Andrea Fox
Cybersecurity In Focus
Automation and emerging technologies may accelerate efficiencies but can also add to IT burdens. Careful planning, testing and frameworks are a must to avoid creating new security problems, say panelists at HIMSS25.
Cybersecurity
Where data integrity and privacy are subject to a variety of complex standards, laws and rules, organizations must drive security at every turn to protect patient data as well as exchange it.
Cybersecurity In Focus
Now is the time to get involved with the Healthcare and Public Health Sector Coordinating Council's strategic plan to upgrade cybersecurity from critical to stable condition, says Chris Tyberg, HSCC executive committee chair.
The tech giant said it will show in a theater-like fashion how artificial intelligence supports clinicians across their workflows. Also, the booth will feature advances in healthcare AI modeling and tool releases that autoscale big healthcare data.
In the 2025 pulse survey, executives at healthcare organizations with over $1 billion in earnings said they are preparing for significant changes tied to payment reform and workforce.
The GAO questions simultaneous electronic health record improvements and new deployments, while the VA deputy secretary nominee speaks of urgency to complete the long-stalled project. The implementation team offers progress updates and automation plans.
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.