Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 27, 2023

While we haven’t seen threat actors widely exploiting the vulnerabilities in the wild, it is only a matter of time—and the results of an event like an IoMT ransomware attack will be devastating to patients’ safety and wellbeing. Forecasts estimate the market to expand at a compound annual growth rate of 23% between 2023 and 2028.

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HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

In 2016 when the FDA released their postmarket cybersecurity guidance, it stipulated the collection of so-called cybersecurity signals. Last year saw an increase in cyber attacks on HDOs, including ransomware attacks , which previous studies demonstrate have an impact well beyond the “resolution” of the incident.

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Hall Render

APRIL 19, 2024

to Study Treatments for Vascular Abnormalities Federal Appeals Court Hears Arguments on Nation’s First Ban on Gender-affirming Care for Minors Jason Demke Hired as COO at Mercy Hospital Fort Smit Pulaski Tech Awarded $5.7M

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

FDA and MITRE publish updated Medical Device Cybersecurity Regional Incident Preparedness and Response Playbook. The FDA and MITRE published an updated Medical Device Cybersecurity Regional Incident Preparedness and Response Playbook , a resource to help health care organizations prepare for cybersecurity incidents. .

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 6, 2023

A similar report from Barracuda found that ransomware attacks against healthcare more than doubled over the last 12 months. MAGENTIQ-EYE received FDA 510(k) clearance for its AI-aided colonoscopy technology that can detect lesions in real time. The report also cited a 50% increase in breaches from 2022 as compared to 2021.

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Hall Render

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Here’s why Ransomware gang reportedly selling Prospect Medical patient data Ransomware attack not the only headache for Prospect Medical Ridgecrest Regional Hospital receives $5.5 Newsom announces distressed hospital loan program Kaiser Permanente frontline workers strike could begin Oct.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 27, 2022

When it comes to protecting patients from the impacts of ransomware, the time has come for the healthcare sector to rethink the way it approaches cyber resilience — starting with Zero Trust strategies. The unprecedented wave of ransomware attacks on the healthcare sector has upended long-held assumptions about network security.

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HIT Consultant

JANUARY 31, 2024

. – This year’s list focuses on a diverse range of issues, from usability challenges of home medical devices to environmental impacts of patient care and the dangers of ransomware attacks. These instructions should adhere to relevant FDA guidance and should involve the use of common healthcare cleaning products.

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Hall Render

MAY 20, 2022

FDA Bill Includes Medical Device Security Requirements For Manufacturers. Brigham and Women’s gets FDA warning for drug manufacturing. AvosLocker Claims Credit for Christus Health Ransomware Attack. Christus Health blocks ransomware attack. Considerations for Social Determinants of Health Screening Design.

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DECEMBER 1, 2023

Luke’s surgeons open independent Idaho orthopedic clinic Court dismisses legal case over Idaho health grants, but investigation isn’t over Saint Alphonsus to break ground on new medical health plaza in Caldwell Portneuf Medical Center experienced a ransomware attack. to Recruit, Train Primary Care Students UAMS Gets $17.5M

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 20, 2023

These standards should be built in partnership with the HSCC and regulators such as (OCR, ONC, CMS, and FDA) and cross-mapped for overlap or conflict across the various regulatory regimes intersect,” said Garcia. “A

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Hall Render

MAY 13, 2022

FDA limits J&J COVID-19 vaccine due to rare blood clot risk. Vendor’s Ransomware Attack Is Latest Supply Chain Warning. 340B hospitals amplify loss projections as more drugmakers unveil restrictions. HHS appeal of No Surprises Act on hold. HHS awards $16.3M toward telehealth for family planning.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Ransomware group claims responsibility for 2 hospital cyberattacks California found ‘major deficiencies’ at hospital pharmacy on probation California health leaders provide updates on CalAIM implementation California health system uses $1.5M Care must pay $1.3M Was it meant to ‘improperly influence’ her?

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Hall Render

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Ransomware attacks against hospitals put patients’ lives at risk, researchers say States, FTC continue to target noncompetes: 3 updates The best hospital in each state, per Newsweek What to know about Stark law’s $9.2M with historic building purchase MICHIGAN Bronson raises capital campaign goal to $4.5M

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AUGUST 4, 2023

FDA grants expedited review for Francis Medical prostate cancer treatment Merger failure post-mortem: What’s next for Fairview and Sanford? 4 Rankings show average health across Northeast Michigan MINNESOTA Essentia Health Opens $900M Replacement Hospital In Duluth, Minn.

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OCTOBER 6, 2023

Tammany Health System create new residency program CHRISTUS nationally recognized for high-quality heart care Behind Ochsner LSU Health’s multimillion-dollar tech upgrades MAINE Millinocket hospital schedules renovation after $3.5M medical school to revamp philanthropic efforts Sage Health opening 3 central Md.

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Hall Render

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Tammany Health System create new residency program CHRISTUS nationally recognized for high-quality heart care Behind Ochsner LSU Health’s multimillion-dollar tech upgrades MAINE Millinocket hospital schedules renovation after $3.5M medical school to revamp philanthropic efforts Sage Health opening 3 central Md.

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Hall Render

MARCH 3, 2023

Arkansas looks to students to help Expanding medical residency programs may help curb physician shortage UAMS Receives $600,000 to Provide Post-Partum Contraceptive Devices in Little Rock, Fort Smith Baptist Health Opens New Critical Care Unit at NLR Hospital Why one state’s plan to unwind a Covid-era Medicaid rule is raising red flags CALIFORNIA Becerra (..)

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Hall Render

MARCH 25, 2022

FDA to revive facility visits. Moderna wants the FDA to authorize its COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 6. Rawlins Hospital Hit With Ransomware Attack Over Weekend. 5 healthcare companies get ‘F’ in racial and gender pay equity. Epic fails to get Supreme Court review of punitive damages for trade secrets case.

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Hall Render

DECEMBER 29, 2023

million settlement over false claims allegations Local health care system names new CFO Ransomware Groups Attack 3 Healthcare Providers SSM SLU Hospital nurses walk off the job for second strike this year, demanding better pay, safer conditions St. Louis-area urgent care chain to pay $9.1 Penn Medicine buys Montgomeryville site for $7.5M

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Hall Render

APRIL 14, 2023

Luke’s technical error compromises 15K patients’ data ILLINOIS 28 Central IL nursing homes fined for violations Advocate Aurora Health reports operating loss of $23.9M deal with Bristol Myers, Boston biotech cuts workers Staffing woes leave 3,000 Mass.

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Hall Render

DECEMBER 8, 2023

’s Vanda Pharmaceuticals scores FDA review of key drug after multiyear battle D.C.’s CT presents draft settlement in YNHH-Prospect hospitals sale Mandell-Braunstein family gifts $2.5M for community health in Md., DC and northern Va.

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Hall Render

APRIL 26, 2024

MASSACHUSETTS High demand is pushing hospitals past their limits, say Southeastern Mass.

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Hall Render

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

million patients stolen during ransomware attack MINNESOTA CFO of the Year 2023: Penny Cermak, HealthPartners Inc. Grifols gets FDA approval for new facility in Clayton Invitae pledged $115M, 374-job investment in North Carolina. Compensation is key Is spine surgery expansion next for ASCs?

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Hall Render

OCTOBER 14, 2022

CommonSpirit Health confirms ransomware attack. CEO of Methodist Health System stands by CommonSpirit amid ransomware attack. OsteoCentric Technologies receives 2 orthopedic device FDA clearances. Idaho jury awards physician $879,000 for wrongful termination in dispute over residency program. 4 new ASCs in Texas.

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Hall Render

JANUARY 26, 2024

Rural Minnesota hospitals face struggles Minnesota’s mental health care providers are struggling; lawmakers warn of lean times ahead MISSISSIPPI A small town struggles to survive in the heart of Mississippi’s hospital crisis Mississippi 2nd priciest state for assisted living in South Public health report card: Mississippi ranks low in major diseases, (..)

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Hall Render

JUNE 3, 2022

Ransomware spurs weeks, months of IT downtime. Colorado hospital first to implant FDA approved stent. Delaware physician group latest spine practice to suffer ransomware attack. Physician Compensation on the Rise, Marking Post-Pandemic Recovery. Providers urge FTC to probe PBM practices.

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MARCH 29, 2024

NEW HAMPSHIRE Ambulance service in N.H. The Triangle’s health outcomes rank among highest in the nation What HCA has told feds it’s doing to fix staffing issues at Mission Hospital.

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Hall Render

MARCH 8, 2024

city pays hospital system $450K to settle over $1M in EMS claims 18 Wisconsin hospitals named to Newsweek’s World’s Best Hospitals in the U.S.

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Hall Render

JANUARY 21, 2022

Fauci says FDA could authorize Pfizer’s Covid vaccine for kids under 5 in the next month. Ransomware: 2,300+ local governments, schools, healthcare providers impacted in 2021. Ransomware Attack Leaves Exhausted Nurses at Suburban Hospital With Partial Paychecks. Senate passes bills aimed at ransomware, data breaches.

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Hall Render

MARCH 24, 2023

5 moves to know Ransomware Attacks Target Undermanned US Rural Hospitals: Report Research: What Happens When Private Equity Firms Buy Hospitals?

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Hall Render

JULY 29, 2022

Massachusetts hospital sued for lost wages after Kronos ransomware attack. Portland device maker garners FDA breakthrough designation. Baltimore rolls out monkeypox vaccine to ‘highest risk’ residents. MASSACHUSETTS. Biden to tap Dana-Farber cancer surgeon to direct the National Cancer Institute. PENNSYLVANIA.

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Hall Render

JANUARY 7, 2022

FDA expands use of Pfizer vaccine, green-lights boosters for children 12-15. Fitch Ratings: Kronos ransomware attack harms healthcare public finance sector. CMS releases guidance on healthcare worker vaccination mandate. CMS sends 335 hospitals price disclosure violation warnings. COVID-19 hospitalizations up in 34 states.

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Hall Render

JANUARY 12, 2024

Grisham proposes spending increase for housing, education and health care NEW YORK 6 Mount Sinai hospitals out of UnitedHealthcare network amid dispute 2 New York systems hit with cease-and-desist letters 7 hospital expansions in 6 days Hospitals sue ransomware group Judge tosses lawsuit challenging New York nursing home staffing law.

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APRIL 7, 2023

Here’s what’s going on CT hasn’t spent millions budgeted for health care, human services Opioid theft in nursing homes ‘concerning,’ data shows Connecticut health care spending outpaces economic growth Hartford HealthCare Named one of Fortune Magazine’s Most Innovative Companies DC D.C.

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JANUARY 28, 2022

FDA halts use of antibody drugs that don’t work vs. omicron. FDA finalizes two guidances on including patient perspectives in medtech clinical trials. Patient data stolen ahead of Memorial Health ransomware attack, EHR downtime. Memorial Health Faces Lawsuit After Hive Ransomware Cyberattack.

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Hall Render

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Vanessa Walker chief medical executive UCSF nurses link workplace violence to hiring freeze CA sues crisis pregnancy centers over abortion reversal claim Watsonville Community Hospital board approves 4-year, $640,000 annual contract for new CEO Stephen Gray COLORADO Boulder biotech startup nabs $8.7M boost from HRSA Johns Hopkins to receive $23.5M

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