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Hospital IT leaders talk lessons learned from a tough pandemic year

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Reporting to the CEO, instead of the CFO, changes the role of technology and the digital transformation of AGH." " Technology plays a big role in healthcare – in rural healthcare, technology can have an even bigger impact on an organization, he added. The COVID-19 pandemic did not slow down hackers.

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Connected Medical Devices—the Next Target for Ransomware Attacks

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How Threat Actors Can Leverage IoMT ECRI, an independent nonprofit recognized as an authority on healthcare technology and safety, ranked cyber attacks as the top health technology hazard in 2022. These types of vulnerable clinical systems also add another pathway for launching a ransomware attack on a hospital.

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A guide to connected health device and remote patient monitoring vendors

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

In 2019, Fitbit unveiled a more data-driven personal health subscription service for consumers that, among other features, generates personal reports that a user can download and share with their physician, nutritionist or personal trainer. iRhythm Technologies.