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 News 6/14/24 – HIStalk
HIStalk - (Friday June 14, 2024) Top News Ascension provides updates about its May 8 ransomware attack: The cyberattack was launched by an malicious email that was opened by an unsuspecting employee.  Veteran Affairs Extends Oracle EHR Modernization Contract
HIT Consultant - (Thursday June 13, 2024) What You Should Know: – The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced today it is extending its contract with Oracle to continue delivering a modern electronic health record (EHR) system for veterans across the… |
 Canary Speech secures $13M for AI-enabled speech recognition software
MobiHealthNews - (Thursday June 13, 2024) Canary Speech, maker of AI-enabled speech analysis software, announced it scored $13 million in Series A funding. Cortes Capital (Love’s Private Equity) led the round, with participation from SMK (Japan), Hackensack Meridian Health and Sorenson…  84% of Patients Would Participate in a Hospital-at-Home Program
HIT Consultant - (Thursday June 13, 2024) What You Should Know: – As waivers allowing in-home patient care expire this year, a new survey by Vivalink, a leader in digital healthcare solutions, reveals a growing public interest in Hospital at Home (HaH)… |
 Rural hospitals: The forgotten frontier needs advocates for a better model
Healthcare IT news - (Thursday June 13, 2024) Access to healthcare services is critical to good health, yet rural residents often encounter barriers to healthcare that limit their ability to obtain the care they need.Similarly, providers serving in rural areas also face…  Q&A: Better Health scores $14M to scale medical support and supply company
MobiHealthNews - (Thursday June 13, 2024) Better Health, which provides an online store where patients can purchase ostomy, urology and diabetes products and receive peer support and educational content, announced it secured $14 million in strategic funding, bringing its total… |
 CipherHealth Launches AI Summaries to Transform Patient Rounding
HIT Consultant - (Thursday June 13, 2024) What You Should Know: – CipherHealth, a recognized leader and innovator in patient-centered communications and insights for the nation’s leading healthcare systems, today announced the launch of AI Summaries for its rounding toolkit, CipherRounds. – Harnessing the power…  Integrations and Varied Uses for ScribeMD’s Ambient Clinical Voice Solution
Healthcare IT Today - (Thursday June 13, 2024)  ScribeMD performs well at the common use of ambient voice to create notes, which Toubiana says they can do in 20 seconds, producing notes that more than 99% of the time require no editing…. |
 With Epic, GeneDx aims to broaden the potential of rapid whole genome sequencing
Healthcare IT news - (Thursday June 13, 2024) GeneDx, a genetic testing and analytics developer, announced this week that it is collaborating with Epic to expand access to its rapid whole genome sequencing services.WHY IT MATTERSThe focus is specifically on neonatal intensive…  Ascension confirms data breached in Black Basta ransomware attack
Healthcare IT news - (Thursday June 13, 2024) As Ascension continues to work toward network-wide restoration of its electronic health record, the 19-state health system this week confirmed that the May 8 ransomware attack that debilitated its IT systems also may have… |