take down “select technology…
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EPtalk by Dr. Jayne 5/9/24 – HIStalk
The American Medical Informatics Association is working with the Patient ID Now Coalition to persuade members of Congress to reject language in Section 510 of a 2025 appropriations bill that continues to ban the…
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Healthcare AI News 5/8/24 – HIStalk
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The American Hospital Association asks Congress to employ flexibility in any decisions to regulate AI in healthcare, proposing use of a sliding scale that is based on risk and the level of human oversight…
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HIStalk Interviews Russ Thomas, CEO, Availity – HIStalk
Russ Thomas, JD is CEO of Availity of Jacksonville, FL.
Tell me about yourself and the company.
Availity connects health plans and providers for their critical business workflows. Most people would call that a clearinghouse,…
News 5/8/24 – HIStalk
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Multi-state hospital operator Steward Health Care files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and seeks up to $300 million in financing to keep the doors of its 31 remaining hospitals open.
The company blames…
