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
- While 61% of physicians believe patient portals have improved the overall quality of care, according to athenahealth’s latest Physician Sentiment Survey, 83% said they add to their administrative workload.
- A Claroty report found 9% of Internet of Medical Things devices contain known exploitable vulnerabilities – and 99% of organizations are affected by these vulnerabilities.
- An IANS Research report found a staggering 91% of healthcare CISOs are considering a job change in the next 12 months. Limited board engagement and a broad scop of work don’t help the cause.
- A Proximie report found 75% of operating room staff believe replacing manual data input with real-time data collection would improve throughput.
- An SAS survey found 95% of healthcare organizations are using or plan to adopt generative AI within the next two years. For life science organizations, the figure is 97%.
- Research from Trustwave found 45% of ransomware attacks in healthcare exploited public-facing applications in 2024.
- While 95% of healthcare leaders believe they provide sufficient mental health resources, only 21% of clinicians do, according to a VITAL WorkLife survey.
Partnerships
- Supply chain management vendor Advantus Health Partners is collaborating with Movemedical, an inventory management vendor.
- Radiology technology vendor RamSoft announced a strategic partnership with Alpha Nodus to expand process automation capabilities.
- Workforce management technology from Hallmark is now integrated with CareRev, an on-demand workforce platform for acute care.
Products
- Klarity Health launched Kiwi Health, a marketing and communications tool for independent providers.
- Correctional healthcare company NaphCare developed the MyCare Patient Portal.
- Medication management peer support platform Pleio launched OLLIE to collect and analyze patient sentiment data.
Sales
- The Society of Jesus (Jesuits) chose CodeBaby as its digital avatar to support care at 160 sites in the Dominican Republic.
- Sentara Health selected Inflo Health to identify follow-up care recommendations from radiology reports.
Company News
- Oral health company CareQuest Innovation Partners opened the SMILE Health accelerator in partnership with MATTER, a healthcare startup incubator. Applications will be accepted through May 4.
- Research from CCS found Medicare Advantage members who received continuous glucose monitors from a DME provider had better outcomes at 12 months than those who got one from a pharmacy.
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