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Health IT News from the past 365 days

• 20 Aug 2025
  

  Commvault users told to patch two RCE exploit chains

  By Alex Scroxton

  Storage firm Commvault fixes four vulnerabilities that, when combined, create a pair of RCE exploit chains that could be used to target on-premise customers with ransomware and other nasties

• 20 Aug 2025
  

  ONC: As patient engagement tech soars, a digital divide opens

  By Sara Heath

  More organizations have adopted patient engagement technology capabilities, but have they also deepened a digital divide?

• 20 Aug 2025
  

  States to receive immigration reports on Medicaid enrollees

  By Jacqueline LaPointe

  The Trump Administration is doubling down on honing Medicaid enrollment, with CMS now alerting states about Medicaid enrollees with unverified citizenship or immigration status.

• 19 Aug 2025
  

  Medicare Advantage member satisfaction declines as trust wanes

  By Jill Hughes

  A lack of trust and increased confusion amid policy shifts have contributed to a decline in Medicare Advantage member satisfaction, new J.D. Power data shows.

• 19 Aug 2025
  

  Novo's $499 self-pay Ozempic bypasses payers, curbs compounders

  By Alivia Kaylor, MSc

  Novo Nordisk's $499 self-pay program bypasses traditional payers to provide direct access to FDA-approved Ozempic and curb the uptake of unapproved compounded versions.

• 19 Aug 2025
  

  Epic unveils MyChart Central to link disparate patient portals

  By Sara Heath

  Epic's MyChart Central intends to solve the age-old problem of having multiple patient portal logins at different healthcare providers.

• 19 Aug 2025
  

  Study raises concerns about safety-net TEAM participation

  By Jacqueline LaPointe

  About 14% of TEAM participants are part of healthcare's safety-net; however, safety-net hospitals tend to be disproportionately penalized in bundled payment models.

• 19 Aug 2025
  

  Google spins up agentic SOC to speed up incident management

  By Alex Scroxton

  Google Cloud elaborates on its vision for securing artificial intelligence unveiling new protections and capabilities across its product suite

• 19 Aug 2025
  

  How patients are using generative AI to find a doctor

  By Sara Heath

  With more patients using generative AI to find a doctor, clinics and hospitals need to dial into online reputation management to ensure AI generates accurate information.

• 19 Aug 2025
  

  How patients are using generative AI to find a doctor

  By Sara Heath

  With more patients using generative AI to find a doctor, clinics and hospitals need to dial into online reputation management to ensure AI generates accurate information.

• 18 Aug 2025
  

  Microsoft-owned company settles MOVEit lawsuit for $8.5M

  By Jill Hughes

  A Massachusetts judge preliminarily approved a multimillion-dollar settlement over a 1.2 million-record data breach at Nuance Communications stemming from 2023 MOVEit software exploits.

• 18 Aug 2025
  

  Breaking down uninsured numbers under Trump's spending law

  By Jacqueline LaPointe

  The newly signed One Big Beautiful Bill Act will increase the uninsured rate in the U.S., especially as the law prompts changes to Medicaid and Health Insurance Marketplace policy.

• 18 Aug 2025
  

  Workday hit in wave of social engineering attacks

  By Alex Scroxton

  A campaign of voice-based social engineering attacks targeting users of Salesforce’s services appears to have struck HR platform Workday

• 18 Aug 2025
  

  Doc videos in patient portals boost pediatric flu shot rates

  By Sara Heath

  Patient portal messages that include videos or images from a patient's doctor can boost pediatric flu shot rates by up to 3.9 percentage points.

• 18 Aug 2025
  

  Telehealth offers healthcare 'lifeline' for LGBTQIA+ patients

  By Anuja Vaidya

  Telehealth was associated with gender-affirming care and HIV testing access and reduced mental health disparities within the LGBTQIA+ population, new research shows.

• 15 Aug 2025
  

  HHS restores defunct task force on childhood vaccine safety

  By Alivia Kaylor, MSc

  HHS reinstates a defunct childhood vaccine safety task force following a lawsuit funded by Children's Health Defense, an anti-vaccine group previously led by HHS Secretary RFK Jr.

• 15 Aug 2025
  

  UK cyber leaders feel impact of Trump cutbacks

  By Alex Scroxton

  The ripple effects of US cyber security cutbacks have reached this side of the Atlantic, according to a report

• 14 Aug 2025
  

  Studies link GLP-1 use to T2D rare eye risks, urge screening

  By Alivia Kaylor, MSc

  New research links GLP-1 use in type 2 diabetes to slightly higher risks of optic neuropathy and diabetic retinopathy, with study authors urging regular preventative eye exams.

• 14 Aug 2025
  

  Athenahealth announces new AI features for EHR platform

  By Anuja Vaidya

  The new features for the athenaOne platform include AI-enhanced document processing, clinical summaries and interoperability tools for ambulatory practices.

• 14 Aug 2025
  

  Stanford, Qualtrics partner on agentic AI for care coordination

  By Sara Heath

  Agentic AI designed by Qualtrics and Stanford Health Care is intended to support care coordination to ultimately promote a better patient experience.

• 14 Aug 2025
  

  MA plans' LTSS supplemental benefits have untapped potential

  By Sara Heath

  Despite a 2018 rule allowing more LTSS supplemental benefits in Medicare Advantage, the share of plans offering them has gone down.

• 13 Aug 2025
  

  OCR updates HIPAA FAQs following health tech initiative launch

  By Jill Hughes

  OCR updated some HIPAA Privacy Rule FAQs in support of CMS' recent health tech initiative launch, providing clarity on permitted PHI disclosures.

• 13 Aug 2025
  

  Oracle Health releases AI-powered ambulatory EHR

  By Jill Hughes

  Oracle Health debuted a new AI-driven EHR just days before its rival, Epic, is set to host its annual user group meeting.