Flu shot: Your best bet for avoiding influenza Getting a flu shot will often protect you from a serious case of the flu. And although the flu shot doesn’t always provide total protection, it’s worth getting. By Mayo Clinic Staff Flu, also called influenza, is an infection of the nose, throat and lungs, which are … Read more
Providence Medical Institute, a Southern California-based physician services division of the seven-state Providence health system, will pay a $240,000 civil monetary penalty to settle potential HIPAA violations after a ransomware attack. WHY IT MATTERSThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights announced the penalty on October 3, following a ransomware attack … Read more
More than half of the healthcare organizations that responded to a recent cross-industry cybersecurity survey by Travelers said they don’t have a specialized team to handle a data breach – and even more said they don’t use endpoint detection and response tools. Meanwhile, chief information security officers nationwide told Deloitte and the National Association of … Read more
The Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy within the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology has published its final 2024-2030 Federal Health IT Strategy, which seeks to enhance care delivery and experiences for patients, caregivers, healthcare providers, public health professionals and others in the healthcare continuum. By focusing on person-centered, inclusive design as … Read more
Remote surgeries, holographic medical imaging, mixed reality, and patient tracking are some of the emerging 5G-powered healthcare innovations in the Asia-Pacific region. Dr Gao Yujia, Assistant Group CTO, National University Health System; William Chan, CIO, CUHK Medical Centre; Chien-Chang (Paul) Lee, Chief Medical Information Officer, Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW), Taiwan; and Terence Wong, … Read more
With more than two decades of telemedicine experience and research, the Washington, D.C.-based Children’s National Hospital Telemedicine team identified a disparity in access to the internet and digital tools that disproportionately affects low-income and rural communities, causing a digital divide. THE PROBLEM Many of these families lack reliable, unlimited internet access or the necessary devices … Read more
Responding to an antitrust lawsuit the company faces from Particle Health, Epic Systems is asking the Carequality interoperability network to share some further information about the dispute The EHR vendor is calling for the Carequality interoperability network to release some details about a formal complaint Epic made against the young data analytics company earlier this year over … Read more
Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, and Senator Mark Warner, D-Virginia, have teamed up to announce legislation of “commonsense reforms” that aim to stem the wave of increased cyberattacks breaching Americans’ privacy and causing major disruptions to care nationwide. The Health Infrastructure Security and Accountability Act would not only mandate cybersecurity protocols but also … Read more
[Editor’s Note: This is part 2 of 2. To read part 1, click here.] Change management is a very important subject today in health IT as more and more new and amazing technologies make their way into the delivery of healthcare. (Hello, artificial intelligence.) Robert Slepin knows quite a bit about change management. He is … Read more
Asthma: Limit asthma attacks caused by colds or flu A cold or the flu can trigger an asthma attack. Here’s why — and how to keep your sneeze from turning into a wheeze. By Mayo Clinic Staff If you have asthma, even a mild cold can lead to wheezing and tightness in your chest. Colds … Read more