Andrea Fox
Cybersecurity In Focus
Budget bumps have led to better security tools, but the growing use of artificial intelligence requires more focus and investments from organizations. HIMSS25 attendees can learn more at the preconference Healthcare Cybersecurity Forum.
Three months after announcing its intention to become a Qualified Health Information Network under TEFCA, the company is now taking official steps to participate in the nationwide healthcare interoperability framework.
The Alliance for Connected Care has asked U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi to intervene on proposed Drug Enforcement Agency e-prescribing rules, urging broader telehealth access.
Cleveland Clinic will roll out ambient documentation software while Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center leverages algorithms to accelerate treatment. Censinet launches tools to keep up with the pace of health AI adoption.
At HIMSS25, data experts from the health system will describe how a machine learning model integrated with their Epic EHR gives care teams patient-specific guidance to prevent falls.
The virtual care organization said the Drug Enforcement Administration's draft framework would impose on clinical decision-making. It also flagged compliance impracticalities around provider exclusions and arbitrary requirements.
The presence of hospital outcome data on EMS patient care reports in the National Emergency Medical Services Information System database improved in 2024. Data exchange progress is good news for patient care and could ultimately improve health outcomes.
The terminations include all first-year officers in the CDC’s Epidemic Intelligence Service investigating outbreaks and emerging health dangers. Other layoffs at CMS and FDA are also reported.
Using the HIMSS Digital Health Index, Missouri is taking evidence about public health agency digital maturity statewide to invest in data-driven population health strategies, says Anne Snowdon, who will share more about the initiative at HIMSS25.
American Medical Association researchers found that artificial intelligence in healthcare sparked more enthusiasm among physicians in 2024, increasing 5% over the previous year, while their use of AI tools increased by 28%.