Andrea Fox
Working with Telemetrix and Remote Care Partners, the Atlanta health system is enabling cloud-based data exchange between home patient monitoring devices and its electronic health records.
QR codes designed to improve data transfer can entice healthcare data breaches. Sharat Potharaju of Beaconstac shares advice on how to safely bolster data security while providing patients the ease of mobile access.
Femtech developer Aspira Women's Health signs with Dana Farber to license a biomarker-based ovarian cancer diagnostic, a Madrona Venture Labs spin-out adds GPT-enabled virtual agents to billing automation and Dave, an LLM oncology tool, is born.
The 17-step road map is meant to help sort out shared healthcare cyber hygiene responsibilities, giving policymakers and providers direction toward protecting patient safety in the face of cyber threats.
The ATA applauded the extension through Nov. 11. Working with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the DEA has also offered a one-year grace period for doctor-patient telemedicine relationships established before that date.
The complaint alleges the EHR provider failed to follow guidelines for protecting data after the company said compromised credentials enabled unauthorized access to the confidential information of more than 1 million people.
A survey of chief information security officers across industries shows them experiencing serious strain as budgets remain limited while cyberattacks gain intensity. But there are some bright spots, such as improved relations with executive leadership.
The funding includes $90 million to open 20 new centers for nurse clinical advancement as part of the national healthcare provider's nursing strategy, said its chief nurse executive.
Urban Health Plan tested eClinicalWorks' healow prediction algorithm and increased its show rate for the patients most likely to miss their appointments by 154% with targeted interventions.
The DoD's new cyber workforce strategy aims to address 30K unfilled cyber positions, and the agency is looking hard at "moving away from certifications," said Mark Gorak, cyber workforce policy and development integrator.