The New Zealand government is still developing its investment plan for digital infrastructure in healthcare. Recently, Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand released its first Health Infrastructure Plan, which outlines “a national, long-term approach to…
Continue Reading
Key Findings Reveal Reactive Security Stance
Healthcare organizations continue to struggle with implementing comprehensive cybersecurity measures, according to new benchmarking data. Research shows the sector remains primarily reactive rather than proactive in addressing cybersecurity risks,…
Image by jcomp on Freepik
What You Should Know:
– A team of researchers at the intersection of medicine and technology has harnessed the power of artificial intelligence (AI) and NVIDIA GPUs to develop a new…
Continue Reading
For Medicare, telemedicine reimbursement and regulation has been about kicking the can down the road – more temporary extensions of COVID-era flexibilities. The current ones run out on September 30.It’s April 2025 and healthcare…
Continue Reading
Half of Americans Skip Vital Cancer Screenings
A concerning trend has emerged in preventive healthcare across the United States. According to the Prevent Cancer Foundation‘s 2025 Early Detection Survey, only 51% of Americans are receiving…
What You Should Know:
– A recent report KLAS report has shed light on the ongoing cybersecurity challenges facing the healthcare industry, emphasizing the ripple effects of breaches like the 2024 Change Healthcare incident.
– The…
Continue Reading
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has had a devastating global impact, profoundly affecting daily life, healthcare systems, and public health infrastructure. Despite the availability of treatments and vaccines, hospitalizations and deaths continue. Real-time surveillance…
Continue Reading
Te Whatu Ora pauses workforce restructureTe Whatu Ora Health New Zealand holds back its plan to ax positions across the organisation, including several digital and data jobs.
Interim chief human resources officer Fiona McCarhy said…
Higher Disease Rates in Rural Communities
A recent NIH-funded study has uncovered alarming disparities in heart health between rural and urban populations. The comprehensive research reveals adults in rural areas face significantly higher rates of…
This week, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) underwent a massive restructuring under its secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., resulting in the sudden departure of thousands of employees across the nation.
While Kennedy…
Continue Reading
