Bonus Features – January 21, 2024 – Number of compromised patient records in cyberattacks rose 108% in 2023, USCDI v5 draft announced, plus 18 more stories

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 ONC released the draft United States Core Data for Interoperability (USCDI) v5, along with a Standards Bulletin to explain the proposed two new data classes (Observations and Orders) and 13 new data elements (among them preferred name and pronoun). The 2024 Industry Outlook from eClinical Solutions found 53% of clinical data experts believe AI and ML will have the greatest impact on improving efficiency and outcomes. Though the volume of cyberattacks remained consistent in 2023 compared to the previous year, the number of compromised patients records increased 108% year over year, according to Fortified Health Security. Partnerships Pharmacy benefits manager RxBenefits has integrated with the Springbuk Activate partner marketplace of tools for employers and benefits advisors. Sexual heath provider TBD Health is offering access to at-home test kits, diagnostics lab, pharmacy, and clinics to LGBTQ+ health provider FOLX Health and online prescriber Wisp. GigXR and CAE Healthcare formed a strategic alliance to provide multimodal clinical training for medical school...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - Category: Information Technology Authors: Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT Amy Kruse Avel eCare Biofourmis bitewell CAE Healthcare Christian León CLARA Analytics eClinical Solutions Equality Health Feel Therapeutics FOLX Health Fortified Health Security GigXR Healthc Source Type: blogs