New Zealand’s digital investment plan for health underway
The government has recently disclosed its investment plan for physical infrastructure in healthcare. Powered by WPeMatico
Amid a mental health crisis, technology can help psychiatrists focus on their specialty
Telehealth and other clinical digital tools can shift the burden from overburdened psychiatrists by performing some specialized tasks such as collecting symptoms or giving basic guidance to patients. Powered by WPeMatico
Leidos and UPitt collaborate to democratize AI disease detection
The five-year collaboration aims to develop and deploy more artificial intelligence tools for faster disease detection in public and private healthcare, and advance the university’s leadership in digital pathology. Powered by WPeMatico
CISA offers risk mitigation guidance after reports of Oracle Cloud breach
“While the scope and impact remains unconfirmed, the nature of the reported activity presents potential risk to organizations and individuals,” according to the cybersecurity agency. Powered by WPeMatico
Castlight Health intros virtual urgent care for members
The round-the-clock service, powered by technology from Fabric and integrated with Castlight’s benefits navigation app, offers chat-based visits delivered by licensed physicians and nurse practitioners. Powered by WPeMatico
HIMSSCast: Should every healthcare organization have an AI strategy?
Business school professor Joe Peppard penned a Wall Street Journal op-ed recently, making the case that many companies shouldn’t necessarily be investing in AI – because many aren’t well-positioned to succeed with it. What about healthcare providers? Powered by WPeMatico
Zoom launches agentic AI-powered mobile comms for frontline staff
A new application with real-time and auto-generated features could enhance engagement and improve the safety and productivity of frontline workers in healthcare and other industries, the company says. Powered by WPeMatico
SA completes statewide EMR implementation and more briefs
Also, Victoria is piloting digital health training for public health workers. Powered by WPeMatico
Interoperability roundup: New TEFCA participants and resources
Surescripts becomes a QHIN while Redox joins CommonWell. Also, the Sequoia Project releases a payer-to-payer FHIR API Compliance Readiness Checklist 20 months ahead of a key CMS data exchange compliance deadline. Powered by WPeMatico
CISA extends CVE program contract for 11 months
The initial expiration of MITRE’s contract for the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures Program was a shock to many cybersecurity experts. But the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency quickly pledged that there would be no lapse in service. Powered by WPeMatico