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 Cyber plan launched to improve security of online public services
Digital Health - (Wednesday January 7, 2026) The government is introducing cyber measures aimed at improving the security and resilience of online public services, including health and social care.  The hidden inequalities in NHS digital transformation
Digital Health - (Wednesday January 7, 2026) Professor Nora Colton, founding director of the UCL Global Business School for Health (Credit: John Moloney) The rollout of AI within the NHS is likely to create gendered divisions within the workforce, warns Professor… |
 Readers Write: The Healthcare Cybersecurity Landscape For 2026
HIStalk - (Wednesday January 7, 2026) The Healthcare Cybersecurity Landscape For 2026By Russell Teague Healthcare is entering the new year facing the same uncomfortable truth it has confronted…  Digital Health Impact List 2026 deadline extended
Digital Health - (Wednesday January 7, 2026) Digital Health has extended the deadline to submit nominations for the Impact List 2026 until the end of February. |
 Beyond the Band-Aid: Reimagining Healthcare Workflows for the AI Era
HIT Consultant - (Wednesday January 7, 2026) Sundar Subramanian, CEO of Zyter/TruCare Industry leaders have been rapidly deploying AI programs, many of them hoping for a cure-all for operational and technological maladies of all kinds. Their optimism is not surprising, as tech…  Rewriting the Front Door: How AI-Assisted Intake Solves the 2026 Mental Health Crisis
HIT Consultant - (Wednesday January 7, 2026) Alexander Amatus, Business Development Lead at TherapyNearMe.com.au For all the hype about AI “replacing therapists,” the more immediate and profound shift is happening somewhere far less glamorous: the intake process. Across health systems, primary care physicians,… |
 Utah Becomes First State to Approve AI System for Prescription Renewals
HIT Consultant - (Wednesday January 7, 2026) What You Should Know – The Utah Department of Commerce has officially authorized Doctronic to become the first AI system in the U.S. to legally participate in medical decision-making for prescription renewals. – Operating under Utah’s…  NICE recommends digital platforms to help manage asthma
Digital Health - (Wednesday January 7, 2026) NICE has published draft guidance recommending eight digital platforms to help people with asthma better manage their condition. |
 Why Tegria’s Exit from Providence Reshapes Health IT Outsourcing
HIT Consultant - (Wednesday January 7, 2026) What You Should Know – Providence St. Joseph Health has officially offloaded Tegria Services Group to private equity firm Altaris, marking the end of a high-profile experiment in health system-owned IT consulting. – This move decouples…  Healthconnect Texas and PCIC Unify to Build the Ultimate Social Drivers of Health (SDoH) Infrastructure
HIT Consultant - (Wednesday January 7, 2026) What You Should Know – Healthconnect Texas and the Patient Care Intervention Center (PCIC) have announced a strategic unification, merging statewide clinical connectivity with deep community-based data on non-medical drivers of health. – The unified infrastructure… |