University of Southern California hospitals recover from ransomware attack
USC’s Keck and Norris Hospital restored data within days of the incident and did not pay a ransom, an official said. Powered by WPeMatico
Care New England pays $400,000 HIPAA fine for lost PHI in business associate breach
The case, which also includes Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, stems from lost backup tapes housing protected health information, the Office for Civil Rights said. Powered by WPeMatico
Employees download new malware every four seconds, Check Point finds
Unknown malware attacks have increased nine-fold from 2015, driven primarily by employees who accidentally install malicious software onto their company’s network – at a rate of every four-seconds, according to a recent Check Point report. Powered by WPeMatico
HHS aims to grow behavioral health workforce with $44.5 million investment
Mental health and substance abuse programs across the country will share $44.5 million for training programs aimed at increasing the number of mental health providers and substance abuse counselors. Powered by WPeMatico
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to invest $3 billion toward a bold goal: 'cure all diseases'
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, led by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, MD, will invest $3 billion over the next 10 years in an effort to prevent, manage or cure all diseases, Chan announced Wednesday at an event in San Francisco. Powered by WPeMatico
See what top EHR vendors contributed to 2016 presidential campaigns
A look at which candidates Allscripts, athenahealth, Cerner, Epic and McKesson donated money to support, either directly or via Super PACs. The biggest donor, by more than $800,000, just might surprise you. Powered by WPeMatico
Health IT execs have a new favorite dirty word
athenahealth CEO Jonathan Bush, eClinicalWorks Founder Girish Navani and Cerner President Zane Burke talk about expanding their technology platforms and, in so doing, shedding a certain three-letter acronym. Powered by WPeMatico
Yahoo confirms data breach of 500 million user accounts
While it does not appear that any PHI or health-related data was exposed, the breach is considerably larger than the Anthem attack in 2015. And as with every major breach, there will be takeaways for healthcare CIOs and CISOs to learn from. Powered by WPeMatico
Top 5 forces shaping the future of healthcare
PwC ranked healthcare’s most pressing trends, some of which will grow the system, while others are more likely to limit growth. Powered by WPeMatico
Sutter Physician Services, CloudMedx to apply artificial intelligence to patient care
The organizations announced a collaboration on joint products and services for sharing health data under value-based care models. Powered by WPeMatico