Healthcare IT News published more than 1, 150 reports and feature stories this past year– covering the trends and happenings in artificial intelligence, cloud and top technology, security and privacy, electronic health records, connectivity, individual and provider experience, telehealth and remote monitoring. The ten stories featured in this list are those that our visitors liked the most. House passes the soldiers ‘ care package without enforcing the RESET Act.
This past year, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced plans to resume its EHR Modernization job in 2026. The Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act was voted up on Capitol Hill the past month, but it did so without a bill original area that would have included some investigating and application requirements for better monitoring of the rollouts. The passive problem of chronic disease “patient burnout” must be addressed.
The crucial issue of doctor stress is a topic that is frequently raised. But people experience it to, and it’s a problem that needs interest. Too many people are feeling overwhelmed by the demands associated with managing their chronic conditions, according to a healthcare physician exec. However, she argued that some cases of artificial intelligence usage had ease those strains. New AI foundation model can identify unique cancers, but it requires modern support to spread.
One of the largest image-based Artificial foundation models for cancer detection is billed as one of the established artificial intelligence tools created by modern disease business Paige out of a collaboration with Microsoft Research. The model, Virchow, can help spot little, complex and uncommon cancers and give pathologists detection and clinical insights that weren’t achievable yet recently. According to the company, AI can now identify cancers it hasn’t even been trained on. AHA, H-ISAC warn hospitals about Black Basta following Ascension cyberattack
Following the massive and crippling cyberattack on St. Louis-based Ascension, the Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center and the American Hospital Association warned providers in May that they also faced risks from nation-state bad actors. The ransomware group Black Basta, which is supported by Russia, had increased the scope of its attacks and had targeted the healthcare sector, according to reports. Joint cybersecurity advisory warns of Iran-based attacks
A joint alert about another nation-state cyber risk, this one from Iran, was issued by the FBI and the CIO and the IIS in September. The group – operating under evocative monikers such as Pioneer Kitten, Fox Kitten, UNC757, Parisite, RUBIDIUM and Lemon Sandstorm – work closely with ransomware affiliates to lock victim networks and extract ransom payments, the agencies said. With the aid of AI, a mental health provider significantly shortens the time to audit charts.
Cerebral, a virtual mental healthcare provider, aims to democratize access to high-quality care to all, its associate director of behavioral operations told us in August. Members can message their care team directly and have medications delivered straight to their door via video chat, and visits are conducted. She said the company has cut time spent on audits by 78 % because its platform offers precise data feedback that could be missed in manual auditing. CMS clarifies guidelines for HIPAA compliance when texting patient data
When performed using a HIPAA-compliant secure platform in accordance with CMS Conditions of Participation rules, the organization advised providers to “implement procedures/processes that routinely assess the security and integrity” of the platforms being used. Nuance AI copilot is now fully integrated into Epic EHR
The Microsoft voice AI subsidiary stated when it announced the general availability of Nuance Dragon Ambient eXperience Copilot in January that more than 150 hospitals and health systems were already using the DAX Copilot in their Epic electronic health record workflows to draft clinical notes and record patient visits. Slow down AI adoption, one tech CEO cautions
Artificial intelligence has plenty of downside risks, as we have reported over the past year. Despite its enormous promise for healthcare, it still has a lot of them. One IT executive urged a more cautious and deliberate approach to AI deployments, and that business leaders must demand ethical artificial intelligence and ensure that their RFPs list safeguard requirements. That takes time, which could mean pulling back from some investing. Chief AI Officer: Healthcare’s hot new role demands a rare combination of skill sets
However, the continued use of AI is not without a doubt in all medical fields, and more and more providers are delegating responsibility to an emerging new C-suite position. As we noted in this new series, the Chief AI Officer requires extensive and varied experience to manage portfolios of different tools, overseeing automation projects in both clinical and business environments, standing up governance structures, and managing portfolios of different tools.
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