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.
Studies
- Only 35% of healthcare IT leaders view AI as essential, according to a recent report from Presidio. For orgs that have implemented AI, 69% said data analysis is their primary use case.
- Cybersecurity is a top digital transformation priority for 46% of health plans, according to a recent HealthEdge study. That compares to 26% for technology modernization and 15% for piloting generative AI.
- Nearly 1 in 4 (24%) of search results links related to mental carry a malware risk, according to a Tebra report. Overall, 22% of health-related search terms have a potential risk of malware.
Partnerships
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center’s OpenNotes is leading a study to evaluate Abridge’s AI-generated patient visit summaries.
- Behavioral health provider network Rula Health is now part of Amazon’s Health Condition Programs.
- Vantiq, Telemedicine Solutions, and NTT DATA launched Wound AI, a clinical decision support platform for wound care treatment.
- Premier made Televox its preferred partner for omnichannel patient relationship management through a national group purchasing agreement.
- Wellbeing benefits company CuraLinc Healthcare is partnering with Oshi Health, a virtual digestive healthcare provider.
Products
- Health information network Surescripts is making its Medication History for Populations product available to health plans.
- Identity management vendor Verato launched Verato for Salesforce, which is now available on Salesforce AppExchange.
- Socially Determined announced My Minors, an application in its SocialScape analytics platform for determining social risk factors in pediatric patients.
- AI platform vendor Avaamo launched Avaamo Ambient, an ambient listening tool.
Sales
- Wisconsin-based Red Cliff Community Health Center is implementing Greenway Health Intergy EHR and Practice Management.
- The U.S. Defense Health Agency selected Volpara Health‘s Patient Hub for mammography reporting, cancer risk assessment, and patient tracking.
- Outpatient medical imaging providers SimonMed Imaging selected CureMetrix‘s cmAngio, software for reading mammograms and marking certain anomalies.
- San Francisco-based Pacific Eye Associates selected Nextech’s ophthalmic practice management platform.
Company News
- WEDI announced its Board of Directors for 2025, with Aetna’s Merri-Lee Stine serving as Board Chair.
- Komodo Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation announced five recipients of the 2024 Diet-Related Health grants to to study the impact of diet on health.
- A study from virtual specialty care provider WovenX Health redirected more than 90% of patients with urgent GI symptoms from the ED to virtual care.
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