Te Whatu Ora reveals IT breach in Central region
A hacker accessed some sensitive data of regional staff in October. Powered by WPeMatico
Australia taps Medibank’s Amplar Health for virtual aged care nursing trial
It is part of projects fulfilling the five-year Aged Care Data and Digital Strategy. Powered by WPeMatico
HIMSSCast: The advocacy plans of the newly combined ATA Action and DTA
Kyle Zebley and Andy Molnar from the American Telemedicine Association dive into four of their most pressing issues after ATA Action recently acquired the former Digital Therapeutics Alliance. Powered by WPeMatico
Lawmakers target DOGE threats to veterans’ healthcare, data privacy
After staff and program cuts at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, lawmakers showcased how the loss of funding and employee expertise could affect care delivery for vets, data security for patients and more. Powered by WPeMatico
Strive Health improves key KPIs with homegrown machine learning
The kidney care provider’s build-not-buy effort has shown great results: 30-day readmissions are down 36%, hospitalizations among high-risk patients are down 49% and optimal starts are up 67%. Powered by WPeMatico
VA names more sites for 2026 EHR deployments
Additional medical facilities in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana and Alaska will be part of the next round of the federal Electronic Health Record Modernization, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Powered by WPeMatico
AI chatbots boost patient engagement and reduce clinician workload, study shows
“On average, only half of patients with chronic disease adhere to their care plans and medications as instructed,” says one doctor. “Patients expect on-demand support, and that is not how most health systems operate today.” Powered by WPeMatico
Epic-linked online scheduling system books big gains for SSM Health
With the EHR technology, the health system achieved a new patient acquisition boost of 19% through its website and has quadrupled its online booking completion rate. Powered by WPeMatico
Senators demand justifications for mass HHS layoffs
In their letter to Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., lawmakers requested written responses to a list of questions and a “detailed, staff-level briefing” from those “responsible for developing and executing” the reorganization and reduction in force. Powered by WPeMatico
Q&A: Rural hospitals need help with cybersecurity survival
Improving cybersecurity despite resource challenges requires small healthcare providers to pull many support levers. “We need to move away from the idea that each rural hospital is solving these issues alone,” says one infosec leader. Powered by WPeMatico