Andrea Fox
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Beverly, MA, United States
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Cerebral says 3M affected by a patient data breach
The telehealth company said data was transmitted to third parties without patient consent through pixel trackers, including online self-assessment responses and some clinical information. → Read More
Zocdoc partners with Zaya Care on virtual maternity care access
The partnership powers scheduling for Zaya Care's in-demand and hard-to-access pregnancy and postpartum care services, including lactation support, on the Zocdoc marketplace. → Read More
Microsoft and MITRE team up to defend against ML cyberattacks
Their new CALDERA plugin combines open-source software to help cybersecurity professionals better prepare for attacks on machine learning systems. → Read More
Roundup: Royal warning, RansomHouse strikes and DoppelPaymer assets seized
FBI and CISA warn U.S. hospitals to heed indicators of compromise immediately while RansomHouse shuts down a major Barcelona health system and the U.S. and European partners seize equipment possibly used in DoppelPaymer exploits. → Read More
Biden’s National Cybersecurity Strategy calls for market forces, mandates
The AHA, HITRUST and others are encouraged by the plan, and pledge collaboration and support to help make requirements feasible – such as creating security incentives for software companies. → Read More
Most primary care telehealth visits don't require in-person follow-up, Epic study shows
Researchers analyzed family medicine, general internal medicine and pediatric telehealth data to learn whether virtual primary care is as effective as it is for specialty care. → Read More
EHR Association urges CMS to extend comment period for prior authorization process
The vendor group says it's impossible for its members to respond before reviewing electronic health record requirements in pending ONC Health IT Certification Program standards. → Read More
Cleveland Clinic's virtual second opinions shown to impact patient care
Independent study found that most patients who were not satisfied with their current treatment recommendations made changes after getting a second opinion via telehealth. → Read More
ATA opposes DEA proposed rule on post-PHE online Rx
The American Telemedicine Association and its ATA Action subsidiary say requiring patients who initiated treatment by telehealth during the pandemic to visit a provider for prescriptions is overly restrictive and could cause harm. → Read More
VisualDx provides CDS to American Medical Women's Academy
The partnership grants AMWA members access to dermatologic resources and other CDS tools for diagnostic and treatment decisions. → Read More
ONC creates SDOH toolkit for communities
It's meant to serve as an information and data standards resource for the collection and use of social determinants of health for collaborating community groups and healthcare providers. → Read More
Baptist Memorial Health Care to expand inpatient monitoring with AI
The hospital system will eliminate hardware costs with a virtual command center that uses advanced computer vision and AI technology to support patient care. → Read More
BroadbandOhio selects OCHIN as state telehealth administrator
OCHIN will assist with planning and developing blueprints that school administrators can use to connect students with healthcare providers and counselors via real-time video conferencing. → Read More
DocsGPT in beta targets physician burnout
Doximity's AI-powered chatbot tool could reduce the time doctors spend on administrative burdens. Cofounder Dr. Nate Gross says the bar in healthcare is high and requires a prudent approach to generative AI. → Read More
Community Health Systems reports GoAnywhere hacked
The healthcare company says the protected health information of as many as one million patients was exposed in a wave of zero-day attacks targeting Fortra's MFT platform. → Read More
Health equity hindered by SDOH coding roadblocks
AHIMA researchers say the complex nature of the collection, coding, use and exchange of social determinant data requires more cross-sector coordination and federal investment. → Read More
Retail disruptors face big strategy questions in 2023, says AHA
The American Hospital Association sees nontraditional players like Amazon, CVS Health, Walgreens Boots Alliance and Walmart owning as much as 30% of the primary care market by 2030. → Read More
Several Louisiana hospitals face online tracking lawsuits
The lawsuits allege that the two largest hospital networks in Louisiana, LCMC Health and Willis-Knighton Health, used tracking code on their websites and shared protected patient data. → Read More
Federal agencies offer updates on TEFCA, interoperability milestones
Leaders from ONC, CMS, CDC and the VA – along with six newly-designated QHIN candidates – gathered on Monday to discuss their visions for data exchange progress in 2023 and beyond. → Read More
Analyzing waste data: Identifying opportunities for controlled substance product optimization
By finding new ways to minimize product waste, healthcare organizations can increase patient safety, decrease opportunities for drug diversion and save clinician time and resources. → Read More