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13 Feb 2026
News brief: 6 Microsoft zero days and a warning from CISA
Check out the latest security news from the Informa TechTarget team.
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13 Feb 2026
IBM FlashSystem adds 105 TB modules with agentic AI smarts
IBM FlashSystem refresh includes a high-capacity flash module amid a memory supply crunch and automated data placement at block storage speed.
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11 Feb 2026
Cisco G300 AI network chip, AgenticOps parry Broadcom, HPE
Cisco's entrée into 102.4 Tbps silicon boasts in-place programmability and new AgenticOps features as enterprise AI infrastructure spending ramps up.
Health IT News from the past 365 days
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13 Feb 2026
Texas attorney general launches investigation into Conduent breach
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is demanding answers from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas and Conduent Business Services as the data breach count grows.
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12 Feb 2026
Viking Therapeutics pushes GLP-1/GIP obesity pill to phase 3
Viking Therapeutics is progressing the oral version of its leading drug candidate, VK2736, into phase 3 testing this year, following a mid-stage win.
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12 Feb 2026
Report: Having a PCP improves chronic disease prevention, management
The report showed that 95.5% of adults with a primary care provider get screenings for chronic disease prevention, compared to just 67.6% of those without a PCP.
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12 Feb 2026
41% of rural hospitals in red ahead of Medicaid policy shift
Fewer U.S. rural hospitals are operating at a loss, but sweeping Medicaid reform over the next few years could offset these small financial improvements.
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12 Feb 2026
Talkiatry snags $210M to expand telepsychiatry care
The telepsychiatry provider has doubled its total funding with this latest financing round, suggesting continued interest in telehealth-enabled behavioral health services.
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11 Feb 2026
CVE volumes may plausibly reach 100,000 this year
The number of vulnerabilities to be disclosed in 2026 is almost certain to exceed last year's total, and may be heading towards 100,000, according to analysis
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11 Feb 2026
Standard for AI-based patient communication launches
The standard and accompanying framework aim to provide clear guidance and expectations for health AI tools that interact with patients.
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11 Feb 2026
McLaren Health agrees to $14M settlement over two data breaches
The settlement stemmed from two separate ransomware attacks that McLaren Health Care experienced in 2023 and 2024.
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11 Feb 2026
New study supports mandatory bundled payment models
Net savings from voluntary bundled payment models are possible, but likely have a short shelf life, according to researchers from Brown University.
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11 Feb 2026
New study supports mandatory bundled payment models
Net savings from voluntary bundled payment models are possible, but likely have a short shelf life, according to researchers from Brown University.
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11 Feb 2026
Employee health plan costs eat up 10% of wages
The U.S. is teetering on a healthcare affordability crisis, as employee health plan premiums and deductibles represent 10% of wages and salaries stagnate.
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11 Feb 2026
New Sequoia Project guidance takes aim at state-level patient consent challenges
The Sequoia Project emphasized the importance of aligning state-level health data laws with national technical standards to ease patient consent challenges.
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10 Feb 2026
February Patch Tuesday: Microsoft drops six zero-days
Microsoft releases patches for six zero-day flaws in its latest monthly update, many of them related to security feature bypass issues
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10 Feb 2026
Researchers delve inside new SolarWinds RCE attack chain
Researchers at Huntress and Microsoft have shared findings from their analysis of a new SolarWinds Web Help Desk vulnerability
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10 Feb 2026
Aetna launches digital onboarding to boost member experience
Aetna's investment in digital onboarding is indicative of a growing payer trend toward enhanced digital member experiences.
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10 Feb 2026
AstraZeneca's GLP-1 pill succeeds in two mid-stage trials
AstraZeneca is moving its GLP-1 pill, elecoglipron, into phase 3 development after revealing positive results from two mid-stage studies, with final readouts slated for June.
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10 Feb 2026
CMS to crack down on ACA plan marketing, tighten income verifications
The proposed notice of benefit and payment parameters for 2027 would tighten marketing for ACA plans and income verification rules for consumers seeking assistance with marketplace coverage.
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10 Feb 2026
Is the EU’s free trade deal with India the dawn of a new era?
Trade deal between European Union and India simplifies the visa system for professionals from India, which could make the country’s suppliers more accessible
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10 Feb 2026
47% of patients trust CDC, down from start of RFK Jr. tenure
With fewer patients trusting the CDC for vaccine information, healthcare professionals need to step in to fill an information vacuum that could have public health consequences.
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09 Feb 2026
Russia’s cyber attacks on Polish utilities draws NCSC alert
A series of Russian cyber attacks targeting Poland’s energy infrastructure has prompted a warning from the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre
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09 Feb 2026
Site-neutral payments would slash hospital funds by $182B
An analysis shows that expanding site-neutral payments would cut Medicare reimbursement to hospitals, threatening access to care.
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09 Feb 2026
Athenahealth, b.well announce patient-led health data sharing workflow
The new point-of-care workflow introduced by athenahealth and b.well Connected Health aims to "kill the clipboard," as directed by CMS's health tech ecosystem initiative.
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09 Feb 2026
HHS backed at-home cervical cancer screening. Will women use it?
Women still prefer in-office sampling, but at-home cervical cancer screening is preferred by traditionally underserved patients who might be behind on their screenings.
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09 Feb 2026
Ireland to procure national electronic health record
The Irish government has approved project to digitally transform the Irish health service by introducing integrated health records as part of Digital for Care strategy
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06 Feb 2026
The Sequoia Project releases best practices for patient data access
The Sequoia Project is seeking feedback on its draft best practices for reducing barriers to patient access to health data.
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06 Feb 2026
Nearly half of TrumpRx drugs have generic options available
Of the 43 drugs listed on TrumpRx, 20 have generic versions available in the United States. And most others can be purchased through previously existing discount programs.
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06 Feb 2026
NHS publishes tech-laden cancer plan
The 10-year plan promises to transform cancer care through use of artificial intelligence, robotic surgeries and access to genomic testing, all wrapped up in the NHS App as the front door
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05 Feb 2026
Abridge, Microsoft earn top spots for revenue cycle tech
KLAS released its list of top vendor solutions for health IT, including revenue cycle management technology and services.
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05 Feb 2026
Epic's AI Charting goes live
Seven healthcare organizations have implemented Epic's AI Charting tool since it was announced in August, with more going live in the coming weeks.
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05 Feb 2026
Press Ganey launches GenAI for patient satisfaction survey data
The generative AI tool, Narrative HX, makes it easier to get real-time patient satisfaction data summaries without the hassle of manual rules-based approaches.
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04 Feb 2026
SolarWinds RCE bug makes Cisa list as exploitation spreads
Exploitation of CVE-2025-40551, an RCE flaw affecting SolarWinds Web Help Desk, appears to be spreading, with defenders on high alert
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04 Feb 2026
OIG audit reveals web app security weaknesses at large hospital
Weak authentication and input validation controls made certain web apps at a large hospital in the Southeast vulnerable to cyberattacks, OIG said.
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04 Feb 2026
UK government must get its hands dirty on security, report says
As the UK government develops its National Cyber Action Plan, a report from the Rusi think tank urges Westminster to take a more interventionist approach
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04 Feb 2026
Nearly 45% of healthcare payments tied to APMs: Survey
The latest healthcare payments data shows stable participation in alternative payment models, although there was little growth in risk-based payments.
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04 Feb 2026
Study: DEI programs build healthcare workforce diversity
Research shows DEI programs helped improve healthcare workforce diversity. Will those gains go away under changing political rhetoric?
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04 Feb 2026
Telehealth, hospital-at-home waivers get years-long extensions
Telehealth flexibilities and the federal hospital-at-home waiver received two-and five-year extensions, respectively, after the House passed the 2026 funding package.
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04 Feb 2026
GLP-1 therapies set to top global drug sales in 2026
GLP-1 drugs are on track to dominate this year's global biopharmaceutical sales rankings, a recent report says, marking a shift in where the industry's biggest money-makers now sit.
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03 Feb 2026
Ransomware gangs focus on winning hearts and minds
Ransomware-as-a-service operations are increasingly seeking to forge connections with employees, contractors and trusted partners of their target organisations as an alternative to straight-up hacking, says NCC
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03 Feb 2026
VA to pour $1B into EHR upgrades
As part of a historic, nearly $5 billion investment in modernizing VA health facilities, the department will spend $1 billion to update its EHR systems.
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03 Feb 2026
Humana taps Google Cloud's agentic AI for member experience
Humana's Agent Assist uses agentic AI technology from Google Cloud to help member experience advocates manage high call volumes.
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03 Feb 2026
CGI’s artificial intelligence boss knows his job title won’t exist for long
IT service provider is using AI to increase throughput while applying it to ‘big ticket’ challenges externally
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03 Feb 2026
Kendall names Barnsley as UK’s first tech town
The UK government has named Barnsley as the nation’s first ‘tech town’, with initiatives to boost education, health and local businesses
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02 Feb 2026
ConcertAI unveils agentic AI tool to cut trial timelines, costs
ConcertAI has rolled out Accelerated Clinical Trials, an agentic AI platform that can cut trial timelines by 10–20 months and study design time by up to 50%, the company says.
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02 Feb 2026
Two-thirds of Epic hospitals have adopted ambient AI tools
Ambient AI adoption was widespread among hospitals that use Epic EHRs, with factors like size, operating margins and geographic location influencing adoption, a study found.
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30 Jan 2026
Partial government shutdown looms, threatens telehealth flexibilities
Telehealth and hospital-at-home waivers are once again on the brink of expiration as the Senate clashes over an appropriations package that would fund key federal health agencies.
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30 Jan 2026
Oracle launches AI data tool to expedite life sciences research
Oracle's new GenAI data platform was built to help pharmaceutical and life sciences companies speed up drug research and development using real-world health datasets.
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29 Jan 2026
AI-powered insurance platform breach impacts 3.1M individuals
HCIactive, a company that offers AI-powered administrative solutions, reported a multi-million-record breach to state regulators.
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29 Jan 2026
Fractyl Health's Revita reduces post-GLP-1 weight regain by ~70%
Fractyl Health's outpatient endoscopic procedure, Revita, reduces post-GLP-1 weight regain by ~70% after 6 months, midpoint cohort data shows.
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29 Jan 2026
Patients prefer speedy patient portal care over in-person visits
Consumer preferences for patient portal messaging warrants a second look at strategies for managing inboxes, including AI tools and billing for portal messages.
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29 Jan 2026
Security now one of the UK’s fastest-growing career paths
The number of people working in the cyber security field has almost trebled in the 2020s, with one cyber professional for every 68 businesses in the UK
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29 Jan 2026
Sonia Patel to become interim UK government chief technology officer
NHS England’s chief technology officer has taken on the same role for government on an interim 12-month fixed-term contract
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28 Jan 2026
Cyberthreat actors shift from ransomware to patient extortion: Report
As the healthcare attack surface rapidly expands, cyberthreat actors are now favoring triple extortion, service disruption and individual patient extortion, Trellix observed.
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28 Jan 2026
Orgs with more MA patients face more readmission penalties
Deeper Medicare Advantage penetration changes the risk pool for hospitals, leading to higher penalties in the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, data shows.
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28 Jan 2026
Half of providers report revenue losses from credentialing delays
Credentialing delays are costing some hospitals over $1M annually as provider organizations face workforce challenges and manual processes.
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28 Jan 2026
Healthgrades: Half of patients live far from top hospitals
Healthgrades has unveiled the nation's 250 top hospitals for 2026, adding the caveat that 46% of patients live at least 25 miles away from top institutions.
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27 Jan 2026
Transfer learning and governance help bridge healthcare AI divide
Singapore researchers show how adapting pre-trained AI models can solve data scarcity issues in countries with limited resources. Separately, they have proposed forming an international consortium to build consensus on AI governance in medicine
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27 Jan 2026
Roche's top obesity drug outperforms Wegovy in phase 2 trial
Roche's leading obesity drug achieved up to 22.5% weight loss in a mid-stage trial, reinforcing its bid to challenge market leaders Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk.
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27 Jan 2026
Wave of ShinyHunters vishing attacks spreading fast
The ShinyHunters hacking collective that caused chaos in 2025 is ramping up a new voice phishing campaign, with several potential victims already identified
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27 Jan 2026
Health systems urge TEFCA, Carequality to employ stricter privacy controls
In a letter to The Sequoia Project, dozens of health systems advocated for stronger privacy protections in nationwide health data exchange frameworks.
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27 Jan 2026
Broken decryptor leaves Sicarii ransomware victims adrift
A coding error in an emergent strain of ransomware leaves victims unable to recover their data, even if they cooperate with the hackers’ demands
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26 Jan 2026
Telehealth boosts preventive care in rural areas
Research shows that telehealth uptake was linked to a higher likelihood that rural residents would receive preventive care services.
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26 Jan 2026
Study: AI scribes boost physician productivity, increase revenue
A recent study revealed that physicians are gaining productivity benefits from AI scribes without a detrimental effect on claim denials.
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26 Jan 2026
More patients use AI chatbots. Is this a patient safety risk?
With leading AI chatbots creating more tailored healthcare instances for patient users, leading industry groups fear hazards to patient safety.
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23 Jan 2026
OIG calls on HHS to strengthen cybersecurity across divisions
In an annual report, OIG highlighted persistent healthcare cybersecurity challenges and urged HHS to unify its approach to cybersecurity across the department.
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22 Jan 2026
KLAS: Ambient AI tool delivers measurable ROI for health systems
Three large health systems that adopted an AI-powered clinical intelligence platform experienced reduced documentation burden, time savings and financial gain, KLAS found.
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22 Jan 2026
Medicaid improper payments increase, reaching $37.39B
Medicaid, CHIP and Medicare Advantage all saw increases in improper payment rates in FY 2025, while Medicare fee-for-service's rate remained below 10%.
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22 Jan 2026
Consumers turn to AI to fill in healthcare experience gaps
Patients are frustrated with healthcare access and insurance navigation. Is AI the tool that could fill in the gap?
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21 Jan 2026
Epic denies anticompetitive claims made in Texas AG's suit
In response to the lawsuit, Epic detailed its efforts to advance interoperability and its customizable software that enables health organizations to comply with state laws.
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21 Jan 2026
Enthusiasm for passwordless authentication grows, but adoption lags
More than 80% of surveyed health IT leaders view passwordless authentication as very important to healthcare, yet just 7% have fully implemented it.
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21 Jan 2026
Amazon One Medical unveils Health AI assistant for patients
Amazon One Medical's Health AI assistant is designed to help patients manage their healthcare experiences with the context of their digital medical records.
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21 Jan 2026
Study: Telehealth use doesn't increase healthcare utilization
The post-pandemic rise in telehealth adoption did not result in a concurrent increase in outpatient office visits, despite concerns about 'runaway utilization.'
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21 Jan 2026
AI slop pushes data governance towards zero-trust models
Organisations are implementing zero-trust models for data governance thanks to the proliferation of poor quality AI-generated data, often known as AI slop
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20 Jan 2026
UK public sector, CNI in Russian hacktivist crosshairs
Hacktivists aligned to the Russian state are ramping up their targeting of UK organisations with denial of service attacks
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20 Jan 2026
R1 adds prior authorization solution to new revenue cycle OS
R1 announced a new prior authorization solution as part of the Phare OS that seek to automate and scale the process for faster decisions with minimal human touch.
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20 Jan 2026
Healthcare leaders expect AI maturity this year, especially in RCM
A new report shows low AI maturity despite widespread adoption in the revenue cycle. Still, leaders expect to mature rapidly over the next year or two as they confront data constraints.
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20 Jan 2026
Novo expands diabetes partnership with Aspect Biosystems
Novo Nordisk and Canadian bioprinting company Aspect Biosystems build on their 2023 deal to develop cell-based treatments for diabetes.
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20 Jan 2026
KLAS: Ambient speech remains healthcare's top AI use case
Leaders are cautious about higher stakes, care-transformative applications, a new KLAS report shows.
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20 Jan 2026
Swedish government software developer counters poor health apps claim
As national election season approaches, political opponents of Sweden’s lead coalition party make hay of survey that claims unsatisfactory health apps deter doctor visits
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20 Jan 2026
NLP patient portal add-on helps docs read messages faster
NLP helped triage patient portal messages at 81% accuracy, speeding up provider response times by nearly 17 hours.
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16 Jan 2026
PharMerica settles data breach lawsuit for $5.2M
Long-term care pharmacy network PharMerica suffered a data breach in 2023 that impacted more than 5.8 million individuals.
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15 Jan 2026
University of Hawaii Cancer Center discloses ransomware attack
The University of Hawaii Cancer Center told state regulators that it paid a ransom to obtain a decryption tool and secure stolen patient data.
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15 Jan 2026
U.S. healthcare spending reaches $5.3T as utilization rebounds
New CMS data shows another year of accelerated healthcare spending driven by increased utilization, particularly of hospital and physician care.
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15 Jan 2026
Cyber body ISC2 signs on as UK software security ambassador
Professional cyber association ISC2 pledges support to UK government’s Software Security Ambassador scheme, part of the recently unveiled Cyber Action Plan
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15 Jan 2026
2025: Double the breaches, but less patient data compromised
A consistent barrage of small healthcare data breaches defined 2025, rather than the high-impact breaches that dominated prior years.
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14 Jan 2026
Revenue cycle leaders set sights on improving patient experience
Improving patient experience surpassed increasing revenue for the first time, indicating a shift in revenue cycle strategy in 2026.
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14 Jan 2026
Microsoft DCU uses UK courts to hunt down cyber criminals
Microsoft has taken down the RedDVS cyber crime-as-a-service network after obtaining a UK court order, marking its first civil legal action outside of the US
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14 Jan 2026
Patient portal 'techquity' elusive, digital divide remains
The patient portal digital divide might perpetuate disparities in certain health outcomes, researchers said.
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14 Jan 2026
Trust concerns hinder agentic AI adoption, orchestration
Despite significant investment, most pharmaceutical and life sciences companies are struggling to bring agentic AI into production, a new report says.
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13 Jan 2026
Microsoft patches 112 CVEs on first Patch Tuesday of 2026
January brings a larger-than-of-late Patch Tuesday update out of Redmond, but an uptick in disclosures is often expected at this time of year
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13 Jan 2026
Waystar adds agentic AI in move to 'autonomous' revenue cycle
The healthcare payment software vendor announced new agentic AI capabilities as part of its journey to make the revenue cycle autonomous.
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13 Jan 2026
Epic, health systems file lawsuit alleging HIE exploitation
The lawsuit details a scheme in which health organizations are using HIE interoperability frameworks to access and use patient health records for financial gain.
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13 Jan 2026
‘Dual-channel’ attacks are the new face of BEC in 2026
Business email compromise remains a significant threat as cyber fraudsters deploy a more diverse range of tactics against their potential victims, according to a report
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13 Jan 2026
2026 ACA enrollment lags by 1.5M signups amid subsidy fight
ACA marketplace enrollment decreased for the first time since 2020, potentially due to lapsed premium subsidies.
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13 Jan 2026
Medicaid work requirements to cause 1M missed cancer screenings
Medicaid coverage losses will impact how many people can access preventive care, resulting in a million missed cancer screenings.
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12 Jan 2026
Nvidia partners with Lilly to launch $1B AI drug discovery lab
Nvidia and Eli Lilly team up to invest $1 billion in a new AI lab to speed up drug discovery using Nvidia's BioNeMo platform and its next-gen Vera Rubin architecture.
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12 Jan 2026
Abridge partners with Availity for AI-powered prior authorizations
Abridge took its next step in powering prior authorizations with AI; this time, the company teamed up with Availity to use conversational intelligence for real-time prior authorizations.
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12 Jan 2026
Business leaders see AI risks and fraud outpacing ransomware, says WEF
C-suite executives are more concerned with risks arising from AI vulnerabilities and cyber fraud than ransomware, according to the World Economic Forum
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12 Jan 2026
Claude for Healthcare launches
The new platform supports various healthcare tasks, including prior authorization reviews, patient message triage and health record summarizations.
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09 Jan 2026
KLAS highlights top healthcare IoT security vendors in 2026
Healthcare organizations are seeking IoT security solutions that offer asset visibility, as well as robust segmentation and monitoring capabilities.
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08 Jan 2026
Anthem sues 11 hospitals over No Surprises Act disputes
Anthem accused Prime Healthcare hospitals of flooding the IDR process with ineligible claims, resulting in $15M more in payments for out-of-network care.
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08 Jan 2026
Like it or not, AI will transform cyber strategy in 2026
Bubble or no bubble, from cyber skills to defensive strategies to governance, risk and compliance, artificial intelligence will remake the cyber world in 2026