Bonus Features – July 14, 2024 – 45% of orgs don’t have standardized cybersecurity processes, 94% of clinicians and researchers believe AI will be used for misinformation, plus 21 more stories

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

ONC released HTI-2, the second proposed rule for Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Patient Engagement, Information Sharing, and Public Health Interoperability. Proposed technology and standards updates include the capability to exchange clinical images and the addition of multi-factor authentication support. The 60-day public comment period will open once the rule’s published in the Federal Register.

In a Time article, Arianna Huffington and Sam Altman announced the launch of Thrive AI Health, which aims to apply AI to behavior change. It’s funded by Huffington’s Thrive Global and Altman’s OpenAI.

Three public health infrastructure partners launched the national Implementation Center Program to support public health agencies as they modernize their data systems. Three organizations were chosen as the program’s initial Implementation Centers: CRISP Shared Services, Guidehouse, and Mathematica.

Studies

• Though roughly 95% of medical researchers and clinicians think AI will help accelerate knowledge discovery, a nearly equal percentage (94%) believe AI will be used for misinformation, according to a recent Elsevier survey.
• An alarming 45% of healthcare organizations don’t have standardized cybersecurity processes, according to a recent survey from LevelBlue. Additionally, 69% of orgs struggle to find external cybersecurity expertise.

Partnerships

• Innovaccer is partnering with P3 Health Partners, a population health management company for Medicare patients.
• Conversational analytics vendor mpathic is partnering with Wave, a virtual mental healthcare provider, to develop an AI model capable of detecting and correcting for cultural attunement and reducing bias.

Products

• Greenway Health launched Greenway Health Pay, a payment tool powered by InstaMed.
• Kontakt.io released its Patient Flow solution, which uses Bluetooth tags equipped with infrared to locate patients.
• Dermatology EHR EZDERM launched its Side Effects Module to help providers identify medication side effects. It’s integrated with Surescripts.
• Reputation management vendor rater8 updated it patient feedback product.
• Value-based care administration vendor HSBlox updated its CureAlign platform.

Sales

• Virginia-based Carilion Clinic chose Ensemble Health for end-to-end revenue cycle management.
• Illinois-based Carle Health selected Nabla for its ambient AI assistant.
• North Carolina-based Cone Health expanded its use of Lirio for chronic condition management.

Company News

• Payer data analytics vendor Cotiviti earned Certified Measures status for HEDIS 2024 from NCQA.
• AI customer experience technology vendor Talkdesk achieved AWS Healthcare ISV Competency.
• Operations software vendor symplr achieved System and Organization Controls (SOC) 2 Type II compliance attestation.
• Interoperability platform 1upHealth earned HITRUST Implemented, 1-year (i1) Certification.

People

• Cloud-based data enablement platform Clearsense made three C-suite hires: Jonathan Cook as CTO, Ken Misch as CFO and COO, and Glenn Wirick as Chief Commercial Officer.
• AHIMA appointed Lori M. Wemhoff as Chief Marketing Officer.
• Behavioral health company Rula Health appointed Dr. Doug Newton as Chief Medical Officer.
• Operations software maker RLDatix announced two leadership additions: August Calhoun as President & General Manager of RLDatix North America, and Mike Allelunas as President & General Manager of RLDatix Life Sciences.

If you have news that you’d like us to consider for a future edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features, please submit them on this page. Please include any relevant links and let us know if news is under embargo. Note that submissions received after the close of business on Thursday may not be included in Bonus Features until the following week.

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

ONC released HTI-2, the second proposed rule for Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Patient Engagement, Information Sharing, and Public Health Interoperability. Proposed technology and standards updates include the capability to exchange clinical images and the addition of multi-factor authentication support. The 60-day public comment period will open once the rule’s published in the Federal Register.

In a Time article, Arianna Huffington and Sam Altman announced the launch of Thrive AI Health, which aims to apply AI to behavior change. It’s funded by Huffington’s Thrive Global and Altman’s OpenAI.

Three public health infrastructure partners launched the national Implementation Center Program to support public health agencies as they modernize their data systems. Three organizations were chosen as the program’s initial Implementation Centers: CRISP Shared Services, Guidehouse, and Mathematica.

Studies

• Though roughly 95% of medical researchers and clinicians think AI will help accelerate knowledge discovery, a nearly equal percentage (94%) believe AI will be used for misinformation, according to a recent Elsevier survey.
• An alarming 45% of healthcare organizations don’t have standardized cybersecurity processes, according to a recent survey from LevelBlue. Additionally, 69% of orgs struggle to find external cybersecurity expertise.

Partnerships

• Innovaccer is partnering with P3 Health Partners, a population health management company for Medicare patients.
• Conversational analytics vendor mpathic is partnering with Wave, a virtual mental healthcare provider, to develop an AI model capable of detecting and correcting for cultural attunement and reducing bias.

Products

• Greenway Health launched Greenway Health Pay, a payment tool powered by InstaMed.
• Kontakt.io released its Patient Flow solution, which uses Bluetooth tags equipped with infrared to locate patients.
• Dermatology EHR EZDERM launched its Side Effects Module to help providers identify medication side effects. It’s integrated with Surescripts.
• Reputation management vendor rater8 updated it patient feedback product.
• Value-based care administration vendor HSBlox updated its CureAlign platform.

Sales

• Virginia-based Carilion Clinic chose Ensemble Health for end-to-end revenue cycle management.
• Illinois-based Carle Health selected Nabla for its ambient AI assistant.
• North Carolina-based Cone Health expanded its use of Lirio for chronic condition management.

Company News

• Payer data analytics vendor Cotiviti earned Certified Measures status for HEDIS 2024 from NCQA.
• AI customer experience technology vendor Talkdesk achieved AWS Healthcare ISV Competency.
• Operations software vendor symplr achieved System and Organization Controls (SOC) 2 Type II compliance attestation.
• Interoperability platform 1upHealth earned HITRUST Implemented, 1-year (i1) Certification.

People

• Cloud-based data enablement platform Clearsense made three C-suite hires: Jonathan Cook as CTO, Ken Misch as CFO and COO, and Glenn Wirick as Chief Commercial Officer.
• AHIMA appointed Lori M. Wemhoff as Chief Marketing Officer.
• Behavioral health company Rula Health appointed Dr. Doug Newton as Chief Medical Officer.
• Operations software maker RLDatix announced two leadership additions: August Calhoun as President & General Manager of RLDatix North America, and Mike Allelunas as President & General Manager of RLDatix Life Sciences.

If you have news that you’d like us to consider for a future edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features, please submit them on this page. Please include any relevant links and let us know if news is under embargo. Note that submissions received after the close of business on Thursday may not be included in Bonus Features until the following week.