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 Veterans Affairs OIG Finds Cybersecurity Deficiencies at AZ Health System
Health IT Security - (Friday July 14, 2023) By Jill McKeon July 14, 2023 – The US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) inspected the information security program at the Northern Arizona VA Healthcare System and discovered significant security deficiencies. The…  NYC HIE Partners with Health IT Vendor for SDOH Interoperability
EHR Intelligence - (Friday July 14, 2023) By Hannah Nelson July 14, 2023 – Healthix, a health information exchange (HIE) serving New York City and Long Island, has partnered with health IT vendor Unite Us to drive social determinants of health (SDOH) interoperability. |
 News 7/14/23 – HIStalk
HIStalk - (Friday July 14, 2023) Top News The Defense Health Agency announces that stateside roll out of MHS Genesis has been completed on time and on budget. The Oracle Health-powered EHR will be implemented at DOD facilities overseas in the…  NLP Model Enhances COVID-19 Treatment Through Message Classification
Health IT Analytics - (Thursday July 13, 2023) By Mark Melchionna July 13, 2023 – Emory University School of Medicine and Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) researchers used natural language processing (NLP), a type of artificial intelligence (AI), to enhance COVID-19 treatment through… |
 White House Issues National Cybersecurity Strategy Implementation Plan
Health IT Security - (Thursday July 13, 2023) By Jill McKeon July 13, 2023 – The Biden-Harris Administration issued its National Cybersecurity Strategy Implementation Plan (NCSIP), which provides a detailed roadmap to achieving the National Cybersecurity Strategy. The Administration published the National Cybersecurity Strategy…  EPtalk by Dr. Jayne 7/13/23 – HIStalk
HIStalk - (Thursday July 13, 2023) I’ve been surprised by how much conversation I’ve heard about this Epic study in the virtual physician lounge. One of the key purposes of the study was to look at trends in documentation over… |
 Telehealth Provides Effective Option for Abortion Care
mHealth Intelligence - (Thursday July 13, 2023) By Mark Melchionna July 13, 2023 – Upon review of numerous research articles, a study found that telehealth increased access to abortion care throughout the US and was as effective as in-person abortion services while limiting…  Anti-Information Blocking Fines Are Coming Later This Summer — Here’s What You Need to Know – MedCity News
MedCity News - (Thursday July 13, 2023) HHS’ Office of the Inspector General (OIG) recently added some teeth to the anti-information blocking regulations laid out in the 21st Century Cures Act. The office finalized penalties to enforce these rules, including fines… |
 AI-enabled senior care company CarePredict scores $29M
MobiHealthNews - (Thursday July 13, 2023) AI-powered senior-focused digital health company CarePredict announced it scored $29 million in Series A-3 investment co-led by Aspire Healthtech Partners and SV Health Investors’ Medtech Convergence Fund.Existing investors Las Olas Venture Capital and Secocha…  Israel Innovation Authority to Invest $31M to Establish R&D Infrastructure Center for Bio-Chips-Based Bio-Devices
HIT Consultant - (Thursday July 13, 2023) What You Should Know: The Israel Innovation Authority announced today a NIS 113M ($31M USD) investment for the establishment of a center that will provide research and development (R&D) infrastructure for bio-devices based on… |
