Giving a patient medications in the ER, having them pop positive on a test, and then withholding further medications because…
Morning Headlines 2/6/23
Tallahassee Memorial Making Progress Managing IT Security Event
Tallahassee Memorial Hospital (FL) continues to operate using downtime procedures following “an IT security event” – reportedly a ransomware attack — that occurred late Thursday.
Duke Health enters deal to share de-identified patient data
Duke Health (NC) will sell de-identified patient data to drug companies via Nference, with which it may also create a for-profit spinoff business.
Athenahealth announces layoffs, possible office move
Athenahealth will lay off 178 employees, re-deploy 100 to more high-priority areas, and consider making changes to its office space in Watertown, MA.
Interesting quote at the end of the Athena article: “When you think about athena, it was a great public company and it lost its way a little bit,” said Segert. “We’ve transformed that, created a ton of value. It’s ready to go public again, if we so choose that path.”