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$15M Singapore-London partnership to help stem APAC's growing healthcare cybersecurity woes

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

A S$20 million grant from the National Research Foundation, Singapore (NRF) has been awarded to Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and Imperial College London to develop ways to better protect health data and wearable devices.

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More Hospitals Achieving Interoperability Goals

Healthcare IT Today

New research from the ONC has found that a meaningful percentage of hospitals are engaged in data sharing, with a growing number making patient health information available from outside sources. Though the data goes back a couple of years, it’s still a worthwhile look at where data sharing trends are among hospitals.

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Does DTC Digital Health have a future?

Lloyd Price

Exec Summary: Digital health direct-to-consumer (DTC) refers to healthcare products and services delivered directly to consumers online, bypassing traditional intermediaries like doctors or hospitals. Mental health services: Online therapy sessions, meditation apps, and mental health chatbots.

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Digital Transformation: How AI Could Spell a New Era of ‘Smart Care’

Healthcare IT Today

This seeks to combine cognition with recognition — essentially AI that can reason and think beyond basic patterns in data, the same way any clinician would. Transforming healthcare does not just have to happen in the hospital — it’s about what happens long before a hospital visit is required.

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Tech and the future of care work – five research midpoint observations

Aging in Place Technology Watch

And personalized care plans associated with response systems will increasingly be built on health data, family input and care status changes, as done with CareDaily. category tags: Family caregivers , Home Care , home health care , healthcare , Telehealth-RPM-Virtual Visits-Voice Health

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Reactions to the Ascension Healthcare Ransomware Attack and Suggestions for Healthcare Organizations

Healthcare IT Today

Health data should be protected by a similar assessment requirement for health plans and providers to receive federal funds. One of hospital IT’s traditional concerns – hospital data stored in a vendor’s data center – can be a source of relief in a ransomware attack.

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Here’s why everyone is mum after ransomware attacks

Meaningful HIT News

According to Health Data Management , a hacker breached the appointment scheduling system at the Emory Clinic’s Orthopedics and Spine Center and the Brain Health Center, and demanded an unspecified ransom. Did you see the news yesterday about the ransomware attack against Emory Healthcare in Atlanta? No related posts.