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Hadassah Backman, CEO of Guardoc
Nursing and IT
By Andrea Fox | 11:45 am | October 07, 2024
Hadassah Backman, RN, is a nurse CEO who says artificial intelligence could do a lot to help RNs with relentless documentation burden, while also helping organizations boost revenue and improve compliance.
Medtronic device
By Jessica Hagen | 04:50 pm | October 04, 2024
A potentially shortened battery life in the MiniMed 600 or 700 series insulin pumps may result in the pump stopping insulin delivery significantly sooner than expected.  
Hand on keyboard
By Mike Miliard | 11:30 am | October 04, 2024
With large ransomware breaches up more than 260% since 2018, "the health care sector needs to get serious about cybersecurity and complying with HIPAA," says the director of the HHS Office for Civil Rights.
Hospital leaders in a panel discussion
HIMSS24 APAC
By Hannah Nwaozuzu | 06:07 am | October 03, 2024
APAC hospital IT heads evaluated their respective experiences, barriers, and outlook on AI deployment.
Doctor at desk sits back and reads information on a laptop
By Andrea Fox | 09:12 am | October 01, 2024
An investigation into the incident, now being handled by the Department of Justice, is reportedly trying to determine whether Gov. Tim Walz or Sen. J.D. Vance’s health records were shared as a result of the insider breaches.
Points on the U.S. map connected by lines
By Andrea Fox | 12:56 pm | September 30, 2024
It wants the information released so patients, health systems, interoperability advocates and others "can evaluate the facts for themselves."
Dr. Brian Anderson at CHAI_AI in Healthcare Forum 2024
By HIMSS TV | 07:00 am | September 26, 2024
The Coalition for Health AI is helping chart the way forward with its draft framework for responsible deployments and other critical guidance. CHAI's cofounder Dr. Brian Anderson talks model integrity, assurance labs, alignment and more.
Alexander Berler at IHE Catalyst_HIMSS24 Europe
By HIMSS TV | 03:35 pm | September 24, 2024
Alexander Berler of IHE Catalyst discusses how digital health companies will need to collaborate with each other and meet four different levels of interoperability to satisfy the new European Health Data Space regulations.
Abstract image of digital network connectivity shown with dots and lines
By Andrea Fox | 05:33 pm | September 23, 2024
The high-stakes lawsuit alleges that the EHR giant violated federal law prohibiting unfair business practices. Epic, meanwhile, says that Particle has violated HIPAA.
Man's hands show on bible and gavel at a table
By Andrea Fox | 05:00 pm | September 23, 2024
Despite a greater ability for healthcare entities to challenge regulatory decrees in court, increased litigation could result in unfavorable court decisions that are harder to fix, healthcare attorneys say.