Morning Headlines 6/16/23
Oracle Cerner cuts more jobs, focusing on roles with VA, federal contracts
Oracle conducts another round of layoffs in the former Cerner business, according to employee reports on Reddit and LinkedIn.
Snooping in Medical Records by Hospital Security Guards Leads to $240,000 HIPAA Settlement
Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital (WA) pays $240,000 to settle allegations that several of its security guards accessed without permission the medical records of 419 patients.
Veradigm’s plan to regain compliance with Nasdaq receives approval
Nasdaq gives Veradigm another extension to submit its annual and quarterly reports, with the company expecting to file Form 10-K on September 18, 2023 rather than June 14.
One solution would be federal (or state) requirements; but more ideally health systems would view their digital patient tools as…