Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job.
News
- ASTP released Security Risk Assessment Tool Version 3.6, with a risk scale now aligned to NIST standards and refreshed library files. In addition, ASTP/ONC and CMS released 2023 data on the certified health IT used by hospitals and clinicians, along with data on health app marketplaces.
Studies
- One-third of patients using provider directories encountered outdated or incorrect information, according to a LexisNexis Risk Solutions and Ipsos survey.
- Research from BMJ Group found only 47% of healthcare professionals in Europe think digital technology has eased administrative tasks.
- A report from OneTrust found AI risk workloads are up 35% year over year in healthcare as organizations address cybersecurity vulnerabilities, data governance gaps, and third-party AI use.
- Nearly 4 in 10 patients avoid seeking care for a medical condition because they don’t want to go through the process of finding a new doctor, according to a Tebra survey.
- The Strata Decision Technology Q2 report showed a 65% year-over-year increase in oncology drug expenses. Meanwhile, hospital reported a median year-to-date operating margin of 1.2%.
Partnerships
- PointClickCare subsidiary Audacious Inquiry and the Chickasaw Nation Industries are partnering to support the ONC Health IT Certification Program.
- Virtual care for patients with digestive conditions through Ayble Health is now available to Castlight Health’s network of employer and health plan clients.
- CipherHealth is partnering with Achievers, an employee recognition platform, to integrate patient feedback with its CipherRouds rounding software.
- Pear Suite and Instacart are partnering to help community health workers increase access to food resources for Medicaid beneficiaries.
Product Releases
- CitiusTech launched CitiusTech Knewron to help healthcare organizations design and operate enterprise AI solutions.
- At its annual summit, IKS Health announced ambient AI scribe Scribble Now is integrated across its RCM, coding, and documentation systems.
- Conversational AI vendor IntelePeer is partnering with Planet DDS, a cloud-based dental software provider.
- Lucem Health released Reveal for T1D, which analyzes EHR data to identify patients at risk of Type 1 diabetes before symptoms emerge.
- Medbridge unveiled One Care to help providers offer movement-based medicine to patients with musculoskeletal and joint pain or undergoing surgical rehabilitation.
- Myriad Systems announced Myriad Motion, an onboarding tool to help practices switch EHR, practice management, and billing systems.
- Proscia released Aperture, which analyzes lab data to enhance diagnostic decision-making.
- Within3 unveiled Launch Intelligence to help life science companies make more informed drug development decisions.
Implementations
- Hospital for Special Care renewed its contract with Altera Digital Health to use Sunrise EHR through 2032.
- The Delaware Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health rolled out a behavioral healthcare coordination platform designed by Bamboo Health.
- Puerto Rico’s Hospital General Castañer chose eClinicalWorks cloud-based ER EHR solution.
- The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services launched the next generation of its disease surveillance platform built by Strategic Solutions Group.
Company News
- Amazon Pharmacy is now available in Texas, giving residents of that state access to 50-plus prescriptions for $5 a month.
- athenahealth announced more features for its upcoming AI-native athernaOne platform, currently in testing. In addition, athenahealth subsidiary epocrates launched AI Assist to help physicians find accurate drug information.
- Ambient AI technology from Canary Speech earned ISO certifications for AI and information security.
- Documentation and decision support software from Medicomp Systems is now live at 11 hospitals in Southeast Asia.
- Logistics vendor Phox Health completed a delivery of specialty medications from University of Washington Medicine in Seattle to Spokane in 61 minutes – a trip that typically takes hours.
- Swisslog Healthcare, supplier of pharmacy and transport automation technology, achieved HITRUST certification.
- Wolters Kluwer UpToDate Enterprise Edition is now available in the Asia Pacific Region.
People
- Payer-provider data exchange vendor Madaket Health appointed Megan Schmidt as CEO.
- Omega Healthcare appointed Gautam Char as Chief Strategy Officer; he’ll continue to serve as CEO of WhiteSpace Health, the company’s analytics subsidiary.
- Behavioral health technology vendor Kipu Health appointed Josh Boyer as Chief Financial Officer.
- Patient communication platform ActiumHealth appointed John Voigt as Executive Vice President, Growth & Strategy.
- Surgical technology vendor Proprio added Adam Spice to its Board of Directors.
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