[Ed. note: This piece has been updated to include the latest post from CompuGroup Medical.] CompuGroup Medical, a medical software vendor, reported that it had been hit with a ransomware attack leading to what the company described as a "technical failure." In a notice … [Read More...]
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A Solution for Healthcare, and Everything Else?
Can fixing what's broken in an ailing healthcare system create a model for everything else that's going wrong in this country, and around the world? As we come to the end of another fun-filled year in healthcare, so many conversations have been started about things we … [Read More...]
How the Pandemic Changed EHR Use; Patients May Not Understand You
Welcome to this week's edition of Healthcare Career Insights. This weekly roundup highlights healthcare career-related articles culled from across the web to help you learn what's next.The COVID pandemic first dropped time spent on electronic health records; now it's higher … [Read More...]
News of Interest
Remote workers work longer, not more efficiently
THE RETURN to the office is well under way, just as summer in the northern hemisphere begins. Pretty soon, people will be able to resume the habit of staring wistfully out of the window, hoping it will still be sunny at the weekend. As many workers embrace a hybrid pattern, … [Read More...]
ECFC Requests Congressional Leadership Include Cadillac Tax Repeal in Year-End Legislation
[ad_1] ECFC Requests Congressional Leadership Include Cadillac Tax Repeal in Year-End Legislation Wednesday, December 4, 2019 (0 Comments) Posted by: Staff ECFC sent this … [Read More...]
How Much Should I Contribute To My HSA?
[ad_1] During enrollment season, people who own a Health Savings Account (HSA), or have recently opened one, wonder, “How much should I contribute to my HSA?” HSAs are a unique tax-advantaged tool for healthcare consumers to pay for qualified healthcare expenses. … [Read More...]
Latest News From Across The Industry
Playing with FHIR? Don’t get burned, white-hat hacker cautions
This October, cybersecurity expert Alissa Knight released a white paper in partnership with API threat protection vendor Aproov exploring how healthcare's so-called last mile remains vulnerable to attacks. The report, "Playing With FHIR," was "the largest unveiling of vulnerabilities in the history of the healthcare … [Read More...]
Shape-Shifting as an End-of-Life Doula During COVID
A doula is a non-medical care provider who supports people through intense times, such as birth and/or death, complementing any available healthcare services. Humans have assisted other humans through these complex thresholds since, well, always. The doula role during birth was formalized (with training programs offering … [Read More...]
Gender Disparities in Healthcare; Increasing Safety Boosts Morale in Hospitals
Welcome to this week's edition of Healthcare Career Insights. This weekly roundup highlights healthcare career-related articles culled from across the web to help you learn what's next.Residents desire more "me" time – Residents' Realities Revealed in New Lifestyle & Happiness Report (Health eCareers)Gender disparities … [Read More...]
UC Berkeley’s Ziad Obermeyer is optimistic about algorithms
As an associate professor at University of California, Berkeley, Dr. Ziad Obermeyer has made waves throughout the healthcare informatics industry with his work on machine learning, public policy and computational medicine. In 2019, he was the lead author on a paper published in Science showing that a widely used population … [Read More...]
How C-suite leaders can work together to maximize cybersecurity
In the past, Allegheny Health Network Chief Operations Officer Duke Rupert says he didn't necessarily think of cybersecurity as his purview. But amidst the pressures exacted by COVID-19 – including a significant spike in ransomware attacks – Rupert's viewpoint changed. "Quite frankly, [the risk] has become more evident … [Read More...]
Hospital at home: How healthcare orgs can set programs up for success
Although telehealth is often thought of in the context of synchronous video visits, in reality, virtual care encompasses a wide range of opportunities to connect patients with medical care beyond brick-and-mortar facilities. One such expansion involves the provision of advanced care outside of in-person settings, … [Read More...]