FTC explains its actions versus GoodRx and Teladoc’s BetterHelp. If ad trackers leave you a little “pixelated”, this FTC blog (who would have thunk?) is a decent explanation of what ad trackers, a/k/a third-party tracking pixels, do. They’re not evil, as some of the FTC statements would have you think, and have legitimate uses in tracking how your website pages are being used (and by whom). But GoodRx and BetterHelp in particular went too far in information gathering, sloppy handling, and monetizing customer information with third parties. Pixels, once tiny images, are now extensive bits of JavaScript or HTML code... Continue Reading
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VA EHR update: four deaths traced to Oracle Cerner EHR; four safety issues identified by VA EHRM Sprint Team
...without ordering the actual clinical imaging There were 30 safety issues examined by the team (pages 6-7) of 450 submitted. The report also identified EHR workarounds for VA medical centers that conduct medical research, an issue that surfaced publicly with Ann Arbor Healthcare System in delaying their go-live until 2024 [TTA 1 Mar]. They also examined the Data Collection Workbooks (DCW) process to better ensure consistency with VA standards through moving to a standardized approach. The VA is developing an Enterprise Site Readiness Dashboard for determining if a site is ready to migrate their EHR. Federal News Network 13 March... Continue Reading
Healthcare cyberattack latest: NextGen EHR ransomwared by AlphV/BlackCat, back to normal – 93% of healthcare orgs had 1-5 ransomware incidents
Cyberattacks on healthcare continue their drip-drip-drip. The latest is on an EHR/practice management platform used by small to enterprise-sized specialty practices, NextGen Healthcare. The hacker group associated with the AlphV/BlackCat ransomware moved into the system on 17 January. For a short time, they reportedly exhibited NextGen information on their extortion site but later took it down. NextGen reported a short-term disruption to operations. A NextGen spokesperson stated that “We immediately contained the threat, secured our network, and have returned to normal operations,” the spokesperson said. “Our forensic review is ongoing and, to date, we have not uncovered any evidence of... Continue Reading
Telehealth extensions signed into US law with Federal FY 2023 omnibus bill
...been publicly discerned for its renewal. In the fall, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) notified US state governors that there would be at least a 60-day notice before the PHE ends. It is unknown whether this notice has been given. To summarize the two-year extensions that go to the end of 2024: Expanding originating and geographic site to include anywhere the patient is located, including the patient’s home Expanding eligible practitioners qualified to furnish telehealth services, including occupational therapists, physical therapists, speech-language pathologists, and audiologists Extending the ability for federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) and rural health... Continue Reading
News roundup: DDoS attacks may be ‘smokescreen’, DEA slams Truepill with ‘show cause’, telehealth claims stabilize at 5.4%, Epic squashes patent troll, Cerner meeting exits KC, MedOrbis, Kahun partner on AI intake
...that both Decapolis patents were invalid, ending what Epic termed ‘vexatious patent litigation’. Decapolis had successfully sued 24 other entities, including other EHRs, which settled. Owned by an inventor, this company will have to find another line of honest business. Epic release, Thomson Coburg Oracle’s message to Kansas City: no more Cerner meetings for you. And maybe more. Cerner’s site for its annual customer/partner conference since 2007 has been in Kansas City, attracting about 14,000 visitors. Not only will it be integrated into Oracle CloudWorld in Las Vegas, 18-21 September, it’s been retitled Oracle Health with no mention of Cerner.... Continue Reading
Meta Pixel ad tracker collects another 3 million data breaches at Advocate Aurora Health; Zuckerberg getting Senate scrutiny
...Senate Homeland Security Committee (below) (Editor’s opinion: to be written by Meta’s lawyers, and don’t hold your breath for any rending of garments or mea culpas.) HealthcareITNews, The Markup Our previous articles on The Markup‘s research and Meta Pixel: Breaking: Hospitals sending sensitive patient information to Facebook through website ‘Meta Pixel’ ad tracker–study Facebook Meta Pixel update: Nemours Children’s Health using 25 ad trackers on appointment scheduling site Let the lawsuits begin: Meta sued by health system patient for Meta Pixel info gathering Novant Health notification Meta facing some Senate scrutiny on Meta Pixel’s health data collection–and how it’s used... Continue Reading
Oracle in Federal court class-action lawsuit on global privacy violations; Cerner VA EHR had 498 major outage incidents, 7% of time since rollout
...and political views, and a detailed account of online activity: for example, one Oracle database included a record of a German man who used a prepaid debit card to place a €10 bet on an esports betting site.” No dates have been set for hearings or as requested, a jury trial. In Europe, Oracle had faced similar action along with Salesforce on privacy violations under GDPR. The Privacy Collective’s case was ruled inadmissible by a judge in the Netherlands last year, but is being appealed. If the action proceeds, this strikes at the heart not only of Oracle’s data business... Continue Reading
Telehealth waivers take critical step in extending to 2024 in House bill now passed
In a 406-12 vote last week, the US House of Representatives passed HR 4040, the Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID–19 Act of 2021. The bill, which now goes to the Senate after the August recess, extends key Medicare telehealth waiver provisions to the end of 2024. The key provisions extended are: Permitting Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and rural health clinics to serve as the distant site (i.e., the location of the health care practitioner) Medicare beneficiaries to receive telehealth services at any site, regardless of type or location Any type of practitioner to furnish telehealth services, subject to approval by... Continue Reading
Oracle’s Big Vision will be missing a lot of people; layoffs hit Cerner, customer experience, marketing staff
...tech site The Register has an estimate from one posting of 10,000 layoffs. Given that Cerner has about 20,000 employees, that is close to 50%. As is typical of mass layoffs, those at Cerner reported that they were notified en masse by managers on Monday through snap meetings. Their packages were cleverly designed to skate through the 60-day WARN notice to the state in the US, providing for an end date in 60 days, just before the official cutover to Oracle on 1 October. Severance packages without insurance or benefits after the 60 days were two weeks for every year... Continue Reading
Facebook Meta Pixel update: Nemours Children’s Health using 25 ad trackers on appointment scheduling site
...her specialty In some cases, the first and last name of the child being scheduled It is not this information alone, but in combination with other information that Facebook possesses, that can profile any user’s health conditions, link specific conditions to individuals and parents, and thus constitute a privacy violation. IP addresses are one of the factors that HIPAA cites as when linked to other information, create a violation. The Markup used a tool called Blacklight to scan Nemours’ websites. What was Nemours thinking in building their website? In addition to Meta Pixel, the scheduling site is riddled with 25... Continue Reading
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