Known for phishing attacks and the exploitation of legitimate cybersecurity tools, Rhysida claimed to have hit Bayhealth Medical Center, which serves central and southern Delaware. WHY IT MATTERS Showcasing screenshots of stolen passports and ID cards as proof, the Rhysida Ransomware group gave nonprofit Bayhealth Hospital one week to pay the ransom and avoid the
16-hospital health system OSF HealthCare, based in Peoria, Illinois, has put together mandatory education for all 24,000 employees. It has a deliberate strategy behind making sure everyone – from the custodian to the CEO – is aware of the power of generative AI. THE PROBLEM Adopting generative AI as quickly as possible is extremely important
To address members’ and family members’ back and joint pain from home, Vori Health, a musculoskeletal care company, has joined with employee benefits payer Star Marketing and Administration, known as Trustmark Small Business Benefits, to offer physician-led orthopedic virtual care. WHY IT MATTERS By partnering with Trustmark, Vori Health will offer members of small business
It’s still early days for value-based care. The VBC landscape today is characterized by widespread but sometimes superficial adoption. While many health systems have initiated value-based care programs, these efforts, many experts observe, frequently lack the depth, commitment and execution necessary for true business model transformation. It’s safe to say many health systems are grappling
Michigan Health Information Network Shared Services, or MiHIN, has partnered with Beyond Lucid Technologies, a healthcare data exchange and analytics company, as well as the Reading Emergency Unit and South Central-based Hillsdale Hospital. The aim is to facilitate data exchange between REU and the hospital through MiHIN’s secure network. Not only will ambulatory medical professionals
There are all kinds of specialist services provided by telemedicine – telepsychiatry, teleradiology, tele-ICU, just to name a few. But there’s a unique telemedicine service that has been growing that merits attention: medical device prescriptions via virtual care. UpScriptHealth specializes in this form of healthcare delivery. Recently, Axena Health – a medical device company focused
When ChatGPT demonstrated its ability to respond to plain English questions, it marked a significant milestone in AI development. Yet despite this, and more than 700 FDA-approved AI applications, healthcare adoption remains limited. Dr. Ronald Razmi believes generative AI has the potential to revolutionize healthcare but advises caution, noting the essential need for real-world performance
New Zealand’s Ministry of Health plans to build national datasets on rare disorders as part of its strategy to better support people living with such conditions. The recently released Aotearoa New Zealand Rare Disorders Strategy sets out the health system’s direction to improve the health outcomes and quality of life of people living with rare
Cleveland Clinic and the Novo Nordisk Foundation have announced a new academic partnership focusing on leading-edge IT research and its clinical applications. The three-year opportunity is aimed at early-stage researchers working at the intersection of quantum technologies, artificial intelligence and precision medicine. WHY IT MATTERS Quantum sensing and AI-driven analytics could improve diagnostics, thereby increasing
The famous Dana-Farber Cancer Institute built a secure and private exploratory environment to evaluate, test and deploy large language models for non-clinical applications such as clinical and basic research and operations. The provider organization overcame governance, ethics, regulatory and technical challenges, and deployed a secure API to enable its developers to embed AI into their