Nathan Eddy

Physicians examine AI output
By Nathan Eddy 10:10 am January 24, 2025
New research from the University of Minnesota shows wide discrepancies, not just with artificial intelligence adoption, but with how well providers are equipped – financially and technically – to assess their AI tools for efficacy and integrity.
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By Nathan Eddy 10:23 am December 31, 2024
That has culminated in an estimated $21.9 billion in downtime losses over the past six years, a new report shows, with medical organizations experiencing 17 days of downtime per incident, on average.
Empty hospital bed with many monitors around
By Nathan Eddy 03:25 pm December 26, 2024
"The usage of AI and automatic vulnerability scanning performed by the attackers allows them to find an exposed IoT device and conduct an attack on it much quicker than they used to be able to," says one security researcher in a new report.
Hand hovers over computer keyboard
By Nathan Eddy 10:46 am December 26, 2024
A cyberattack on May 8 against healthcare giant Ascension resulted in the medical data of 5.6 million customers being exposed, according to a filing with the Maine attorney general’s office
Healthcare CIO with other healthcare executives
By Nathan Eddy 10:57 am November 19, 2024
The typical chief information officer in healthcare is taking on more responsibility for determining strategy and digital transformation, with 84% of CIOs now part of their organization's executive leadership team.
Hands holding puzzle pieces
By Nathan Eddy 10:46 am October 14, 2024
The association worries over the higher accountability standard for data sharing imposed on providers compared to payers. "Providers would still be held to a higher accountability standard," the AHA writes.
IOT security concept image Photo by John M Lund Photography Inc/Getty Images
By Nathan Eddy 11:08 pm October 11, 2024
Himaja Motheram, a security researcher, walks CISOs and other security leaders through the various weaknesses in healthcare and offers solutions to protect organizations and their data.
Clinical team using EHR
By Nathan Eddy 10:45 am October 07, 2024
Regulations with "this level of negative market impact for health IT developers also inherently mean disruption and stress for providers" who participate in CMS payment programs, vendors say.
money in a pile
By Nathan Eddy 02:22 pm August 14, 2024
More than 80% of revenue cycle management and financial execs say they're optimistic about AI-enabled revenue cycle management in hospitals, a new survey shows. But one-third are concerned or skeptical about using artificial intelligence in RCM.
HEALTH spelled in Scrabble game tiles
By Nathan Eddy 10:53 am August 13, 2024
The update covers a range of healthcare focus areas, including diagnostics, medical devices, public health reporting, social determinants of health and various assessments.

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