Bonus Features – June 4, 2023 – 51% of hospitals plan to participate in TEFCA, only 18% of orgs have implemented email security software correctly, and more

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 and Studies The majority (51%) of hospitals plan to participate in TEFCA, according to ONC data. Organizations most likely to participate include those who are part of existing national networks such as eHealth Exchange, CommonWell, or Carequality, (65%), those that are in multi-hospital systems (61%), and those that aren’t critical access hospitals (59%). With 48% of organizations unsure if they will participate (and 1% saying they won’t), ONC admitted it has some outreach work to do. Only 18% of U.S. healthcare organizations that have implemented Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting and Conformance (DMARC) technology have done it correctly, according to a report from email security vendor EasyDMARC. Most orgs haven’t implemented policies to flag, report and remove outbound phishing emails – all key steps to prevent phishing. A paper from community care provider Waymark found that federal funding covers less than half the cost of evidence-based interventions typically recommended by social needs screenings. Researchers estimated that it cost ...
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