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Threat actors could be looking at women's health data as valuable due to its sensitivity in certain states, says Deepak Prakash, CTO and cofounder of Sonio, a cloud-based OB-GYN reporting software.  

Renovation at the hospital will add eight new rooms for imaging, which is designed to improve patient flow.

Inova Health System recently attained the Joint Commission's Responsible Use of Health Data certification after taking part in a pilot for ensuring structure, governance, reliability and accountability around managing data for non-patient encounter events, says Matt Kull, Inova's chief information and digital strategy officer.  

Health systems need to know the ROI before they purchase technology, as CIOs and CFOs are looking at costs at a new level, says David Kirshner, managing partner at LogicSource and former CFO of Boston Children’s Hospital.  

Co-op Common Ground Healthcare Cooperative offers individual and small-group exchange plans in 24 counties in Wisconsin. 

IU Health Plans, which will operate as part of Anthem BCBS in Indiana, has Medicare Advantage plans in 36 counties.

These positions are central to improving care efficiency in the clinical and operational uses of AI at health systems, says Zachary Durst, a consultant in the IT practice of WittKieffer.  

Foremost has been the UnitedHealth Group CEO's defense of MA and "misleading" articles published in the WSJ.

Google gained insights from a Harris poll showing where the burnout exists in the workflow and where AI can help, says Aashima Gupta, healthcare vertical lead at Google Cloud.  

Most expect greater revenues and improved profitability, according to Deloitte data.