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Bonus Features – January 19, 2025 – 183 million patient records exposed in cyberattacks in 2024, 74% of orgs rely on manual processes for workforce management, plus 36 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. Because theres so much happening out there in healthcare IT we arent able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure youre informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job.

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Is this the right step in interoperability?

David Chou

The healthcare industry is rapidly transforming with the adoption of healthcare IT and digital healthcare solutions. The Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) further bolstered this transition to a modern healthcare system.

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Blockchain in Healthcare: A Vehicle Towards Digital Health 2.0?

The Digital Health Corner

According to an excellent whitepaper describing a case study of Medrec , a platform utilizing blockchain technology, health information interoperability is facilitated with the use of blockchain. However, interestingly, interoperability of blockchain itself remains as much a Holy Grail as interoperability of digital healthcare data.

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CMS Doubling Down on Health IT; Patients

CMS.gov

That is why CMS created the new role of CMS Chief Health Informatics Officer (CHIO) and has begun the process of filling this new role with a leading healthcare IT talent. The CHIO will drive health IT and data sharing to enhance healthcare delivery, improve health outcomes, drive down costs, and empower patients.

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Healthcare Cybersecurity Is Difficult to Maintain, How a Security Operations Center Can Help

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Preston Duren, Vice President of Cybersecurity Operations at Fortified Health Security The need for adequate cybersecurity has never been higher for the nation’s hospitals and health systems.