Singapore unveils online health insurance planning tool and more briefs
Also, a private Cambodian hospital partnered with a commercial bank to enable mobile, automated payments. Powered by WPeMatico
Latest telehealth service expansions in Australia and more briefs
Also, Tasmania has launched a clinical real-time alert system as part of the state’s health system digital transformation. Powered by WPeMatico
More than 80% of healthcare C-suites piloting genAI in pre-production, Accenture shows
But barely one in 10 are properly investing in the infrastructure necessary to support enterprise-wide deployments, according to its new research report. An Accenture health analyst unpacks its findings. Powered by WPeMatico
HHS to reduce workforce by 20K jobs in major agency-wide restructure
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., said the DOGE-assisted cuts, which represent nearly 25% of the department’s employees and impact FDA, CDC, NIH and other agencies, would save $1.8 billion per year. Powered by WPeMatico
Australia to integrate digital health education into university degrees
It aims to strengthen the digital skills of existing and new healthcare professionals. Powered by WPeMatico
11 NZ primary health organisations sign up to National Primary Care Dashboard
The dashboard will aggregate primary care data nationwide. Powered by WPeMatico
National security leaders: Combating cyber threats from China takes collaboration
The Senate Intelligence Committee’s annual worldwide threats hearing touched on how U.S. defense agencies must partner with healthcare and other industries to neutralize threats from Volt Typhoon, Salt Typhoon and others. Powered by WPeMatico
Wise Hospice Options uses AI to reduce e-prescribe time from 20 seconds to 2
Once the AI was implemented with several accounts, the tool codified 99% of medications, 85% of sigs and 96% of allergies, Wise’s director of operations and finance reports. It’s an almost complete prevention of unmatched or invalid medications. Powered by WPeMatico
Budget 2025: $144 more for My Health Record
Around $57 million was also invested in aged care digital reforms. Powered by WPeMatico
Q&A: How rural hospitals can improve their cybersecurity now
A privacy and security expert discusses how small and rural hospitals can move beyond past IT mistakes and implement zero trust strategies that quickly improve their cybersecurity postures. Powered by WPeMatico