News 12/11/24 – HIStalk
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CVC Capital Partners will likely acquire German health IT company CompuGroup Medical in a take-private deal valued at $1.2 billion. The acquisition is expected to close in the first half of 2025.
CGM…
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18 start-ups announced as Pitchfest finalists
The finalists of Digital Health’s annual competition for the most promising startups have been announced ahead of the live finals at Rewired 2025.Rewired Pitchfest offers innovative digital health enterprises the chance to pitch their…
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RTM Improves Healthcare Practices, Unlocking Exceptional Patient Care
Introduction
Hospital readmissions due to infections pose significant challenges for healthcare systems globally. Recent academic research from the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine highlights how Remote Therapeutic Monitoring (RTM) has emerged as a transformative…
Curbside Consult with Dr. Jayne 12/9/24 – HIStalk
It’s definitely a slow time in the healthcare technology universe. The HLTH conference is in the rearview mirror and HIMSS is still a couple of months away.
CES will happen in January, although on…
The Contact Center of the Future – HIStalk
AI Meets the Front Lines: The Contact Center of the FutureBy Bill Smith
Bill Smith is director of Epic practice at Cordea Consulting.
Hospitals are always striving to deliver a better patient experience….
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Monday Morning Update 12/9/24 – HIStalk
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HHS OCR fines Children’s Hospital Colorado $548,000 for HIPAA breaches involving phishing and cyberattacks.
In the first incident from 2020, an IT help desk technician disabled two-factor authentication for a physician’s account and…
KLAS Arch Collaborative Success Pathway—EHR Reliability & System Speed
KLAS Arch Collaborative Report KLAS Arch Collaborative Success PathwayâEHR Reliability & System Speed – Clinician Efficiency and Personalization…
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News 12/6/24 – HIStalk
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Apple CEO Tim Cook repeats his previous assertion that health apps will define the company’s legacy.
Cook says in an excellent Wired interview that enabling AirPods as hearing aids for moderate hearing loss…
EPtalk by Dr. Jayne 12/5/24 – HIStalk
It’s that time of year, with cybersecurity firm NordPass releasing its annual list of most used passwords. Topping the Hall of Shame list this year: secret, 123456, password, qwerty123, qwerty1, 123456789, password1, 12345678, 12345,…
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Healthcare AI News 12/4/24 – HIStalk
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Non-profit healthcare safety group ECRI names AI as its top healthcare technology hazard for 2025. Organization President and CEO Marcus Schabacker, MD, PhD said in the list’s announcement, “Balancing innovation in AI with privacy…
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