Morning Headlines 11/23/16
UMass settles potential HIPAA violations following malware infection
UMASS will pay $650,000 to settle a HIPAA violation stemming from a 2013 malware infection that led to the disclosure of 1,670 records. The breach exposed names, addresses, social security numbers, dates of birth, as well as insurance, diagnosis, and procedure data.
Repealing Obamacare With No Replacement Will Cause Chaos, Obama’s Health Chief Warns
HHS Secretary Sylvia Burwell warns that repealing ACA without enacting a replacement would wreak havoc on health insurance markets.
Ireland to go-live with national maternity electronic record
In Ireland, Cork University Maternity hospital will go live with Cerner on December 3 as the nation moves forward with plans of consolidating all of its 19 maternity hospitals on one system.
Novartis backs off from 2016 date for testing Google autofocus lens
Novartis cancels plans to test the autofocus contact lenses it is co-developing with Google, citing technical issues and declining to comment on when testing would begin.
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