EPtalk by Dr. Jayne 3/27/25
It looks like I’m one of the users who have been selected to test the beta version of the new Amazon Health AI digital assistant.
According to news articles, the tool is designed to field…
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HHS to reduce workforce by 20K jobs in major agency-wide restructure
The Department of Health and Human Services announced a dramatic agency transformation on Thursday, that HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., said will streamline operations by consolidating 28 divisions into 15 and reducing regional…
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Why Playing Nice is a Competitive Advantage
No matter their purpose, many healthcare technology vendors follow a familiar playbook: Create a protected ecosystem for your solutions, make it hard for customers to use or integrate with products from competitors, then encourage…
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Build ‘brick’ defences against inevitable attacks, says NHSE cyber lead
Chris Day (right), NHSE clinical lead for cyber operations, at Rewired25 (Credit: Thelma Agnew)
NHS England’s clinical lead for cyber operations has called on NHS organisations to accept the inevitability of cyber attacks and…
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Taylor: Lack of capacity in centre ‘concerning’ for NHS’ digital plans
Matthew Taylor, chief executive at NHS Confederation, speaking at a previous edition of Digital Health Rewired
The capacity at the centre once NHS England has been abolished and brought into government will arguably become…
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Reduced fine of £3m imposed on Advanced following cyber attack
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has reduced the fine imposed on Advanced to £3.07 million for security failings that put the personal information of almost 80,000 people at risk.
The fine, which is the first…
Australia to integrate digital health education into university degrees
The Australian Digital Health Agency is partnering with universities to integrate digital health education into degrees. The project, according to ADHA CEO Amanda Cattermole, will pursue a “consistent approach to digital health education at a…
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11 NZ primary health organisations sign up to National Primary Care Dashboard
Newly appointed Health Minister Simeon Brown recently announced new investment package to improve access to primary care. An extra NZ$285 million ($164 million) funding over three years will be invested in general practice from July…
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National security leaders: Combating cyber threats from China takes collaboration
They may not be looking to exfiltrate patient data for ransom and disruption. Instead, cybercrime groups sanctioned by the People’s Republic of China – including Silk Typhoon, which is thought to be targeting healthcare…
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Healthcare AI News 3/26/25
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OpenAI adds an advanced image generator into ChatGPT-4o. The new tool can handle up to 20 objects, learn from user-uploaded images, and create photo-realistic images. I had it reimagine a HIMSS conference session as…
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