Healthcare IT
Meta's AI Glasses Have a Healthcare Problem
Meta's AI glasses are impressive consumer devices. They're also architecturally incompatible with any environment where patient data is accessible.
Healthcare IT
Healthcare IT
Iran-Linked Hackers Claim Wiper Attack on Medtech Giant Stryker
An Iran-backed hacking group called Handala claims it wiped over 200,000 systems at medical device maker Stryker, idling 56,000 employees across 79 countries in what analysts are calling a significant cyber escalation.
Healthcare IT
Hawaii Cancer Center Breach Exposes 1.2 Million Social Security Numbers
A ransomware attack on the University of Hawaii Cancer Center compromised Social Security numbers for 1.24 million people — roughly 85% of Hawaii's population. The university paid the ransom, waited six months to notify victims, and it's the second time the UH system has paid attackers in three years.
Technology
The $1,079 PC Is Now $3,223
A radiologist asked me to price out the same compact workstation he bought last May. The price had tripled. Even the best alternative I could find was 59% more than what he paid ten months ago.
AI
New York Wants to Make It Illegal for AI to Answer Your Medical Questions
Senate Bill S7263 would hold AI companies liable when chatbots provide responses in 14 licensed professions. The bill's language is broader than the headlines suggest—and it's the wrong approach at the wrong time.
Healthcare IT
Apple's Studio Display XDR Wants Into the Reading Room
Apple's new Studio Display XDR ships with DICOM presets and a Medical Imaging Calibrator aimed at diagnostic radiology. The specs are impressive. The compliance story is incomplete.
Healthcare IT
Microsoft Sunsets PowerScribe 360
After 15 years, Microsoft is ending PowerScribe 360. Support runs through August 2027, but the replacement is cloud-based, subscription-only, and non-negotiable.
Healthcare IT
The HIPAA Security Rule Is Getting Its Biggest Overhaul in 13 Years
HHS is finalizing sweeping changes to the HIPAA Security Rule that eliminate the 'addressable' loophole and mandate encryption, MFA, and 72-hour recovery. Here's what healthcare IT leaders should be watching.
Healthcare IT
Mississippi's Largest Health System Shut Down by Ransomware
A ransomware attack has forced the University of Mississippi Medical Center to close all 35 clinics statewide, canceling surgeries and chemotherapy while staff revert to paper records. It's the latest in an escalating pattern of attacks that now cost the industry billions annually and measurably increase patient mortality.
Healthcare IT
227 Million Rows of Medicaid Claims, Free to Download
HHS released the largest Medicaid dataset in department history — 227 million rows of provider-level claims data, free to download. I spent a Sunday afternoon joining it with public reference files to see what it could tell me about Connecticut.