The U.S. Department of Justice on Monday announced that it had taken action against two individuals accused of using REvil ransomware to attack U.S. businesses and government agencies. In a press release, the DOJ said it had charged a…
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Telehealth may help reduce medicine's carbon footprint
A large-scale study recently published in The Journal of Climate Change and Health found that an increase in telehealth use in the Pacific Northwest corresponded to a dramatic decrease in transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions. The study – a collaboration among…
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EU Digital COVID Certificate under fire for 'inequalities in access'
The African Union (AU) has criticised the EU’s Digital COVID Certificate (EUDCC) for creating “inequalities in access” by not recognising the Covishield vaccine. Covishield is the Indian counterpart of AstraZeneca-Oxford developed Vaxzervria and is identical to the one made in…
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UAE’s Ministry of Health and Prevention introduces Public Health Management system
The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has launched Public Health Management, a new system that aims to centralise various data in order to help improve disease prevention, as well as manage public health…
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Q&A: 'Even if it's a bad crisis, don't let it go to waste, use the momentum to speed up the scaling up'
Erik Gerritsen departed from his role as secretary-general of the Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport on 1 June 2021, after six years in the role. Described by his peers as the ‘ambassador’ of digitisation in the healthcare sector,…
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VA will halt EHR rollout at second site until after strategic review
The Department of Veterans Affairs will pause the rollout of its Cerner electronic health record until it reviews the program and shares the results with Congress. Agency officials told the House Subcommittee on Technology Modernization on Wednesday that they…
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CIS launches no-cost ransomware service for U.S. hospitals
The nonprofit Center for Internet Security announced this week that it had launched a no-cost ransomware protection service for private hospitals in the United States. The Malicious Domain Blocking and Reporting service, which is already available for public hospitals,…
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Denmark to introduce digital coronavirus passports
On 3 February, Denmark’s acting finance minister Morten Bødskov together with Lars Sandahl Sørensen, the CEO of Danish Industry and Brian Mikkelsen, the CEO of the Danish Chamber of Commerce, confirmed that a coronavirus passport will be launched in simple…
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New Hampshire lawmakers push to roll back telehealth coverage
New Hampshire lawmakers held a hearing this week on a bill that would roll back provisions safeguarding telehealth coverage in the state. The bill, sponsored by three Republican state legislators, targets payment parity for telehealth services and would eliminate coverage…
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Athenahealth to pay $18.25M for alleged False Claims Act violations
The U.S. Department of Justice announced this week that electronic health record vendor athenahealth had agreed to pay $18.25 million to resolve False Claims Act violation allegations. The federal government alleged that the company had paid illegal kickbacks – including inviting…
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