News 8/16/24 – HIStalk
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The private equity owner of healthcare consulting firm Chartis sells a majority stake to private equity firm Blackstone.
Insiders say that the deal values Chartis at about $1.4 billion.
The 23-year-old Chartis has…
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State of digital health investment, part 4: Atropos Health
The perspective on seeking investment varies company by company. Still, a common theme exists that it is necessary to ensure knowledge of the market and the actual value of one’s technology and that the…
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HistoSonics Raises $102M for Liver Tumor Treatment
What You Should Know:
– HistoSonics, a medical technology company specializing in histotripsy, a non-invasive treatment for liver tumors raises $102M in Series D financing round.
– Led by Alpha Wave Ventures, with participation from new…
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Northwestern Deploys Epic-Integrated DAX Copilot
What You Should Know:
– Nuance Communications, a Microsoft company, announced that Northwestern Medicine has selected Dragon Ambient eXperience (DAX) Copilot as its ambient voice solution.
– The AI-powered technology will be integrated into Epic EHR…
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Review: Extreme Networks AP4000 Brings Wi-Fi 6E Connectivity for Healthcare
Extreme Networks AP4000 Provides Next-Level Speed and Security
Health systems require stringent security and protection from phishing and ransomware. The AP4000 is packed with security features such as Wi-Fi Protected Access 3, Galois/Counter Mode authenticated…
AllianceChicago CIO discusses technology-enabled approaches to health equity
AllianceChicago is a unique organization. A federally funded health center network of more than 76 community health centers operating in more than 23 states, its work is centered on improving personal, community and public…
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Strategies for Defense as Cyberattacks Target Healthcare Applications
Healthcare organizations find themselves increasingly vulnerable to sophisticated and diverse cyberattacks ranging from ransomware to social engineering.The threats targeting healthcare applications have the potential to disrupt critical operations and compromise patient care.While 86% of…
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Healthcare’s Need for High Performance Computing | Healthcare IT Today
Most health care sites are using healthcare systems that are several years old. In a recent Healthcare IT Today interview with Dell Technologies and AMD, Harini Malik, Global Strategic Biz Dev Head for Healthcare…
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ZeOmega Integrates with Wolters Kluwer for Member Education
What You Should Know:
– ZeOmega®, the leading population health management organization, today announced that its Jiva Member Engagement Navigator platform now integrates with Wolters Kluwer’s UpToDate® member education solutions.
– This integration combines both companies’ award-winning solutions to equip health…
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The Aftereffects of the CrowdStrike Outage | Healthcare IT Today
On Friday, July 19th, 2024, CrowdStrike had a major outage. Many businesses and organizations came to an abrupt halt as all systems using CrowdStrike received the infamous blue screen of death. All because of…
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