Telehealth
The Department of Health and Human Services announced it is investing through the Health Resources and Services Administration $8 million to address gaps in rural telehealth.
While it’s been difficult this year to predict what the next month will bring for health care, a few longer-term impacts are much clearer, including how digital health will continue to be transformed. Here are three predictions for 2021 by health care thought leaders.
COVID-19 has upended priorities for hospitals and health systems in nearly all areas of leadership focus, including digital health innovation. Expanding and accelerating the shift to telehealth has become priority No. 1, with other technology initiatives put on hold or slowed down due to budgetary…
Recent research into telehealth adoption found that providers’ satisfaction was directly proportional to the amount of input they had in program design and rollout within their institutions. This speaks to the importance of engaging with physicians and others who provide virtual care services.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Nov. 25 announced several flexibilities aimed at allowing health care services to be provided outside of a hospital setting in response to the surging COVID-19 pandemic.
Today’s Headlines:
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Chinese Hacking Group Rebounds with Fresh Malware
Data Breaches & Data Leaks
More Than 92,000 Individuals Affected by Mercy Iowa City Phishing Attack
LSU Health Care Services Suffers Phishing Attack
Cyber Crimes & Incidents
Fraudsters…
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FBI Warns of Increasing Ragnar Locker Ransomware Activity Data
Breaches & Data Leaks
Phishing Incident Reported by Connecticut Department of Social Services
Cyber Crimes & Incidents
Ransomware Forces E-Land South Korean Retail Giant to…
New Healthcare Cybersecurity Guide Available, NIST SP 1800-30, Securing Telehealth Remote Patient Monitoring Ecosystem
The Federal Communications Commission will accept applications to the Connected Care Pilot Program today through Dec. 7.
Dr. Estes is joined by Kevin W. Sowers, President of the Johns Hopkins Health System and Executive Vice President of Johns Hopkins Medicine, to discuss how hospitals can move from relief, recovery, and rebuilding to reimagining and innovation.