A report this week from Moody's Investors Service found that cyber risk will likely remain high for the healthcare sector, leading to the potential for lost revenue, increased expenses and elevated scrutiny. "The large amount of sensitive patient data held by the industry … [Read More...]
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Biden’s $6T budget includes cybersecurity, broadband infrastructure
President Joe Biden proposed a $6 trillion budget on Friday, aimed at expanding economic opportunity, improving education and creating a DARPA-like agency tasked with healthcare innovation, among other investments. The budget, which expands on congressional allocations … [Read More...]
Op-Ed: An Airborne Pathogen Standard Can Protect Us
Healthcare providers have been at the forefront of many changes to our healthcare systems and society during the pandemic, as they treat COVID-19 patients and face a constant threat of exposure. Personal protective equipment (PPE) has become the norm, and it has undoubtedly … [Read More...]
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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...]
FBI Releases an Intelligence Bulletin Outlining Methods Used to Commit Fraud Against HSAs
[ad_1] FBI Releases an Intelligence Bulletin Outlining Methods Used to Commit Fraud Against HSAs Friday, September 27, 2019 (0 Comments) Posted by: Staff Several HSA service … [Read More...]
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Top 5 nightmares hiding in a healthcare organization’s unstructured data
Unstructured data is information that does not have any predefined data models or schemata, so it can be difficult for an enterprise to locate and digest. Examples include physicians' notes in EHRs, emails, text files, photos, videos, call transcripts and recordings, and business chat apps. Unstructured data can make up … [Read More...]
Report: Healthcare leaders have an optimistic outlook beyond COVID-19
Philips hosted a virtual round table with industry leaders to discuss the findings of the newly-released Future Health Index 2021 (FHI). Philips’ chief medical officer, Jan Kimpen, hosted the discussion between Professor Wim van Harten, CEO of Rijnstate Hospital in the Netherlands, and Dr Aaron Neinstein, director of … [Read More...]
HIMSSCast: Edge Computing 101 – with Tao Zhang
While the last five years have seen computing move from local networks to the cloud, especially in healthcare, the trend of edge computing is seeing organizations move back to move forward: Moving key computing and intelligence back to the point of care while still retaining the benefits of cloud computing. This not only … [Read More...]
Thousands of patient records exposed after ransomware attack on CaptureRx
A ransomware attack on the healthcare administrative-service provider CaptureRx has exposed patient information from multiple provider systems. According to reporting from HIPAA Journal, tens of thousands of patients from at least five health systems had their data stolen in the incident. "The investigation determined … [Read More...]
Reassuring Data on Impact of Mild COVID-19 on the Heart
Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. Six months after mild SARS-CoV-2 infection in a representative healthcare workforce, no long-term cardiovascular sequelae were detected compared with a matched SARS-CoV-2 seronegative group. "Mild … [Read More...]
HMI Group collaborates with Siemens Healthineers for enhanced healthcare delivery
HMI Group, a Southeast Asian private healthcare provider, has established a five-year partnership with German medical technology firm Siemens Healthineers. WHAT IT'S ABOUT The partnership will see HMI Group investing over SG$32 million (about $24 million) to launch new medical technologies and digitalisation platforms. It … [Read More...]