EHRs were initially developed and used by academic institutions, but in the 1990s, when hardware became more affordable and the internet led to the use of web-based systems, commercial EHR vendors gradually took over. Although these commercial systems now have huge capabilities, they currently struggle to support the increasing use of genomic data in medicine.
Conifer Revenue Cycle Solutions announced on Aug. 12 that an unauthorized third party gained access to a business email account—the company provided notice to six healthcare providers in Texas
Connecticut-based Aetna ACE recently notified 326,278 plan members that their data was possibly accessed during a ransomware attack against their printing and mailing vendor OneTouchPoint.
Some of the best business opportunities in healthcare will involve developing technologies that analyze and address the factors that contribute to health disparities.