Morning Headlines 9/18/23
Summus Raises $19.5 Million to Expand Solutions Solving the Access Problem in Specialty Care
Summus, which offers virtual access to specialty consults, raises $19.5 million.
VA wraps first-wave EHR fixes, but employees ‘strongly disagree’ it’s ready to move forward
Though the VA has completed its first round of EHR fixes, at least one facility already live on the software is still experiencing frequent outages that force it to revert to downtime procedures.
No ransom to hackers, says Claxton-Hepburn, Carthage Area Hospital CEO
Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center (NY) and Carthage Area Hospital (NY) resume nearly normal operations while they determine if hackers were able to obtain any significant data during a ransomware attack several weeks ago.
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