Andrea Fox

The combined software company, now one of the largest worldwide, will “use data to power and protect the AI revolution,” Cisco says.

Also: Availity clarifies reports that it has cut ties with the clearinghouse and says it "fully expects" to reconnect to Change Healthcare.

Building on the ongoing collaboration with Nuance, providers can use DAX Copilot conversational, ambient and generative artificial intelligence to draft clinical notes during in-person and telehealth visits.

The anchor exhibitor featured performance improvements, pre-built clinical quality analytics and more to help increase reimbursement and enhance care. Oracle Health EVP Seema Verma shared insights on AI's potential, interoperability under TEFCA and more.

The agency further defines when it considers a device to be Internet-enabled, proposes to add vulnerability disclosures and makes recommendations for cyber device maintenance plans and patch timelines.

Improving patient care and clinical trials, driving value-based care and building trust require a confluence of data logic and innovation, health IT leaders said Wednesday at HIMSS24.

At HIMSS24, CDC Director Dr. Mandy Cohen, and Deputy National Coordinator Steve Posnack discussed the state of public health data exchange, and where cross-agency collaboration can take it.

Regulatory controls can provide a false sense of security, but there's a way to get ahead of cyber adversaries, said panelists at the HIMSS24 Healthcare Cybersecurity Forum.

Trust in the digital economy is built upon several key principles like cybersecurity, privacy, interoperability and equity in technology development, use and standards, says NIST's Cherilyn Pascoe.

Also: The ALPHV BlackCat ransomware group may have faked a second government takedown, while the extent of the protected-data leak is still unknown.