Mike Miliard
The Joint Cybersecurity Advisory about the ransomware-as-a-service variant comes as Capitol Hill leaders are asking HHS to boost its efforts to protect hospitals and public health systems from cyberattacks.
More than $10 million in new prize money from the Kidney Innovation Accelerator is available for "urgently needed" innovation.
The APeX system, which was customized at UC San Francisco and stands for Advancing Patient-Centered Excellence, will offer access to consolidated medical records for a more seamless patient experience, the health system says.
The goal is to build out a data acquisition and interoperability platform to help clients reduce administrative burden, boost revenue and drive quality improvements, Availity's CEO said.
The group has also put together several resources to help organizations "transition to a culture of health information sharing" as ONC rules come online.
Total membership was up 27% year-over-year, to 790,000 in Q2; net revenue was up 112%, to $255.8 million.
Building off a longtime partnership, the deal expands Lyniate's offerings to include terminology cross-mapping, value set management, unstructured data conversion and more.
He's concerned that the acquisition would "provide Amazon with access to enormous tranches of patient data."
The interoperability framework will now allow agencies to opt in – widening data exchange across public and private sectors.
John Kansky, president and CEO of Indiana Health Information Exchange, discusses how statewide and regional exchanges have evolved during the pandemic, and predicts where they're headed next.