Becker's Hospital Review

66 CIO / HEALTH IT Top 20 smart hospitals in the world, ranked by Newsweek By Alia Paavola R ochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic was named the best smart hospital in the world in 2021 by Newsweek. For the list, the magazine partnered with consumer re- search company Statista to find the 250 hospitals that best equip themselves for success with technology. Newsweek said the hospitals on the list are the ones to watch as they "lead in their use of [artificial intelligence], robotic surgery, digital imaging, telemedicine, smart buildings, informa- tion technology infrastructure and EHRs." e ranking, published June 9, is based on a survey that included recommendations from national and interna- tional sources in five categories: digital surgery, digital im- aging, AI, telehealth and EHRs. e top 20 smart hospitals in the world: 1. Mayo Clinic 2. e Johns Hopkins Hospital (Baltimore) 3. Cleveland Clinic 4. e Mount Sinai Hospital (New York City) 5. Massachusetts General Hospital (Boston) 6. Brigham and Women's Hospital (Boston) 7. Cedars Sinai (Los Angeles) 8. Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset (Solna, Sweden) 9. MD Anderson Cancer Center (Houston) 10. Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin 11. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (New York City) 12. Houston Methodist Hospital 13. Sheba Medical Center (Ramat Gan, Israel) 14. NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital (New York City) 15. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (Boston) 16. Boston Medical Center 17. Abbott Northwestern Hospital (Minneapolis) 18. Stanford (Calif.) Health Care 19. Aarhus Universitetshospital (Aarhus, Denmark) 20. AP-HP-Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou (Paris) n IT security company executive charged with cyberattack on Georgia hospital By Jackie Drees T he COO of an Atlanta-based healthcare network se- curity company was arraigned on charges related to a cyberattack on Gwinnett Medical Center in 2018, according to a June 10 Department of Justice news release. Vikas Singla, 45, was indicted June 8 for allegedly conduct- ing a cyberattack on the Lawrenceville, Ga.-based hospital that included disrupting phone service, stealing information from a digital device and disrupting network printer services. He was COO at Atlanta-based Securolytics at the time of the Gwinnett Medical Center breach, according to Mr. Singla's LinkedIn account. The Justice Department claims that Mr. Singla orchestrated the attack for financial gain. Mr. Singla was charged with 17 counts of intentional damage to a protected computer and one count of obtaining information from a protected computer. "This cyberattack on a hospital not only could have had disas- trous consequences, but patients' personal information was also compromised," said Chris Hacker, special agent in charge of FBI Atlanta. "The FBI and our law enforcement partners are determined to hold accountable those who allegedly put peo- ples health and safety at risk while driven by greed." n Cerner eliminates 500 jobs By Jackie Drees K ansas City, Mo.-based Cerner is eliminating 500 posi- tions across its global workforce, according to a June 10 Kansas City Star report. The company comprises 13,000 workers across its Kansas City- based campus and about 26,000 employees across the globe. Cerner did not disclose how many employees based in Kansas City would be laid off, but said it would retain its status as the metro area's largest private employer, the publication reported. The company also said it plans to bring on 2,600 new workers by the end of 2021. "Cerner remains committed to positioning the company for fu- ture success. We are focused on delivering a higher order of benefits for clients, associates and shareholders," the company said June 10 in a statement shared with Becker's. "Our recent actions demonstrate our continued enterprise-wide transforma- tion work — ensuring we more efficiently deliver value to clients and set the company on a path to long-term, profitable growth." In fall 2019, Cerner laid off more than 350 employees as part of its efforts to increase operating margins. n

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