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Shocking Healthcare Data Breach Costs Revealed

DistilINFO Hospital IT - (Tuesday August 5, 2025)
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Healthcare Data Breach Overview
Healthcare organizations continue to face unprecedented cybersecurity challenges, with data breaches reaching alarming financial costs that far exceed any other industry sector. According to IBM’s comprehensive cybersecurity report released on July…

Epic CEO Tackles Midwest Nice Challenge

DistilINFO Hospital IT - (Tuesday August 5, 2025)
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The Problem with Being Too Nice
Epic founder and CEO Judy Faulkner has identified a unique challenge facing her Verona, Wisconsin-based electronic health record company: employees being too polite for their own good. This cultural…

Revolutionary Healthcare AI Raises $55M Funding

DistilINFO Hospital IT - (Tuesday August 5, 2025)
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Series C Funding Overview
Healthcare artificial intelligence startup Ultromics has successfully secured $55 million in Series C funding, marking a significant milestone in the medical AI industry. This substantial investment round demonstrates growing investor confidence…

Rush Connect+ Revolutionizes Virtual Healthcare Access

DistilINFO Hospital IT - (Tuesday August 5, 2025)
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What is Rush Connect+?
Chicago-based Rush University System for Health has revolutionized digital healthcare access with the launch of Rush Connect+, a groundbreaking $19-per-month subscription service. This innovative digital care membership represents a significant leap…

AI physio clinic more than halves NHS back pain waiting list

Digital Health - (Tuesday August 5, 2025)
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An AI-powered physiotherapy clinic has more than halved waiting lists for back pain in its first large-scale deployment in England.
The service from Flok Health, which provides same-day appointments for back pain via an app, was…

The Promise of Digital Health and Remote Therapeutic Monitoring for Improving OUD Treatment Outcomes

HIT Consultant - (Tuesday August 5, 2025)
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Dan Cohen, President and Cofounder of Adhere+

The COVID-19 pandemic catalyzed a rapid and necessary transformation in the delivery of healthcare services, especially for vulnerable populations with opioid use disorder (OUD). Regulatory flexibilities introduced during…

Skylight Health Launches with $13M to Redefine Specialty Care

HIT Consultant - (Tuesday August 5, 2025)
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What You Should Know: 

– Skylight Health, a mission-driven healthcare company co-founded by Jesse Hunter and Dr. Doug Smith, announced its official launch and the closing of a $13M in funding led by Valtruis with…

Frazier Healthcare Partners Sells Elevate Patient Financial Solutions to Audax and Parthenon

HIT Consultant - (Tuesday August 5, 2025)
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What You Should Know: 

– Frazier Healthcare Partners (“Frazier”), a private equity firm focused exclusively on the healthcare sector announced the sale of Elevate Patient Financial Solutions (“Elevate” or the “Company”) to Audax Private Equity…

Windows 10 End-of-Life: What It Means for HIPAA Compliance and Patient Data Security

HIT Consultant - (Tuesday August 5, 2025)
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Sam Peters, Chief Product Officer at ISMS.online

With Microsoft officially ending support for Windows 10 in October 2025, healthcare organizations now face a critical technology decision: migrate to Windows 11 or risk operating on unsupported…

Smartphone video-based early diagnosis of blepharospasm using dual cross-attention modeling enhanced by facial pose estimation

npj Digital Medicine - (Tuesday August 5, 2025)
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Blepharospasm is a focal dystonia characterized by involuntary eyelid contractions that impair vision and social function. The subtle clinical signs of blepharospasm make early and accurate diagnosis difficult, delaying timely intervention. In this study,…