HIMSS, parent company of Healthcare IT News, announced on Tuesday the launch of its new purpose-built digital platform – aimed at connecting health industry professionals with each other and with thought leaders, professional development tools, networking opportunities and curated content. The platform, Accelerate, is intended to support HIMSS members, partners…
Two major telehealth orgs team up to expand virtual care training
The American Telemedicine Association and the American Board of Telehealth announced Tuesday that they were partnering to expand access to training and education for virtual care. The partnership comes on the heels of the ABT’s recently launched CORE Concepts in Telehealth Certificate, which consists of seven telemedicine-focused training models….
St. Luke’s reduces employee burnout and mental health costs with digital health tool
St. Luke’s University Health Network is a nonprofit health system with more than 15,000 employees providing care and services at 12 hospitals and more than 300 outpatient locations. THE PROBLEM Healthcare workers have higher rates of work-related stress, anxiety and depression than the general population. SLUHN has a self-insured medical…
Trump fires CISA Director Christopher Krebs by tweet
President Donald Trump this week fired Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director Christopher Krebs via Twitter, following CISA’s assurances that the presidential election was “the most secure in American history.” The firing comes on the heels of a joint warning this past month from CISA, the U.S. Department of…
Tampa General Hospital launches new VC fund to drive tech advancements
Tampa General Hospital has launched TGH InnoVentures, a venture capital fund designed to help drive a “culture of innovation” at the large academic medical center. WHY IT MATTERS TGH InnoVentures will have three components: The TGH Innovation Lab will help with the creation and curation of ideas and tools to…
A security success story: using cloud migration to improve data protection
Although security horror stories have become relatively common – especially after highly publicized data breaches – it’s more challenging to find examples of healthcare organizations doing the right thing. “It’s hard to find the security success stories,” said John Pescatore, director of emerging security trends at SANS, in a recent…
Depression in physicians linked to medical errors, study shows
Physician depression has implications for the quality of care delivered by them and they are highly likely to report medical errors, according to a report based on an analysis of 11 studies involving more than 21,500 physicians. WHY IT MATTERS The University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor study,…
Froedtert Health pushes workforce development with high school-based learning center
Milwaukee-based Froedtert Health strives to be a workplace where staff can thrive and grow their careers. The provider organization, fresh off a successful reimplementation of its electronic health record, recently introduced new career paths within information technology. The IT department’s career development work leverages the health system’s overall workforce development…