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Ascension St. Vincent’s primary technology system has been restored after cyberattack
Read full article: Ascension St. Vincent’s primary technology system has been restored after cyberattackAscension St. Vincent gives update on cybersecurity attack, primary technology used for electronic patient documentation has been restored.
Ascension gives updates on what Florida patients can do following ransomware attack on its systems
Read full article: Ascension gives updates on what Florida patients can do following ransomware attack on its systemsAscension gave updates on what Florida patients can do after it confirmed it is a victim of ransomware attacks.
Appointments postponed, multiple systems down following ‘cybersecurity incident’ at Ascension hospitals
Read full article: Appointments postponed, multiple systems down following ‘cybersecurity incident’ at Ascension hospitalsSeveral systems are currently unavailable following a confirmed ”cybersecurity incident” at Ascension hospitals, according to an Ascension spokesperson.
Ascension hospitals investigating possible data breach after suspected cyberattack disrupts clinical operations
Read full article: Ascension hospitals investigating possible data breach after suspected cyberattack disrupts clinical operationsClinical operations at Ascension hospitals across the country were disrupted on Wednesday following a suspected cyberattack.
Hospital employees upset about Ascension St. Vincent’s payroll issue response
Read full article: Hospital employees upset about Ascension St. Vincent’s payroll issue responseJacksonville-area hospital workers are sounding off as the News4JAX I-TEAM continues to investigate an issue that’s making them pay back some money from past paychecks.
Jacksonville hospitals now report more than 260 COVID-19 patients in ICUs
Read full article: Jacksonville hospitals now report more than 260 COVID-19 patients in ICUsThe much more contagious delta variant of the coronavirus continues to rage across Florida, sending another 526 people to the hospital and increasing the state’s record-setting total of hospitalizations to 12,041.
Ascension to require COVID-19 vaccinations for employees
Read full article: Ascension to require COVID-19 vaccinations for employeesJoining a growing number of health systems nationwide, Ascension announced on Tuesday that it will require COVID-19 vaccinations for its associates, whether they care for patients or not.
Ascension St. Vincent’s vaccinates frontline health care workers
Read full article: Ascension St. Vincent’s vaccinates frontline health care workersJACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Hundreds of frontline health care workers at Ascension St. Vincent’s in Riverside received Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine Thursday morning. Roughly 500 doses of COVID-19 are being administered to healthcare workers in Ascension St. Vincent’s Hospital and the message on Thursday was one of hope. Ascension St. Vincent’s in Jacksonville is moving forward with Pfizer to vaccinate its front-line staff today. 500 healthcare workers set to get the #CovidVaccine. After getting the first dose of the shot, healthcare workers stayed for 15 minutes for observation.
Google's 'Project Nightingale' center of federal inquiry
Read full article: Google's 'Project Nightingale' center of federal inquiry(CNN) - A federal inquiry has been opened into Google's efforts to collect health data on millions of Americans through its "Project Nightingale" program. The two companies confirmed they were working together to analyze patient data and give health care providers new insights and suggestions for patient care. The partnership between Google and Ascension will integrate Ascension's different areas of health data in the cloud. Google acknowledged the sensitive nature of patient health data. Google's push into health care comes amid growing interest in the space from tech companies, such as Apple, Amazon and Microsoft.
Google collecting health data on millions of Americans
Read full article: Google collecting health data on millions of AmericansWikimedia Commons(CNN) - Google has confirmed it's collecting health data on millions of Americans through a new partnership with Ascension, one of the country's largest nonprofit health systems. The tech company and Ascension confirmed they were working together to analyze patient data to give health care providers new insights and care suggestions for patients. Although light on specifics, Google and Ascension said the partnership would integrate Ascension's various silos of health data in the cloud. Google acknowledged the sensitivity of patient health data, adding that it's "understandable" people wanted to ask questions about Project Nightingale. But according to the Journal, some Ascension employees have questioned how Google is sharing and collecting the patient data.