Fred Hutch Cancer Center's clinical network experienced a cyber breach over Thanksgiving by a non-US criminal group. Patient information might be compromised. FBI's investigation is ongoing. Center has increased data protection measures. Mergers pose cybersecurity challenges, last year's merger with Seattle Cancer Care Alliance may have increased risks.

Fred Hutch Cancer Center clinical network breached Healthcare IT News

Future hospital care involves continuous patient monitoring through technology, enabling personalized experiences. Hospitals to become community hubs, promoting healthcare with increased visitor amenities. Evolution reflects technological advances, staffing issues and greater patient independence.

Hospitals of the Future Healthcare Brew

CIO Mike Restuccia discusses increased "payback projects" activity in health tech due to pent-up demand post-COVID. Growth, however, has led to backlog and user frustration. Restuccia sees positivity in the recognition of IT's critical role in healthcare advancement and efficiency. Organizations are scrutinizing requests, ensuring anticipated benefits align with efforts. Prioritization handles critical needs first, reflecting resource limitations. Processes spotlight potential of AI in clinician efficiency, integrated genomic results in EHRs, and actionable analytics from data mining. He predicts tech growth with effective IT and operational partnerships.

A CIO looks back on 2023, and offers a forecast for 2024  Healthcare IT News

U.S. healthcare entering 2024 faces key questions affecting hospitals' financial stability, federal telehealth policies, disruptive innovation, data sharing framework (TEFCA), home-hospital potential, and AI adoption. Hospitals must navigate financial recovery post-pandemic, government could retract telehealth flexibilities, disruptors may grab revenues, TEFCA's success is uncertain, home-hospital programs need evaluation for value-based transformation and AI adoption need be more organized and ethically responsible.

As We Slouch Into 2024, So Many Questions Unanswered from 2023  HC Innovation Group

Fred Hutch Cancer Center's clinical network experienced a cyber breach over Thanksgiving by a non-US criminal group. Patient information might be compromised. FBI's investigation is ongoing. Center has increased data protection measures. Mergers pose cybersecurity challenges, last year's merger with Seattle Cancer Care Alliance may have increased risks.

Fred Hutch Cancer Center clinical network breached Healthcare IT News

Future hospital care involves continuous patient monitoring through technology, enabling personalized experiences. Hospitals to become community hubs, promoting healthcare with increased visitor amenities. Evolution reflects technological advances, staffing issues and greater patient independence.

Hospitals of the Future Healthcare Brew

CIO Mike Restuccia discusses increased "payback projects" activity in health tech due to pent-up demand post-COVID. Growth, however, has led to backlog and user frustration. Restuccia sees positivity in the recognition of IT's critical role in healthcare advancement and efficiency. Organizations are scrutinizing requests, ensuring anticipated benefits align with efforts. Prioritization handles critical needs first, reflecting resource limitations. Processes spotlight potential of AI in clinician efficiency, integrated genomic results in EHRs, and actionable analytics from data mining. He predicts tech growth with effective IT and operational partnerships.

A CIO looks back on 2023, and offers a forecast for 2024  Healthcare IT News

U.S. healthcare entering 2024 faces key questions affecting hospitals' financial stability, federal telehealth policies, disruptive innovation, data sharing framework (TEFCA), home-hospital potential, and AI adoption. Hospitals must navigate financial recovery post-pandemic, government could retract telehealth flexibilities, disruptors may grab revenues, TEFCA's success is uncertain, home-hospital programs need evaluation for value-based transformation and AI adoption need be more organized and ethically responsible.

As We Slouch Into 2024, So Many Questions Unanswered from 2023  HC Innovation Group