Cloud Computing

The program, called Transform, will help tech startups with a focus on machine learning, data engineering, analytics, healthcare, biotech, cybersecurity, IoT and more.

The deal creates a $1 billion company focused on AI-powered hospital operations, helping clients address capacity management and healthcare staffing shortages. 

Under the subcontract the company will help the U.S. Centers for Disease Control examine applications and help migrate systems to the cloud as part of the agency's digital transformation.

Marcus Perez, president of Altera Digital Health, offers some intriguing predictions for the year ahead.

Cybersecurity breaches in healthcare continued at an alarming rate throughout the year, affecting operations and patient safety, while government agencies and policymakers focused on ways to improve resilience.

How providers can build cyber resilience.

Most healthcare IT vendors surveyed use AWS, followed by Microsoft Azure. The Google Cloud Platform is predominantly used as a secondary provider, says KLAS.

Between now and December 21, stakeholders are encouraged to offer their responses to help with benchmarking, assessing critical needs, tracking progress, educating federal policymakers and more.

Bob Segert sees the company as viable for a public offering after three years of its life as a private entity. Meanwhile, athenahealth announced a new clinical advisory board this week to tackle provider burnout and other EHR documentation challenges.

Under the deal, CloudWave gains Sensato's real-time network monitoring, intrusion detection and asset fingerprinting, along with a 24/7 security operations center designed for healthcare infrastructure and connected devices.