Posts by Beth Crocker
The Change Healthcare Cyberattack: A Case for a Distributed Approach to Healthcare Integration
On February 21st, Change Healthcare – a titan in the healthcare sector – experienced one of the worst cyber-attacks in recent history, bringing the industry to its knees, disrupting patient care, and cutting off critical cashflow for millions of providers.
Read MoreIn the Age of Generative AI, Will the Insatiable Need for Data Trigger a Reckoning for Healthcare?
Several weeks ago, I had the honor of sitting among some of the finest minds in healthcare and engineering to learn about the Future of Digital Health presented by the Center for Health Innovation at UCSD Health. Funded in large part by San Diego philanthropists Joan and Irwin Jacobs, the Center intends to be a driving force in the transformation of healthcare.
Read MoreHealthcare Has Outgrown the EHR
Accelerated by a worldwide pandemic and a tectonic shift toward telehealth and at-home care, the future of healthcare will demand the connection of multiple data sources to provide full visibility to a patient’s medical history.
Read MoreIs your COVID test legit?
Are rapid tests reliable? Perhaps the conventional wisdom is correct – if it seems too good to be true, it usually is.
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