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Bernie Monegain

Bernie is the Editor of Healthcare IT News. Follow Bernie on Twitter @Bernie_HITN.

By Bernie Monegain | 03:02 pm | March 22, 2016
Methodist Hospital in Henderson, Kentucky, said that it has regained control of its computer systems and effectively fended off a ransomware attack without paying the cybercriminals.
By Bernie Monegain | 09:53 am | March 17, 2016
Though more hospitals are reporting infection rates publicly, a new report from The Leapfrog Group shows that more than half of hospitals across the country still grapple with sometimes deadly healthcare-associated infections.
By Bernie Monegain | 11:23 am | March 10, 2016
Fort Myers, Florida.-based 21st Century Oncology, which operates 145 centers across the United States and 36 in Latin America, said it is investigating a breach of its computer network that could affect 2.2 million of its former and current patients. The news comes as the provider on Thursday also agreed to settle a billing fraud case for $34.7 million.
By Bernie Monegain | 10:53 am | March 02, 2016
The interview begins with the topic of interoperability because Epic has a reputation - among some circles - of being a "closed system." Is it a bad rap? It is, she says.
By Bernie Monegain | 09:55 am | February 18, 2016
IBM announced Thursday morning that it will pay $2.6 billion to acquire Truven Health Analytics for its Watson Health unit.
By Bernie Monegain | 08:52 am | February 03, 2016
Cincinnati, Ohio-based Mercy Health has saved more than $42 million on drugs since 2010 by building a formulary within its electronic health record platform.
By Bernie Monegain | 10:00 am | January 20, 2016
Thirty-five percent more people than last year have enrolled for their employer-sponsored healthcare benefits on private online marketplaces, according to a new report from global consulting and technology firm Accenture.
By Bernie Monegain | 09:58 am | December 22, 2015
Paul DePodesta, the man who brought 'Moneyball' to Major League Baseball, just joined Scripps Translational Science Institute, where he will use his data-analyzing prowess to hopefully transform medicine.
By Bernie Monegain | 09:38 am | December 21, 2015
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, one of the pioneers in building its own software systems, announced it would switch to an Epic electronic health record in November 2017, having weighed the merits of both Epic and Cerner, the hospital announced on Friday.
By Bernie Monegain | 10:18 am | December 15, 2015
In 2013, the electronic protected health information of about 90,000 individuals was accessed after an employee downloaded an email attachment that contained malicious malware.