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 systems, artificial intelligence (AI) applications, analytics, patient monitors, remote monitoring systems, inventory management, the hospital internet of things (IOT), cloud or onsite archive/storage, and cybersecurity.

AI-driven medical benefits servicer hit with data breach
Healthcare Interactive confirmed the cyberattack in a statement released last week; however the details have yet to be reported to HHS. The incident happened in July.
LCMC Health agrees to settle class action lawsuit over use of data trackers
The nonprofit health system had allegedly deployed Meta Pixel, a common advertising tool, on its patient portal. This likely exposed sensitive health information to third parties. However, the hospital denies wrongdoing.
Lawsuit against Ascension over data breach affecting 5.6M patients moves forward
The 2024 ransomware attack on Ascension Health impacted operations in 12 states and led to protected health information being taken by hackers. A class action of plaintiffs is seeking damages.
Medical marijuana company sued after 1M records leaked online
Ohio Medical Alliance, which operates in six states to help individuals obtain medical marijuana cards, is facing a class action lawsuit after a cybersecurity researcher discovered a 323 GB trove of patient data online.
‘Internal network issue’ forces 7 Ohio hospitals to divert emergency stroke care
Kettering Health said the Internet outage at its facilities was not caused by a cyberattack. The exact cause was not revealed.

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AI-driven medical benefits servicer hit with data breach

Healthcare Interactive confirmed the cyberattack in a statement released last week; however the details have yet to be reported to HHS. The incident happened in July.

LCMC Health agrees to settle class action lawsuit over use of data trackers

The nonprofit health system had allegedly deployed Meta Pixel, a common advertising tool, on its patient portal. This likely exposed sensitive health information to third parties. However, the hospital denies wrongdoing.

Lawsuit against Ascension over data breach affecting 5.6M patients moves forward

The 2024 ransomware attack on Ascension Health impacted operations in 12 states and led to protected health information being taken by hackers. A class action of plaintiffs is seeking damages.

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Medical marijuana company sued after 1M records leaked online

Ohio Medical Alliance, which operates in six states to help individuals obtain medical marijuana cards, is facing a class action lawsuit after a cybersecurity researcher discovered a 323 GB trove of patient data online.

‘Internal network issue’ forces 7 Ohio hospitals to divert emergency stroke care

Kettering Health said the Internet outage at its facilities was not caused by a cyberattack. The exact cause was not revealed.

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Number of healthcare organizations that lost over $200K from data breaches rises 400%

The data comes from a new report by cybersecurity firm Netwrix, which found that healthcare continues to outpace other sectors in both number of breaches and associated financial losses.

Mayo Clinic's AI Nurse Virtual Assistant

Mayo Clinic debuts its AI-powered virtual nursing assistant

The nonprofit health system said the new tool has been in development since 2024 and is currently being used by thousands of nurses at its hospitals. The generative AI pulls information from disparate systems into one place, including patient records and care protocols.

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Are LLMs ready for radiology? Research reveals how chatbots' performance has evolved over time

Large language models have shown great potential in medical imaging, but their success has been hindered by their wavering effectiveness. Now, nearly three years after ChatGPT's release, experts are sharing new insights.