Accessible Home Health Care

EHRIntelligence | March 03, 2020

Health systems are attempting to implement social determinants of health (SDOH) into patient’s health records. Yet, most health systems are facing issues, such as interoperability, when attempting to incorporate SDOH into their respective EHRs. In fact, SDOH and behavioral health data are the most difficult types of information to share through health information exchanges (HIEs), according to a 2019 eHealth Initiative survey. A lack of consensus on standards for capturing and representing...

HEALTH TECHNOLOGY

Sharecare | February 01, 2021

Sharecare, one of the best digital health company and a one-stop solution for all health-related needs, today announced it has acquired doc.ai, a well-known enterprise artificial intelligence (AI) platform, which is aimed at accelerating the healthcare industry digital transformation. “More t...

HealthITSecurity.com | February 19, 2020

Microsoft issued a rare legacy patch for vulnerability known as BlueKeep, which impacts about 1 million devices. According to a new report from CyberMDX, about 45 percent of connected medical devices are vulnerable to an exploit.The initial patch for CVE-2019-0708 on the Windows 2003, Windows 7, Server 2008, and XP Systems was released in May 2019. Federal agencies and Microsoft repeatedly warned organizations to apply the patch given its similarities to earlier global cyberattacks like WannaCry...

HEALTH TECHNOLOGY

Alignment Healthcare | August 28, 2021

Medicare Advantage company Alignment Healthcare today announced the addition of a new PPO plan option with Scripps Health, a nonprofit health care system recognized for excellence in patient care and community health improvement, to its San Diego County network starting Jan. 1, 2022, pending regulatory approval. Alignment Health Plan entered the San Diego market in 2019, bringing several Medicare HMO plan options and services to the area. This new PPO plan is the on...