Morning Headlines 4/28/20
Allscripts trims workforce by 5%, cuts pay for highest earners
Allscripts announces layoffs, which HIStalk readers reported earlier this month, plus pay reductions for high earners and executives like CEO Paul Black, who will see a 40% decrease for an anticipated six months.
Parkview Medical Center confirms cyber attack
Parkview Medical Center in Pueblo, CO works to restore its IT systems after an April 21 data breach.
Apple, Google pledge extra privacy protections
Apple and Google will update APIs for their jointly developed COVID-19 exposure tracking software to include randomly generated encryption keys, encryption of Bluetooth metadata, and an exposure time limit of 30 minutes.
Leading Telehealth Platform, Medici, Sees Immense Growth as Virtual Healthcare Continues to Rise
Telemedicine company Medici raises $24 million in a Series B round.
Optum considers acquiring mental telehealth company AbleTo for $470 million.
In fairness to the person on the thread the other day: Now THIS is politics on the blog. :)