Morning Headlines 9/27/24
Graybill to separate from Palomar Medical group, citing cyber attack
Graybill, a California-based primary care group, will split from Palomar Health Medical Group, citing that organization’s inadequate support following an April 2024 cyberattack that took systems offline for months.
Dimer Health raises $2.95M to cut down hospital readmissions
Dimer Health, a startup that specializes in healthcare facility discharge and post-acute care coordination, raises $3 million in a seed funding round.
VA makes tele-emergency care available nationwide, offering Veterans more virtual care options
After a successful pilot, the VA expands its tele-emergency virtual triage service to veterans nationwide through its VA Health Connect program.
Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Mark Warner (D-VA) introduce cybersecurity legislation that, if passed, would mandate the development and enforcement of tougher minimum cybersecurity standards for healthcare organizations, remove the current cap on HIPAA fines, and provide cybersecurity funding for select hospitals.
Lubbock UMC experiences ransomware attack, diverts patients to other hospitals
University Medical Center (TX) diverts patients and enacts downtime procedures as it deals with a ransomware attack.
Weird that Google can acknowledge its crowdsourced medical advice was wrong, but escape penalties for doing it wantonly at scale.