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How healthcare organizations can protect themselves.

The frequency of cyberattacks on hospitals and health systems more than doubled from 2016 to 2021, say researchers, and the incidents have exposed the protected health information of nearly 42 million patients.

The network is bringing a virtual lactation consultation platform to thousands of Connecticut and Massachusetts newborns and families through a partnership with Nest Collaborative.

Not too long ago, about 17% of remotely monitored patients needed a higher level of care. Today it's in the 3% to 5% range, keeping more people in their homes and coordinating their care.

Not only will it determine a hospital's financial incentive but it will also help create demand for quality care.

With its spinoff now complete, it's hired the machine learning expert – who has leadership experience in the private sector, at Amazon and in government at the FDA – to help develop new approaches to analytics and personalized care.

Through a new partnership with Cadence, the health system plans to launch a responsive virtual care and remote patient monitoring program at 30 hospitals and 200 care sites in six states over the next year.

An expert offers perspective on the complex process, and explains how automation can save time and trouble for telehealth initiatives – and help providers avoid costly errors.

Advanced medication decision support tools are emerging as an enabler for the digital maturity journey of many leading hospitals. From improving patient care to reducing alert fatigue for clinicians, they are driving change throughout the care continuum.

A private health services organization said it was the victim of a ransomware attack that may have exposed sensitive health and insurance information to an unauthorized individual.