Health Tech Archives - Wisconsin Health News https://wisconsinhealthnews.com/category/health-tech/ A daily roundup of Wisconsin healthcare news. Thu, 14 Dec 2023 18:02:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 Epic subsidiary completes TEFCA onboarding https://wisconsinhealthnews.com/2023/12/14/epic-subsidiary-completes-tefca-onboarding/ Thu, 14 Dec 2023 18:02:59 +0000 https://wisconsinhealthnews.com/?p=53168 A subsidiary of Verona-based Epic is one of the first groups to achieve a designation to securely exchange information through a new national framework.

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]]> Regional tech hub coalition moves forward on seeking additional funding https://wisconsinhealthnews.com/2023/12/13/regional-tech-hub-coalition-moves-forward-on-seeking-additional-funding/ Wed, 13 Dec 2023 18:30:34 +0000 https://wisconsinhealthnews.com/?p=53158 A consortium of educational institutions, companies and economic development agencies are in the second phase of a process to potentially bring tens of millions of dollars to Wisconsin to grow the state's biohealth industry. 

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]]> U.S. Supreme Court upholds award to Epic in trade secrets case https://wisconsinhealthnews.com/2023/11/30/u-s-supreme-court-upholds-award-to-epic-in-trade-secrets-case/ Thu, 30 Nov 2023 17:46:58 +0000 https://wisconsinhealthnews.com/?p=53069 The United States Supreme Court last week denied an attempt by Tata Consultancy Services, an India-based information technology company, to appeal a lower court decision upholding $140 million in punitive damages it owes to Verona-based Epic.

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]]> Bill would allow out-of-state mental healthcare providers to practice telehealth in Wisconsin https://wisconsinhealthnews.com/2023/11/30/bill-would-allow-out-of-state-mental-healthcare-providers-to-practice-telehealth-in-wisconsin/ Thu, 30 Nov 2023 16:55:52 +0000 https://wisconsinhealthnews.com/?p=53065 Out-of-state mental healthcare providers would be able to practice telehealth in Wisconsin under a bill that received a public hearing this week in the Senate.

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]]> Attorney urges action on AI use in healthcare https://wisconsinhealthnews.com/2023/11/29/attorney-urges-action-on-ai-use-in-healthcare/ Wed, 29 Nov 2023 17:11:45 +0000 https://wisconsinhealthnews.com/?p=53063 A Wisconsin attorney earlier this month urged United States senators to take action on the use of artificial intelligence by health insurance companies, warning that hundreds of thousands of incorrect healthcare coverage denials are likely going unchallenged.  

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]]> Exact Sciences sues rival over colon cancer test https://wisconsinhealthnews.com/2023/11/21/exact-sciences-sues-rival-over-colon-cancer-test/ Tue, 21 Nov 2023 17:46:52 +0000 https://wisconsinhealthnews.com/?p=53035 Madison-based Exact Sciences, a cancer screening and diagnostic testing company, filed a lawsuit last week against a rival life sciences company over alleged patent infringement. 

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]]> UW-Madison, GE HealthCare launch strategic partnership https://wisconsinhealthnews.com/2023/11/20/uw-madison-ge-healthcare-launch-strategic-partnership/ Mon, 20 Nov 2023 16:44:03 +0000 https://wisconsinhealthnews.com/?p=53029 The University of Wisconsin–Madison and Chicago-based GE HealthCare, which has thousands of employees in southern Wisconsin, announced a 10-year strategic collaboration Friday. 

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]]> Sauk Prairie Healthcare restores EHR following cybersecurity incident https://wisconsinhealthnews.com/2023/11/09/sauk-prairie-healthcare-restores-ehr-following-cybersecurity-incident/ Thu, 09 Nov 2023 18:14:21 +0000 https://wisconsinhealthnews.com/?p=52966 Sauk Prairie Healthcare restored its electronic health record system earlier this week, after taking it offline due to a cybersecurity incident. 

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]]> HSHS begins notifying patients affected by cybersecurity incident https://wisconsinhealthnews.com/2023/11/01/hshs-begins-notifying-patients-affected-by-cybersecurity-incident/ Wed, 01 Nov 2023 16:36:31 +0000 https://wisconsinhealthnews.com/?p=52898 Hospital Sisters Health System last week began notifying patients whose information may have been involved in a cybersecurity incident that caused a systemwide technical outage in late August and early September.

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]]> Kaul joins coalition suing Meta over impact on youth mental health https://wisconsinhealthnews.com/2023/10/25/kaul-joins-coalition-suing-meta-over-impact-on-youth-mental-health/ Wed, 25 Oct 2023 16:35:04 +0000 https://wisconsinhealthnews.com/?p=52851 Attorney General Josh Kaul is part of a coalition of 42 attorneys general who are suing Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, alleging that it created harmful features on its social media platforms to purposefully addict children and teens, while misleading the public that the features were safe.

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