Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. We hope this gives you a chance to catch up on anything you may have missed during the week.
NextGen’s Investments in Mobile, Cybersecurity, and Interoperability. Colin Hung had a chance to briefly chat with NextGen CEO David Sides. Their conversation touched on Ambient Assist in the mobile EHR, making Mirth Connect GDPR compliant, and partnering with CrowdStrike on zero trust. Read more…
How AI is Shaping Drug Discovery. John Lynn connected with Mati Gill at AION Labs. They discussed how AI can expedite the discovery of new drugs, along with why it helps to bring together the best AI professionals and experts from pharmaceutical companies. Read more…
International Hospitals Investing in Portals and Digital Front Doors. Colin talked to Everton Santos at KLAS Research about the firm’s Global Patient Engagement 2024, which found patient centricity is becoming more prevalent in regions like the EU and Asia – and WhatsApp is the name of the game in the developing world. Read more…
CIO Podcast: Health IT Project Management. John heard from Michael Restuccia at Penn Medicine about what occupies the most time for today’s CIOs. They also touch on the role of AI and telehealth in the organization. Read more…
Balancing Digital Transformation and Regulatory Compliance for Patient Security. There are more than 50 lawsuits targeting hospitals for improper use of third-party tracking technology. Providers must partner with vendors demonstrating an established compliance record, said Michelle Berryman at Hero Digital. Read more…
A Guide to Proactive Healthcare Cybersecurity. To protect against breaches, Troy Hawes at Moss Adams recommended identifying where the biggest weaknesses are, where a breach could occur, and proactively working toward strengthening those gaps. Read more…
Leveraging AI to Address the Mental Health Crisis. AI-powered avatars and voice agents are increasing access to mental health assessments without substantially increasing personnel costs, according to Raj Tumuluri at Openstream.ai. Read more…
Exchanging, Managing, and Meaningfully Using Health Data in 2024. Jolie Ritzo outline how Civitas Networks for Health is standardizing SDOH data, harnessing AI, and promoting consent management in alignment with the needs of its member organizations. Read more…
Health Data Sharing Impacts How Clinicians Care for Patients. Dr. Guillermo Diaz at the Los Angeles Department of Health Services and Ali Modaressi at LANES described why data sharing advancement is more than a policy or technological discussion. Read more…
This Week’s Health IT Jobs for April 24, 2024. This week’s listings include lots of roles for professionals with MEDITECH expertise, along with positions in medical billing and coding. Read more…
Bonus Features for April 21, 2024. 89% of physicians said generative AI vendors need to be transparent about where info comes from, 73% of consumers expect a 4-star rating before they’ll engage with a provider. Read more…
Funding and M&A Activity:
- Precision medicine AI vendor Zephyr AI raised $111 million in Series A financing.
- Hippocratic AI raised $53 million in Series A funding and announced the latest phase of testing for its generative AI-powered agents for non-diagnostic, patient-facing services.
- Service provider Sagility acquired BirchAI, maker of generative AI software for healthcare call centers.
- Process automation vendor Syllable acquired Actium Health, which developed the CENTARI platform to predict a patient’s likelihood of needing specific medical services.
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