The American Hospital Association is warning hospitals and health systems to be on the lookout for cybercriminals who may impersonate their executives via deepfakes.
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Mayo Clinic taps GE HealthCare to improve imaging tech
Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic and GE HealthCare are collaborating on a new project that will create an innovation center designed to advance medical imaging and theranostics.
Best Buy founder donates $25M to Allina Health
The philanthropic foundation established by Best Buy founder Richard Schulze is donating $25 million to Allina Health’s 10-story expansion of Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. The gift is the largest in Allina’s history, according to th…
CommonSpirit caught up in MOVEit hack
Patients of Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health had their data compromised in the massive MOVEit hack that stole private information from millions of people across the globe.
Top 6 health IT deals of Q2, per PitchBook
While private equity and venture capital activity in health IT remained “muted” in the second quarter of 2023, VC funding picked up alongside health systems’ financial improvement, PitchBook reported.
Top 6 health IT deals of Q2, per PitchBook
While private equity and venture capital activity in health IT remained “muted” in the second quarter of 2023, VC funding picked up alongside health systems’ financial improvement, PitchBook reported.
Physicians want higher pay in service line agreements
Physicians have seen reimbursement fall over the last few years and are looking for additional compensation from hospitals in service line agreements and call coverage contracts as a result, according to the VMG Health 2023 Physician Alignment: Tips an…
Former Stone Academy nursing students sue for $10.35M
Months after the closure of Stone Academy, a for-profit healthcare college in West Haven, Conn., former nursing students who were unable to finish their education are coming forward, suing the school for $10.35 million, Law360 reported Sept. 12.
Virginia Mason denies claims it shared patient data with Meta
Tacoma, Wash.-based Virginia Mason Francisian Health denies claims that it shared patients’ protected health information with third parties after a lawsuit claimed the health system used pixels on its website and patient portal, which allowed Meta to i…
130 hospital leaders lobby against nurse-patient ratios in Michigan
About 130 Michigan hospital leaders gathered to lobby against legislation that would require hospitals to meet nurse-patient staffing ratios, limit mandatory nurse overtime and require transparency about staffing, the Detroit Free Press reported Sept. …
