From HIMSS 4/20/23
Tell me without telling me that today is the last exhibit hall day of HIMSS23.
Today is also when all of the previously defended booth swag is dumped out on the table for anyone to…
Category: Daily Reads
HCA Healthcare Launches AI-Enabled Ambient Documentation Partnership
By Shania Kennedy April 20, 2023 – HCA Healthcare and Augmedix have announced a partnership aimed at accelerating the development of artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled ambient documentation solutions for acute care providers.
According to the press release,…
KLAS: Amwell, Teladoc Health, Caregility Most Chosen Vendors
By Mark Melchionna April 20, 2023 – Published this month, a new KLAS report indicated that many virtual care vendors report success in terms of purchase decisions and replacements among customer organizations, with the highest…
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VA Executives Call for Modifications to House EHR Reform Proposals
By Hannah Nelson April 20, 2023 – While Veterans Affairs (VA) executives support elements of reform bills that would hold its EHR modernization (EHRM) project to a higher standard, the agency is requesting modifications before…
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Parent of 2 Major Massachusetts Health Insurers Suffers Ransomware Attack
By Jill McKeon April 20, 2023 – Massachusetts-based Point32Health, the parent of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Tufts Health Plan, posted a notice on its website regarding a “cybersecurity ransomware incident” that it discovered on…
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Hal Wolf on HIMSS23: “It feels like we are all back”
At the HIMSS23 media briefing held yesterday, the number of attendees was announced as 35,000 – a significant increase over 2021 and 2022’s attendance. This result led Harold (Hal) Wolf, President and CEO of…
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Extended Deadline for HIPAA Telehealth Compliance Granted
The Office of Civil Rights is offering healthcare providers a 90-day transition period to comply with the HIPAA Rules for telehealth from May 12 to August 9, with OCR continuing its enforcement discretion and…
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HIMSS23: EHR Vendors Showcase New GPT Features through Demos
EHR vendors, Epic and eClinicalWorks, have launched a generative artificial intelligence (GPT) features at the HIMSS23 conference. The tools enable provider organizations to search and summarize contextual information with natural language searches powered by…
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Implementing ‘Code Dark’ Protocol in Healthcare Emergency Response
Healthcare organizations are increasingly concerned about ransomware attacks, which are the most significant threat to hospitals and healthcare facilities. Nate Lesser, CISO of Children’s National Hospital, emphasized the importance of cybersecurity as a team…
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Health Privacy and Security in the Time of TEFCA: Raising the Bar for Trusted Exchange
The following is a guest article by Dave Cassel, Chief Customer Officer at Health Gorilla and Former Executive Director of Carequality
Talking about privacy and security in health information exchange is tricky. Saying you want…