Morning Headlines 12/18/23

IT failures causing patient deaths, says NHS safety body

England’s Health Services Safety Investigations Body says that IT problems are among the most pressing in hospitals, noting that some of the reports it has reviewed involved patient deaths.

Trend Health Partners Acquires Advent Health Partners

Healthcare payment integrity solution vendor Trend Health Partners acquires Advent Health Partners, which offers technology for reviewing medical records for revenue cycle processes.

Ransomware gang behind threats to Fred Hutch cancer patients

Hunters International claims responsibility for the ransomware attack on and subsequent cyberextortion emails to patients of Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in Seattle.

Certainly Health Raises $2.3M in Funding to Enable Consumers to Book Any Doctor With Upfront Prices

Certainly Health, which runs an online marketplace for booking medical and cosmetic procedures with guaranteed out-of-pocket pricing, raises $2.3 million in funding.