Data Warehousing

Hackers used social engineering and exploited authentication protocols in an attempt to divert payments from the VA's Financial Services Center.

VA payments system hit by hackers, breaching data of 46,000 vets

By Mike Miliard 04:38 pm September 14, 2020

Cyber crooks used social engineering and exploited authentication protocols in an attempt to divert payments from its Financial Services Center.

Study: Black patients more likely than white patients to use telehealth because of pandemic

By Kat Jercich 04:09 pm September 08, 2020

A survey conducted by the Pew Research Center sees "opportunities to leverage a broadly defined set of telehealth tools to reduce healthcare disparities post-pandemic."

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Study: NYC Black and Latino patients less likely than white patients to use telehealth during pandemic

By Kat Jercich 04:44 pm September 01, 2020

Using the Mount Sinai De-Identified COVID-19 database, researchers examined information from more than 52,000 unique patients who sought care between March and May.

Accurate patient matching is even more vital amidst the COVID-19 crisis, say industry groups

By Kat Jercich 03:09 pm August 31, 2020

Stakeholders stressed the importance of a patient-identification strategy in an ONC working session Monday.

Mayo Clinic and Google: COVID-19 shows the importance of data liquidity

By Kat Jercich 12:13 pm August 26, 2020

Last year, the organizations embarked on a decade-long partnership to advance the health system's AI and ML innovations. Then the novel coronavirus began to spread.

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Algorithm cuts time spent on COVID-19 patient contact tracing by 60%

By Kat Jercich 02:24 pm August 25, 2020

A case report published in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association shows how algorithms can be used to augment the contact-tracing process for COVID-19 patients.

FDA issues emergency use authorization for plasma as COVID-19 treatment

By Kat Jercich 01:02 pm August 24, 2020

The announcement, which was expected last week, had been delayed after reports of pushback from National Institutes of Health officials.

HHS said to reverse course, with hospitals to report COVID-19 data to CDC again

By Kat Jercich 04:05 pm August 20, 2020

White House task force coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx said the process of HHS bypassing the CDC was meant to be "solely an interim system," according to a WSJ report that HHS later denied.

Change Healthcare acquires Nucleus.io imaging platform

By Kat Jercich 12:21 pm August 19, 2020

The company says it will use Nucleus.io's cloud-native technology to complete its own AI-powered medical imaging platform.

Sound security practices key to fulfilling telehealth's promise, study shows

By Mike Miliard 04:35 pm August 18, 2020

A new survey from CynergisTek finds widespread acceptance and use of virtual care among patients – but also shows that many would lose their enthusiasm if data breaches became common.