90% of nurses considering leaving the profession in the next year

Does that stat catch your attention? Good. Shawn Sefton, RN, talks about the results of a new survey of RNs, the key problems it identified – and how technology can help lessen burnout. | Continue reading


@healthcareitnews.com | 2 years ago

iPhone 12 magnets could deactivate implantable cardiac devices

Henry Ford cardiologists warned that the magnetic array in the new iPhones can potentially interfere with pacemakers and implantable defibrillators. | Continue reading


@healthcareitnews.com | 3 years ago

UHS says all U.S. facilities affected by apparent ransomware attack

Computer systems at Pennsylvania-based Universal Health Services began to fail over the weekend, leading to a network shutdown at hospitals around the country. | Continue reading


@healthcareitnews.com | 3 years ago

Data protection laws in Covid-19 times

Brazil is among the countries most heavily hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. With its GDPR-inspired data protection law, the country was among the forerunners in regulating digital privacy in 2018. Now, a postponement looks likely as detailed in the latest edition of HIMSS Insights, … | Continue reading


@healthcareitnews.com | 3 years ago

Coronavirus outbreak used by hackers to spread malware

One sophisticated attack method takes advantage of the trusted World Health Organization name to distribute an attachment that will install the AgentTesla Keylogger. | Continue reading


@healthcareitnews.com | 4 years ago

Epic Tells Customers It Will Stop Google Cloud Integrations

The company is focused on "infrastructure the Epic community uses today and is likely to use in the future," according to a statement received by CNBC. | Continue reading


@healthcareitnews.com | 4 years ago

Fax machines can be hacked to breach a network, using only its number

While CMS Administrator Seema Verma called for the end of fax machine use by 2020, new Check Point research found a hacker could steal data from a flaw in the fax protocol. | Continue reading


@healthcareitnews.com | 4 years ago

American College of Radiology unveils free AI software development platform

AI-LAB is a vendor neutral framework radiologists can use to learn about artificial intelligence and develop models for the tech. | Continue reading


@healthcareitnews.com | 5 years ago

Proposed privacy bill mirrors GDPR, adds jail time for lying CEOs

Introduced by Sen. Ron Wyden, the Consumer Data Protection Act overhauls internet privacy protections and gives FTC the authority to create standards and penalize law-breakers. | Continue reading


@healthcareitnews.com | 5 years ago

AI diagnostic tool plows through FDA clearance, but some experts not convinced

Studies supported the groundbreaking IDx artificial intelligence tool, which can detect diabetic retinopathy with medical imaging – but the investigation of its validity wasn't above critique. | Continue reading


@healthcareitnews.com | 5 years ago

How a tiny hospital used AI to lower costs and improve patient outcomes

A pneumonia pathway saved $1,356 per patient, lowered length of stay by two days and significantly reduced readmission rates. | Continue reading


@healthcareitnews.com | 5 years ago

LabCorp breached. 115M encounters per year

Hackers breached one of the largest clinical laboratories over the weekend, forcing a shutdown of the network to contain the cyberattack. | Continue reading


@healthcareitnews.com | 5 years ago