What You Should Know:
- Merck Manuals, an independent medical reference resource announced a significant collaboration with Microsoft to integrate its comprehensive professional medical content into the healthcare agent service within Microsoft Copilot Studio.
- The initiative leverages the power of Generative AI (GenAI) to provide clinicians with reliable, in-depth, and evidence-based medical information precisely when and where they need it most – at the point of
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UnitedHealth Group Demands Cyberattack Loan Repayments, Providers Cry Foul
What You Should Know:
- Healthcare providers who received emergency loans from UnitedHealth Group following the Change Healthcare cyberattack last year are now facing demands for full repayment, with some alleging aggressive tactics and potential withholding of future reimbursements, Reuters first reports.
- The cyberattack in February of the previous year crippled payment and processing systems at Change Healthcare for extended periods, leaving many healthcare providers in dire financial
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The Case for Healthcare-Specific Large Language Models
Large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT and other general-purpose artificial intelligence (AI) systems have demonstrated remarkable versatility, excelling in tasks such as summarization, content generation, and conversational interfaces. However, when it comes to medicine, the limitations of general-purpose AI become glaringly apparent.
Healthcare is uniquely complex, requiring a specialized approach to AI development. In fact, there is overwhelming evidence from academic research and
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SimonMed Imaging Appoints Dr. Scott Flamm as Chief Medical Information Officer
What You Should Know:
- SimonMed Imaging ("SimonMed"), an outpatient medical imaging provider and radiology practice across the United States announced the appointment of Scott Flamm, MD, as its new Chief Medical Information Officer.
- Dr. Flamm joins SimonMed from the Cleveland Clinic, consistently ranked as the world’s top cardiovascular program, where he served as the Head of Cardiovascular Imaging.
Dr. Flamm Bio/Background
Dr. Flamm brings decades of unparalleled
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Healthcare Cybersecurity Benchmarking Study 2025: Key Findings
What You Should Know:
- A recent report KLAS report has shed light on the ongoing cybersecurity challenges facing the healthcare industry, emphasizing the ripple effects of breaches like the 2024 Change Healthcare incident.
- The new KLAS study, the "Healthcare Cybersecurity Benchmarking Study 2025," has analyzed the self-reported cybersecurity practices of 69 healthcare and payer organizations, revealing both progress and persistent vulnerabilities in the industry.
- The
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WEDI Survey: Industry Readiness for CMS Interoperability and Prior Authorization Rule
What You Should Know:
- The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI) has published the results of its baseline survey, assessing the healthcare industry's preparedness to meet the requirements of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Advancing Interoperability and Improving Prior Authorization Final Rule (CMS-0057-F).
- This rule introduces new provisions aimed at increasing data sharing, including Patient Access, Provider Access, Payer-to-Payer,
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Defending Healthcare from the Growing Email Threat Landscape in 2025
Healthcare organizations remain prime targets for cybercriminals, with email-based attacks evolving in complexity and scale. As cybercriminals become more sophisticated, leveraging artificial intelligence and advanced deception tactics, health systems, insurers, and their vendors must beat back these threats to safeguard patient data, ensure data security compliance, and maintain operational integrity.
Perhaps the most alarming trend we face now, in healthcare and other vital sectors, is the
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Thoughtful.ai Secures Strategic Investment to Advance AI-Powered Revenue Cycle Automation
What You Should Know:
- Thoughtful.ai, a company specializing in artificial intelligence (AI)-powered revenue cycle automation has received a strategic investment from New Mountain Capital, a growth-oriented investment firm with over $55B in assets under management.
The investment aims to support Thoughtful.ai’s continued growth and accelerate the adoption of automation and AI solutions to address the complex challenges faced by healthcare
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Health Catalyst Launches Ignite Spark™: Empowering Community Health Systems with Accessible Data and Analytics
What You Should Know:
- Health Catalyst, a provider of data and analytics technology and services to healthcare organizations unveiled Health Catalyst Ignite Spark™, a specifically designed data and analytics solution tailored to the unique needs of community health systems, regional hospitals, and multi-site practices.
- Recognizing the increasing challenges faced by smaller community health systems across the U.S., including shrinking margins, policy uncertainty, and the growing
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Healthcare IT Leaders Prioritize ROI and Workforce Support Amidst AI Growth, Stoltenberg Consulting Survey Finds
What You Should Know:
- Healthcare leaders are grappling with resource strain while focusing on maximizing returns on their IT investments, according to Stoltenberg Consulting’s 12 annual Health IT Industry Outlook Report.
- Stoltenberg Consulting's survey included healthcare CIOs, all members of the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME), representing a diverse range of U.S. hospital facilities. These included multi-hospital health systems, community hospitals,
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