Health IT

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    Opinion

    America digitized healthcare. Now it’s time to connect it.

    Seema Verma, a former administrator for the CMS, makes the case for better connecting healthcare data as the agency marks the first anniversary of its “Kill the Clipboard” initiative.

    By Seema Verma • Aug. 18, 2026
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    Investor suit says UnitedHealth ignored governance, cybersecurity gaps for years

    UnitedHealth misled investors, shuttered an internal Medicare billing audit and ignored cybersecurity lapses that led to the historic Change Healthcare cyberattack, according to a lawsuit filed by two shareholder groups.

    By • Aug. 17, 2026
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    Interoperability

    Interoperability is a long term-challenge for the healthcare industry, but the Trump administration has big ambitions to improve data sharing and patient access — even though its plans so far have few details.

    By Healthcare Dive staff
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    Cook Medical discloses cyber incident stemming from a scam

    An outside party gained access to some company systems, but the medical device maker found no evidence that sensitive or protected data was obtained and said its operations are running normally.

    By Susan Kelly • Aug. 13, 2026
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    CHAI creates work group to counter frontier AI model cybersecurity risks

    CHAI plans to create playbooks to help organizations defend against — and leverage — these powerful systems.

    By • Aug. 13, 2026
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    Oracle launches AI-driven patient portal

    The company says its patient portal should help translate medical jargon into plain language. It’s Oracle’s latest move to stand out in the competitive EHR market.

    By • Updated Aug. 12, 2026
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    DentaQuest breach exposes data of 15M people, a record this year

    In the aftermath of the breach, the dental and vision benefits administrator said it notified affected individuals and bolstered its security controls.

    By • Aug. 11, 2026
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    The next challenge for AI in healthcare isn’t adoption. It’s connection.

    Healthcare organizations are moving beyond AI experimentation and focusing on operational value.

    By Catherine N. Gaffigan, MD, President, Health Solutions, Elevance Health; and Ratnakar Lavu, Chief Digital Information Officer at Elevance Health • Aug. 10, 2026
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    Experts say healthcare faces cybersecurity crisis: ‘These are patient safety issues’

    Regulatory failures, funding constraints and industry consolidation have created serious hacking risks.

    By Eric Geller • Aug. 7, 2026
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    Q&A

    When does it make sense to build software instead of buy? One health system’s answer.

    NYU Langone Health and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute built an oncology decision support tool to guide clinicians through treatment. Now, the institutions are commercializing the product so other health systems can use it too.

    By • Aug. 6, 2026
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    Hinge Health expands into gastrointestinal care with $105M acquisition

    Hinge is purchasing Cylinder Health in a “logical extension” of the San Francisco-based company’s business, one analyst commented.

    By • Aug. 6, 2026
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    10 AnMed facilities remain closed a week after cyberattack

    AnMed is still operating in a limited capacity as the nonprofit health system recovers from a cyberattack. Prolonged recovery times have become a problem in the industry, one expert said.

    By • Aug. 5, 2026
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    DeepHealth gets FDA nod for AI tool that reads ultrasounds, creates reports

    DeepHealth’s tool automates lesion detection, characterization and reporting from breast ultrasound scans.

    By Elise Reuter • Aug. 4, 2026
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    Hackensack Meridian Health first to earn Joint Commission’s responsible health AI certification

    Private consortiums have been attempting to put guardrails around the use of AI as federal regulations lag. HMH has been refining its AI governance structure for years, its medical informatics chief said.

    By • Aug. 4, 2026
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    Consider strategy over rushed implementation: Readying healthcare organizations for AI transformation

    Healthcare leaders must modernize their digital foundations to scale AI investments for long-term success.

    By Venky Ananth • Aug. 3, 2026
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    Every extra review cycle is a cost center; RAAPID OnePass removes the need

    Why layered review cycles drain budgets and how OnePass delivers audit-ready coding in one review.

    By Chris Lally, VP of Operations, RAAPID • Aug. 3, 2026
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    Siemens Healthineers, Cleveland Clinic form 10-year alliance

    The deal to provide a range of imaging and therapeutic technologies to Cleveland Clinic extends the partners’ longtime relationship and follows a recent 10-year pact between Siemens Healthineers and Mayo Clinic.

    By Nick Paul Taylor • July 31, 2026
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    Teladoc lowers revenue outlook amid BetterHelp demand headwinds

    Demand for the mental health unit’s insurance offering accelerated faster than expected, eating into its cash pay business. The quarter marked an “unfortunate setback” for BetterHelp, one analyst said.

    By Emily Olsen • July 30, 2026
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    FTC sues Hims & Hers over alleged privacy violations, deceptive billing practices

    Regulators say the telehealth company illegally shared patients’ health data with advertisers and misled its customers. Hims & Hers hit back, calling the claims “baseless.”

    By Jill Hughes • July 30, 2026
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    Sponsored by Cisco

    Is your healthcare data center actually ready for AI?

    Is your healthcare infrastructure limiting AI potential? Modernize your data center for the speed, security and reliability AI workflows need.

    July 27, 2026
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    Sponsored by Embold Health

    Provider selection deserves better data than a Google search

    Healthcare AI has poured into the exam room, but choosing the right provider remains untouched.

    By Daniel Stein, MD, MBA, Founder and President, Embold Health • July 27, 2026
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    FDA names Dexcom as first participant in digital health pilot

    Selected devices will be exempt from certain pre-market requirements while manufacturers collect real-world data through Medicare.

    By Elise Reuter • July 23, 2026
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    Nabla names new CEO as AI scribe looks to scale

    Brian Manning, who previously worked at health tech companies like Bamboo Health and Zocdoc, has replaced the AI company’s co-founder and former CEO Alex LeBrun.

    By Emily Olsen • July 23, 2026
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    GE HealthCare inks 10-year, $500M alliance with Catholic Health

    The deal is the latest in a series of pacts that GE HealthCare has made with health systems, including Sutter Health and UC San Diego.

    By Nick Paul Taylor • July 21, 2026
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    Clover Health hit with data breach

    The insurer, which disclosed the breach in a securities filing late last week, doesn’t yet know what type of data was exposed or how many people may have been impacted.

    By • July 20, 2026
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    Abbott discloses cyberattack on cancer diagnostics business

    The cyberattack follows Abbott’s recent $21 billion purchase of Exact Sciences. Abbott did not disclose what kind of information was accessed.

    By Ricky Zipp • July 17, 2026