Health IT

Healthcare information (HIT) systems are designed to connect all the elements together for patient data, reports, medical imaging, billing, electronic medical record (EMR), hospital information system (HIS), PACS, cardiology information systems (CVIS)enterprise image systemsartificial intelligence (AI) applications, analytics, patient monitors, remote monitoring systems, inventory management, the hospital internet of things (IOT), cloud or onsite archive/storage, and cybersecurity.

FBI seeking extradition of Israeli prisoner accused of $500M in ransomware attacks

Rostislav Panev is facing fraud and cybercrime charges in Israel, where he has been accused of being a software developer for hacker group LockBit.

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Data breach at chain of clinics impacts 450K patients

The Center for Vein Restoration has notified patients about a data breach that occurred in October, exposing financial and medical information on patients from across the U.S.

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Can large language models break language barriers in radiology reports?

With the growing demand for virtual care and an increasingly mobile population, the need to improve communication with non-English-speaking patients is immense. 

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Most patients want to know if AI is involved in their care

“With this signal about the public’s preference for notification, the question for health systems and policymakers is not whether to notify patients but when and how.” 

Residents' structured reports get boost from software assistance

Structured reporting templates are known to have numerous clinical benefits, but less is known about how these reports can be utilized as training tools for residents.

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Nebraska becomes first state to sue Change Healthcare over data breach

State Attorney General Mike Hilgers said he decided to sue because of Change Healthcare's evident carelessness as well as its slowness to inform potential victims.

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Christmas ransomware exposed over 300K patient records to dark web

Last Christmas, Anna Jaques Hospital in Massachusetts suffered a ransomware attack. Now, nearly a year later, it confirms hackers stole personal information on 316,342 patients. 

How AI 'cheating' could impact algorithm reliability

A new study on the implications of AI shortcutting has experts raising concerns about the integration of the technology into medicine.