MedStar Health
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How Can Providers Respond to the Wave of Laws Banning Gender-Affirming Care for Minors?
LGBTQ advocacy groups and clinicians argue that healthcare providers have a responsibility to treat the recent wave of laws banning gender-affirming care for minors like the public health crisis that it is. To do this, providers must educate themselves about the laws in their state and nearby states, fight misinformation and collaborate with nonprofits to deliver care to kids in states where their access is under attack.
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Uber Health lets providers schedule rides for patients
Uber has launched Uber Health, a service that allows healthcare organizations to order rides for patients to get to and from appointments. The offering is HIPAA compliant, and patients don’t need the Uber app or a smartphone to utilize it.
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MedStar hackers offer ‘bulk discount’ to release ransomware
The hackers are said to be demanding more than $18,000 in bitcoins to unlock the computers. Still, MedStar reportedly was “nearing full restoration” of its three primary IT systems late Wednesday afternoon.
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Cerner systems ‘not penetrated’ in MedStar hack
Cerner, which provides EHRs across MedStar’s network of 10 hospitals and more than 250 outpatient facilities, said that its technology came through unscathed. However, local reports suggest patients are being told not to come in today.
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Hackers target MedStar in possible ransomware attack
With 10 hospitals and more than 250 outpatient centers, MedStar would be the largest healthcare victim of ransomware in the U.S. to date.
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Health IT, Hospitals, Startups
MedStar Health adds Health for America fellowship, 1776 partnership
MedStar Health has integrated Health For America fellowship into its Institute for Innovation as well […]
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ONC hosts informatics grand rounds; New HIT Precision Medicine Task Force to meet
This week will see two firsts in health IT within the federal government, Dr. Jon White, deputy national coordinator in the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, said at MedCity ENGAGE.
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Devices & Diagnostics, Hospitals
Implantable ventilator device marks first licensing deal for Cleveland Clinic’s Innovation Alliance
A new licensing agreement with Maryland tech company InnoVital Systems marks an important milestone for […]
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Trayt Health Seeks to Increase Access to Diagnoses and Treatments
CEO Malekeh Amini explains how Trayt Health can bridge the gap for patients seeking neurological care.
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Cleveland Clinic expands alliance with MedStar to include clinical research and cardiac care
The initial “first-of-its-kind” collaboration that the Cleveland Clinic inked with MedStar Health was focused on […]
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Cleveland Clinic-MedStar deal pays off for Explorys
Health information technology company Explorys, a Cleveland Clinic spinoff, has added Maryland’s MedStar Health to its electronic medical records network.
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Cleveland Clinic inks commercialization deal with Maryland system
Cleveland Clinic Innovations has reached a deal to help a Maryland health system develop and commercialize medical inventions by the health system’s clinicians.