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Lessons From a Ransomware Attack: The Importance of Partnership & Collaboration

Healthcare IT Today

Now imagine that business is a hospital. On October 27, 2020, Sky Lakes Medical Center went dark. The systems we relied on to keep the hospital running and ensure patient safety were reduced to handwritten notes and overworked fax machines. In 2020, the number of complaints rose to 791,790 and cost $4.1

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Hospital IT leaders talk lessons learned from a tough pandemic year

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

This feature story is the first in a series that will highlight how IT leaders managed the myriad challenges of 2020 – and how they plan to build from those lessons toward a better and more resilient future, this year and beyond. Tina Esposito, chief health information officer at Advocate Aurora Health, based in Downers Grove, Illinois.

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Upcoming Healthcare Regulations and Their Impact on Healthcare IT

Healthcare IT Today

The No Surprises Act was signed into law in 2020 and took effect last year. Many hospitals, health systems, and health plans still don’t have employees trained and don’t have the proper policies, procedures, and tech tools in place to be compliant, even with the two years of runway that was provided by legislators.

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A guide to connected health device and remote patient monitoring vendors

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Editor’s Note: This feature story initially was published on May 6, 2020. eCareCompanion is a telehealth application that patients access on a secure tablet at home and use to share health information with their care team. It is being updated regularly with more vendors.