Morning Headlines 5/13/24
Ascension’s 140 hospitals in 19 states remain offline following a ransomware attack on Thursday.
The federal government issues a warning about the Ascension-linked Black Basta ransomware variant.
Senators call for VA to tighten performance standards in new health records contract
Three members of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee call for the VA to take advantage of its recently renegotiated contract with Oracle Health to strengthen accountability and oversight terms.
Sift Healthcare Raises $20M Series B Funding Round to Enhance AI-Powered Payment Solutions
AI-enhanced RCM company Sift Healthcare raises $20 million in a Series B funding round led by B Capital.
Weird that Google can acknowledge its crowdsourced medical advice was wrong, but escape penalties for doing it wantonly at scale.