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19 Dec 2025
News brief: Browser security flaws pose growing risk
By Staff reportCheck out the latest security news from the Informa TechTarget team.
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18 Dec 2025
Agentic AI security focus of ServiceNow acquisition targets
By Don FluckingerServiceNow attempts to build one (secure) platform to rule them all.
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18 Dec 2025
Hyland continues pivot to AI-fueled enterprise platform
By Don FluckingerCan a fragmented ECM landscape support agentic AI? Hyland's Jitesh Ghai believes it can be done.
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23 Dec 2025
HHS seeks info to guide AI regulation, reimbursement
By Anuja VaidyaHHS is seeking feedback from stakeholders on regulations, reimbursement models and research initiatives that will accelerate AI adoption and use in healthcare.
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23 Dec 2025
The FDA approves the first GLP-1 weight loss pill
By Alivia Kaylor, MScThe FDA has approved the oral version of Novo Nordisk's popular injectable obesity drug Wegovy, making it the first GLP-1 pill cleared for weight loss.
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23 Dec 2025
Trump administration ups payer price transparency requirements
By Jacqueline LaPointeThe federal government proposed major updates to the Transparency in Coverage rule, including data disclosure changes for in-network rates and more robust consumer-friendly disclosure.
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22 Dec 2025
KLAS: Health data sharing improves, yet interoperability still lacking
By Brian T. HorowitzKLAS' EHR Interoperability Overview 2025 highlights three areas in which challenges are holding back data sharing in healthcare.
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22 Dec 2025
Physicians' telehealth use varies across specialties, practice type
By Anuja VaidyaNew AMA data reveals that telehealth utilization among physicians has only dropped slightly since 2022; however, factors such as specialty and practice ownership impact its use.
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22 Dec 2025
1 in 4 patients delay care, cite healthcare affordability issues
By Sara HeathA new study takes a longitudinal look at healthcare affordability problems, finding the issue is more pervasive than previously thought.
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22 Dec 2025
CMS announces new ACO model as REACH ends
By Jacqueline LaPointeCMS unveiled the Long-Term Enhanced ACO Design, or LEAD, Model, that will run for ten years following the end of the popular ACO REACH Model.
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19 Dec 2025
Novo submits its next-gen obesity drug for FDA approval
By Alivia Kaylor, MScNovo Nordisk has filed for FDA approval of its next-generation, combination obesity drug, CagriSema, with a review expected next year.
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18 Dec 2025
Lilly seeks FDA approval for its GLP-1 weight loss pill
By Alivia Kaylor, MScElli Lilly has filed for FDA approval of its oral GLP-1 therapy, orforglipron, after another successful phase 3 study.
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18 Dec 2025
Lilly seeks FDA approval for its GLP-1 weight loss pill
By Alivia Kaylor, MScElli Lilly has filed for FDA approval of its oral GLP-1 therapy, orforglipron, after another successful phase 3 study.
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18 Dec 2025
OCR settles 54th HIPAA right of access case
By Jill HughesOccupational health services provider Concentra will pay OCR $112,500 to resolve alleged HIPAA right of access failures.
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18 Dec 2025
Fortinet vulnerabilities prompt pre-holiday warnings
By Alex ScroxtonAnalysts track exploitation of two vulnerabilities disclosed last week by Fortinet
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18 Dec 2025
MHRA seeks views on healthcare AI regulation
By Lis EvenstadMedicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) wants to know how to regulate AI technologies in the NHS while keeping patients safe
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17 Dec 2025
Most nurses say that virtual nursing does not reduce workloads
By Anuja VaidyaNot only did most nurses report that virtual nursing did not alleviate their workloads, but about 10% also believe that it increased their workloads, new survey results show.
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17 Dec 2025
What patients want to know about AI ambient scribing
By Sara HeathUC Davis Health found patients want to know when AI ambient scribing is being used, that the tool is secure and that their information is transcribed accurately.
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17 Dec 2025
C-suite expects value-based care participation to heat up
By Jacqueline LaPointeHospital and health system executives are investing more in value-based care models, including ACOs and bundled payments, compared to two years ago.
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17 Dec 2025
ClickFix attacks that bypass cyber controls on the rise
By Alex ScroxtonNCC’s monthly threat report details the growing prevalence of ClickFix attacks in the wild
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16 Dec 2025
How docs can manage patients consulting AI medical advice
By Sara HeathResearchers recommend providers lead with empathy when patients bring in AI-generated medical advice and then move into shared decision-making.
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16 Dec 2025
AMA: 97% of U.S. commercial markets highly concentrated in 2024
By Jill HughesLimited competition in the health insurer market is driving rising costs and fewer options for patients, the AMA warned in a new study.
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16 Dec 2025
Survey: A third of U.S. hospitals are early adopters of genAI
By Anuja VaidyaGenAI adoption varies across U.S. hospitals, with factors such as predictive AI use, EHR vendor and type of hospital impacting adoption rates, per a new survey.
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16 Dec 2025
More primary care practices ditch insurance for direct care
By Jacqueline LaPointeA study reveals an increasing number of practices and clinicians transitioning to concierge and direct primary care models in a move that cuts medical billing's administrative burden.
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16 Dec 2025
Tips for employers weighing GLP-1 coverage, health IT vendors
By Sara HeathEmployers should assess health IT vendors that can tailor GLP-1 coverage pathways, provide lifestyle support and guide users discontinue use.
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15 Dec 2025
The Leapfrog Group unveils 2025 Top Hospital awardees
By Sara HeathThe Leapfrog Group said more organizations received the Top Hospital award this year due to improvements in some patient safety metrics.
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15 Dec 2025
CMS releases new payment model to support lifestyle medicine
By Jacqueline LaPointeThe MAHA ELEVATE model will provide $100M to as many as 30 proposals that incorporate functional and lifestyle medicine for chronic disease management and prevention.
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12 Dec 2025
Texas AG sues Epic over health data, 'monopolizing' EHR industry
By Sara HeathIn addition to arguments about alleged anticompetitive behavior, the Texas AG is suing Epic Systems for parental access to minors' patient portal accounts.
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12 Dec 2025
Interview: Erik Mayer, transformation chief clinical information officer, Imperial College
By Mark SamuelsWith both a clinical and a digital background, the healthcare tech leader is using data to improve collaboration across an NHS trust for the benefit of medical staff and patients
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11 Dec 2025
Employer-sponsored insurance costs outpaced inflation in 2024
By Sara HeathExperts state that spikes in employer-sponsored insurance premiums will strain employees' pocketbooks again this year.
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11 Dec 2025
Lilly's triple agonist led to high weight loss, reduced knee pain
By Alivia Kaylor, MScEli Lilly's 'triple-G' agonist led to an average weight loss of up to 28.7% and knee pain relief in a late-phase trial, but caused a rare, neurological side effect in some patients.
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11 Dec 2025
Are complex guidelines the cause of low cancer screening rates?
By Sara HeathResearchers argued that better messaging could clarify complex timing and guidelines for various methods of cervical cancer screening.
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10 Dec 2025
Google DeepMind partners with UK government to deliver AI
By Cliff SaranThe partnership promises to provide scientists with access to advanced AI models, as well as help the government become more streamlined
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10 Dec 2025
Physicians cite ongoing barriers limiting EHR access to outside patient information
By Elizabeth Stricker, BSN, RNA new study shows the majority of physicians still don’t report true interoperable data availability in the EHR.
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10 Dec 2025
Providers urge HHS to scrap proposed HIPAA Security Rule updates
By Jill HughesOver 100 provider organizations signed a letter urging HHS to rescind its proposed updates to the HIPAA Security Rule and instead work with the industry to develop cybersecurity standards.
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10 Dec 2025
Aetna, Cigna, United called out for price transparency failures
By Jacqueline LaPointeA study rates Aetna, Cigna and UnitedHealthcare on compliance with Transparency in Coverage requirements, finding major gaps among all three major U.S. payers.
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10 Dec 2025
Zocdoc: Patients valued in-person, timely access to care in 2025
By Sara HeathZocdoc data shows that once patients find the right provider who offers timely access to care, patient loyalty grows.
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10 Dec 2025
How digital twins are helping people with motor neurone disease speak
By Bill GoodwinTech companies, a charity and academics have collaborated to create AI-powered avatars that are helping people with motor neurone disease hold natural conversations
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09 Dec 2025
Microsoft patched over 1,100 CVEs in 2025
By Alex ScroxtonThe final Patch Tuesday update of the year brings 56 new CVEs, bringing the year-end total to more than 1,100
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09 Dec 2025
ACA Marketplace enrollees want coverage, but many to go without
By Jacqueline LaPointeA KFF report shows that 1 in 4 ACA Marketplace enrollees is very likely to go uninsured if monthly premiums double, raising concerns about the expiration of enhanced premium tax credits.
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09 Dec 2025
Structure announces mid-stage data for its oral GLP-1 candidate
By Alivia Kaylor, MScStructure Therapeutics reported a placebo-adjusted weight loss of up to 15.3% for its oral GLP-1 drug candidate, aleniglipron, in a high-dose, exploratory phase 2 analysis.
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09 Dec 2025
Employers prioritize cost containment amid rising medical costs: Survey
By Jill HughesAs medical and pharmacy costs continue to rise, employers are focusing on health benefit cost containment for employees and the organization, a new report shows.
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08 Dec 2025
Ascletis announces phase 2 data for its oral GLP-1 candidate
By Alivia Kaylor, MScChina's Ascletis Pharma reported a 7.7% placebo-adjusted weight loss for the highest dose of its oral GLP-1 drug candidate, ASC30, in a U.S.-based, phase 2 trial.
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08 Dec 2025
Financial risk, perseverance pays off for Medicare ACOs
By Jacqueline LaPointeNew data show that higher levels of financial risk and time spent in the Medicare Shared Savings Program result in stronger outcomes for ACOs.
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08 Dec 2025
Number of UK social care providers using digital records hits 80%
By Lis EvenstadUse of digital records in social care has doubled, as the UK government explores options to link digital care records with the NHS
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05 Dec 2025
Mirion Medical issues patches for five high-severity vulnerabilities
By Jill HughesSuccessful exploitation of the vulnerabilities found in Mirion Medical's EC2 Software NMIS BioDose software could allow attackers to gain access to sensitive information, CISA said.
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05 Dec 2025
Health execs say AI boosts patient outreach, but investment lags
By Sara HeathDespite nearly all healthcare executives saying AI can enhance patient outreach, adoption of tools to automate communication falls short.
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05 Dec 2025
Jersey to get remote monitoring for vulnerable adults
By Lis EvenstadJersey’s Family Nursing and Home Care (FNHC) hopes remote monitoring service will help keep people out of hospital and support care at home
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04 Dec 2025
Constrained budgets left security teams short-handed in 2025
By Alex ScroxtonWith 2024 seeing surges in security funding cuts, lay-offs and hiring freezes, 2025 brought some relief for cyber pros, but constrained budgets are leaving security teams short-staffed
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04 Dec 2025
Providers warn of the risk skin substitutes pose to ACOs
By Jacqueline LaPointeProvider groups are worried ACOs will suffer from the recent spike in skin substitute spending, raising concerns about the broader impact fraud, waste and abuse has on value-based care.
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04 Dec 2025
Healthgrades, Zocdoc deal adds online booking to provider reviews
By Sara HeathThe companies said patients will be able to use Zocdoc to book appointments in real-time when using Healthgrades' provider search function.
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03 Dec 2025
NCSC and BT block a billion dangerous clicks
By Alex ScroxtonA protective service jointly developed by the NCSC and BT has disrupted over a billion potential cyber incidents by stopping members of the public from clicking through to dangerous websites
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03 Dec 2025
Kaiser settles class-action web tracking lawsuit for $46M
By Jill HughesKaiser Permanente's health plan settled a class action lawsuit concerning a 2024 breach that stemmed from its alleged use of web trackers within its websites and patient portals.
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03 Dec 2025
Americans trust AMA over CDC for vaccine advice
By Sara HeathDespite greater public trust in the AMA over the CDC, survey data shows a concerning trend of uncertainty and confusion regarding vaccines and autism.
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03 Dec 2025
New value-based payment model aims to boost tech use
By Jacqueline LaPointeA new payment model from the CMS Innovation Center will use fixed, value-based payments to support technology-supported care for chronic disease management.
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03 Dec 2025
Payers focus on regulatory compliance ahead of 2026
By Sara HeathIn addition to regulatory pressure, payers are focused on rising healthcare costs, member engagement and investments in AI heading into the new year.
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02 Dec 2025
Eli Lilly lowers Zepbound costs amid rising calls for affordability
By Alivia Kaylor, MScLilly cuts prices for its weight loss drug Zepbound as the World Health Organization issues its first global GLP-1 obesity guidelines, urging expanded access and affordability.
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02 Dec 2025
House passes bill extending hospital-at-home waiver for 5 years
By Anuja VaidyaThe House has passed a bill that would extend the Acute Hospital Care at Home waiver, offering relief to the more than 400 facilities nationwide that provide hospital-at-home care.
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02 Dec 2025
Home health agencies face 1.3% decrease in Medicare payments
By Jacqueline LaPointeCMS finalized the CY 2026 Medicare payment rates for home health agencies, issuing a significantly smaller cut to payments than the $1.135 billion proposed reduction.
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02 Dec 2025
Safety-net clinics, Planned Parenthood key to contraceptive access
By Sara HeathNew KFF data shows that safety-net clinics and Planned Parenthood are key providers of contraceptive care, but funding changes jeopardize access.
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01 Dec 2025
WHO releases its first-ever GLP-1 weight-loss drug guidelines
By Alivia Kaylor, MScGLP-1 drugs approved for weight loss can be combined with behavioral therapy as part of a long-term strategy in adults, the WHO says in new guidance.
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28 Nov 2025
Budget 2025: Extra NHS IT cash welcome, but plan lacks clarity
By Lis EvenstadIndustry and healthcare leaders are concerned that NHS tech funding is too focused on already approved platforms, fails to tackle core issues and lacks a clear delivery plan
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28 Nov 2025
UK government commits to Loan Charge settlement reforms in wake of independent review into policy
By Caroline DonnellyThe UK government has agreed to follow through on recommendations made by an independent review of how to resolve the Loan Charge that could wipe thousands of pounds off tax bills for those affected
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26 Nov 2025
Patients favor asynchronous e-visits for common conditions
By Anuja VaidyaNew research shows that asynchronous e-visits accounted for a high percentage of total initial visits for outpatient conditions, such as UTIs and acne, with low seven-day follow-up rates.
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26 Nov 2025
Budget 2025: £300m extra for NHS IT and a £1.8bn budget for digital ID cards
By Bryan GlickThe Autumn Budget contained little by the way of new policies in digital and technology, but handed out some cash to help progress in digitising public services and to support growing tech businesses
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25 Nov 2025
Novo Nordisk's amycretin shows competitive phase 2 weight loss
By Alivia Kaylor, MScAfter yesterday's setback, Novo Nordisk released mid-stage data showing oral and injectable amycretin led to 7.6% and 11.9% placebo-adjusted weight loss, respectively, in patients with type 2 diabetes.
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25 Nov 2025
Updated contract language template tackles medtech security blind spots
By Jill HughesHSCC's updated model contract language template aims to improve the relationship between healthcare organizations and medical device manufacturers by clarifying cybersecurity obligations.
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25 Nov 2025
Healthcare AI adoption lags behind other sectors
By Anuja VaidyaAI adoption among healthcare organizations increased between 2023 and 2025, but it still lags behind sectors such as information services and finance, new research reveals.
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25 Nov 2025
Medicare Advantage plans see payments rise with chart reviews
By Jacqueline LaPointeA KFF analysis shows that one in six Medicare Advantage enrollees undergoes a chart review, often leading to additional diagnoses that increase payments to plan sponsors.
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25 Nov 2025
Survey: Seniors willing to drive an hour for primary care access
By Sara HeathWith primary care access strained by increasing patient demand and a dwindling PCP workforce, seniors say they're willing to drive extra to access care.
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24 Nov 2025
Report: Healthcare cyberattacks surge on holidays, weekends
By Jill HughesCyberthreat actors are taking advantage of the reduced cybersecurity staffing that often comes along with holidays, weekends and material corporate events, data shows.
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24 Nov 2025
CMS confirms retroactive payments, eases address reporting
By Anuja VaidyaAn updated FAQ from CMS confirms retroactive reimbursement for telehealth services provided during the government shutdown and the elimination of the address reporting burden.
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24 Nov 2025
CMS centers patient safety in Hospital Star Ratings methods
By Sara HeathStarting in 2026, earning top marks for the Hospital Star Ratings will require good performance in the patient safety measure group.
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24 Nov 2025
Site-neutral pay, 340B clawback to offset new 2.6% OPPS boost
By Jacqueline LaPointeCMS will proceed with site-neutral payment expansion and the 340B clawback plan as it finalizes an overall 2.6% increase to Medicare outpatient hospital reimbursement.
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21 Nov 2025
Geisinger Health, Nuance reach $5M settlement over data breach
By Jill HughesGeisinger Health and Microsoft-owned Nuance Communications reached a proposed $5 million settlement tied to a 2023 insider data breach.
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21 Nov 2025
Urban safety-net hospitals: The unseen victims of Medicaid cuts
By Jacqueline LaPointeA Harvard analysis shows urban safety-net hospitals facing the greatest financial distress as a result of Medicaid cuts under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
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21 Nov 2025
Smartwatches detect AFib with high diagnostic accuracy
By Anuja VaidyaNew research shows smartwatches can detect AFib accurately, with 94.81% sensitivity and 96.12% specificity, though performance varies by smartwatch type.
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20 Nov 2025
Does CDC COVID vaccine guidance sway patient decision-making?
By Sara HeathFew people know much about changes to the CDC's COVID vaccine guidance, and even fewer said what they'd heard made an impact on their health decisions.
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19 Nov 2025
Adopting RPM linked to 20% hike in Medicare revenue
By Anuja VaidyaNew research reveals that practices adopting RPM saw higher Medicare revenue, which has policy implications, as it could result in billions in additional Medicare spending.
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19 Nov 2025
Cigna drops new AI-powered, copay-only health plan
By Jacqueline LaPointeCigna announces Clearity, a new copay-only health plan that leverages AI tools to engage members and maximize cost savings.
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19 Nov 2025
Providers prepare to fight Anthem's new out-of-network policy
By Jacqueline LaPointeOver 80 physician groups oppose an upcoming Anthem policy that penalizes hospitals when members receive care from an out-of-network provider in the facility setting.
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19 Nov 2025
Cloudflare contrite after worst outage since 2019
By Alex ScroxtonCloudflare CEO Matthew Prince apologises for the firm’s worst outage in years and shares details of how a change to database system permissions caused a cascading effect that brought down some of the web’s biggest names
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19 Nov 2025
U.S. patient experience gets C grade, driven by poor cost scores
By Sara HeathMost of the U.S. patient experience has room for improvement, but high healthcare costs are perhaps the biggest pain point for consumers.
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18 Nov 2025
Outdated systems, shadow AI threaten healthcare cybersecurity
By Jill HughesOutdated technology, shadow AI and inefficient IT systems are fueling healthcare cybersecurity challenges, clinician burnout and patient safety concerns, new data shows.
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18 Nov 2025
Google Cloud, Conifer team up for end-to-end AI RCM
By Jacqueline LaPointeConifer is leveraging AI capabilities from Google Cloud to power end-to-end revenue cycle management workflows within its proprietary technology platform.
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18 Nov 2025
Ransomware resilience may be improving in the health sector
A Sophos report on ransomware highlights resilience improvements among healthcare organisations but warns that the wider threat is still live and growing
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18 Nov 2025
Cloudflare outage disrupts public web services
By Alex ScroxtonAn outage at web traffic management specialist Cloudflare has caused disruption across the internet
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18 Nov 2025
Epic and Humana launch digital health insurance card checks
By Sara HeathEpic's Payer Platform will now store coverage information and digital insurance cards for more than 800,000 Humana Medicare Advantage Members.
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18 Nov 2025
CCS under fire over ‘anti-SME’ supplier requirements for G-Cloud 15
By Caroline DonnellyGovernment procurement chiefs have shared details of how IT suppliers can participate in G-Cloud 15, but concerns are being raised about changes that may render the framework inaccessible to SMEs
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18 Nov 2025
March of Dimes: U.S. gets D+ in preterm birth rates, maternal equity
By Sara HeathThe D+ grade in preterm birth rates is another problem in a U.S. maternity care landscape defined by inequities and poor healthcare access.
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17 Nov 2025
Akira ransomware poses imminent threat to critical infrastructure, CISA says
By Jill HughesA joint cybersecurity advisory published by CISA, the FBI, HHS and international authorities detailed recent Akira threat actor activity.
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17 Nov 2025
Low-income kids less likely to get all childhood vaccines
By Sara HeathThe Commonwealth Fund said that 62.3% of low-income kids have gotten all early childhood vaccines compared to 77.9% of high-income kids who have.
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14 Nov 2025
Cl0p claims ransomware hit on NHS
By Alex ScroxtonRansomware gangsters claim to have attacked the NHS, but clarity on the nature of the incident is yet to emerge
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14 Nov 2025
Consumer confusion fuels risky online drug purchases, survey finds
By Alivia Kaylor, MScDue to widespread misunderstandings, many U.S. adults are buying drugs, especially GLP-1 products, from online, unlicensed sellers, a new survey reveals.
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14 Nov 2025
Survey: AI, digital health key to expanding health system capacity
By Anuja VaidyaHealth system leaders emphasized the crucial role that AI and digital health technology play in enhancing health system capacity, alongside other strategic priorities.
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14 Nov 2025
HSCC previews upcoming AI cybersecurity guidance
By Jill HughesThe AI cybersecurity guidance will focus on the interdependencies between several critical AI workstreams, including governance, third-party risk and education and enablement.
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13 Nov 2025
Telehealth flexibilities reinstated through January 2026
By Anuja VaidyaThe newly passed continuing resolution extends telehealth flexibilities and the CMS hospital-at-home waiver through Jan. 30, 2026, and approved retroactive payments.
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13 Nov 2025
Survey: As Medicaid enrollment remains flat, costs boom
By Sara HeathA KFF survey of state Medicaid directors found that most states expect Medicaid enrollment to remain flat in FY 2026, although costs are predicted to increase 7.9%.
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13 Nov 2025
Leapfrog: Health system affiliation linked with patient safety
By Sara HeathIn its fall 2025 Hospital Safety Grades, The Leapfrog Group flagged a link between health system affiliation and A-ratings in patient safety.
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12 Nov 2025
Conduent faces mounting financial losses from data breach
By Jill HughesThe business associate data breach is expected to cost Conduent millions through the first quarter of 2026, the company said in an SEC filing.
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12 Nov 2025
Wegovy linked to liver health benefits at low levels of weight loss
By Alivia Kaylor, MScWegovy may improve liver injury and scarring in adults with MASH and moderate-to-severe fibrosis, even without significant weight loss, data shows.
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12 Nov 2025
The CX universe takes on healthcare with agentic AI
By Don FluckingerReady or not, CX tech vendors are tackling healthcare with agentic AI.
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12 Nov 2025
Microsoft users warned over privilege elevation flaw
By Alex ScroxtonAn elevation of privilege vulnerability in Windows Kernel tops the list of issues to address in the latest monthly Patch Tuesday update
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12 Nov 2025
Synnovis to notify NHS of data breach after nearly 18 months
By Alex ScroxtonSynnovis, the pathology lab services provider hit by a Qilin ransomware attack in 2024, is notifying its NHS partners that their patient data was compromised, following a lengthy investigation