News 12/13/24 – HIStalk
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ASTP publishes a slimmed-down version of the TEFCA HTI-2 final rule. Some parts that were unrelated to TEFCA, such as those related to public health data exchange and payer API standards, were moved…
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EPtalk by Dr. Jayne 12/12/24 – HIStalk
The US Department of Health and Human Services recently launched the National Healthcare Safety Dashboard that tracks patient and workforce harm. The goal is to monitor patient safety indicators so that improvement can result….
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Healthcare AI News 12/11/24 – HIStalk
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OpenAI launches AI-driven video generator Sora, then disables it due to heavy traffic. It can generate video from text instructions and existing media, but only up to a final length of 20 seconds. The…
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News 12/11/24 – HIStalk
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CVC Capital Partners will likely acquire German health IT company CompuGroup Medical in a take-private deal valued at $1.2 billion. The acquisition is expected to close in the first half of 2025.
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Curbside Consult with Dr. Jayne 12/9/24 – HIStalk
It’s definitely a slow time in the healthcare technology universe. The HLTH conference is in the rearview mirror and HIMSS is still a couple of months away.
CES will happen in January, although on…
The Contact Center of the Future – HIStalk
AI Meets the Front Lines: The Contact Center of the FutureBy Bill Smith
Bill Smith is director of Epic practice at Cordea Consulting.
Hospitals are always striving to deliver a better patient experience….
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Monday Morning Update 12/9/24 – HIStalk
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HHS OCR fines Children’s Hospital Colorado $548,000 for HIPAA breaches involving phishing and cyberattacks.
In the first incident from 2020, an IT help desk technician disabled two-factor authentication for a physician’s account and…
News 12/6/24 – HIStalk
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Apple CEO Tim Cook repeats his previous assertion that health apps will define the company’s legacy.
Cook says in an excellent Wired interview that enabling AirPods as hearing aids for moderate hearing loss…
EPtalk by Dr. Jayne 12/5/24 – HIStalk
It’s that time of year, with cybersecurity firm NordPass releasing its annual list of most used passwords. Topping the Hall of Shame list this year: secret, 123456, password, qwerty123, qwerty1, 123456789, password1, 12345678, 12345,…
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Healthcare AI News 12/4/24 – HIStalk
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Non-profit healthcare safety group ECRI names AI as its top healthcare technology hazard for 2025. Organization President and CEO Marcus Schabacker, MD, PhD said in the list’s announcement, “Balancing innovation in AI with privacy…
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