https://healthtechmagazine.net/ en https://healthtechmagazine.net/article/2026/04/how-can-more-efficient-data-sharing-improve-patient-care-plans Health information exchanges are steadily gaining traction as healthcare organizations look for ways to improve care coordination, reduce costs and meet regulatory expectations. Organizations are seeking ways to use data to make better decisions, which reduces costs and increases revenue. This is especially important for health systems as the federal government cuts funding across the board. The result is an increase in health systems, post-acute providers and even senior care organizations participating in HIEs or actively exploring that as part of their clinical transformation strategies.… Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:02:12 -0400 Christopher Mills https://healthtechmagazine.net/article/2026/04/how-can-more-efficient-data-sharing-improve-patient-care-plans https://healthtechmagazine.net/article/2026/04/building-blocks-data-literacy-healthcare Data literacy is the organizational ability to capture, evaluate, normalize and transform available data sources into actionable business insights. It is as much about culture as it is about processes and tools. To understand whether your organization has good data literacy, ask yourself these questions. Do you know which data sets you have? Do you know the quality of those data sets? Do you know which ones are sensitive or not? Do you know which buttons or levers that bit of data pushes when you’re making a decision about something? That is what data literacy means. The next step is figuring… Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:19:29 -0400 Dean Burrill https://healthtechmagazine.net/article/2026/04/building-blocks-data-literacy-healthcare https://healthtechmagazine.net/article/2026/04/what-are-rural-healthcare-it-priorities-changing-funding-landscape The funding landscape for rural healthcare organizations is still riddled with uncertainties. Organizations are bracing for changes that will come with reduced federal spending on Medicaid over the next few years. They’re also eyeing the sustainability of the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP), which awards $50 billion, or $10 billion per year over five years, to state initiatives meant to promote preventive care and develop local workforces, among other goals.  Rural health systems operate on razor-thin margins, and many smaller community hospitals have a limited amount of cash… Mon, 06 Apr 2026 14:27:02 -0400 Adam Oldenburg, Tom Stafford https://healthtechmagazine.net/article/2026/04/what-are-rural-healthcare-it-priorities-changing-funding-landscape https://healthtechmagazine.net/article/2026/04/connected-care-continuum-perfcon Increased emphasis on creating a connected care continuum was deemed one of the key health tech trends to watch in 2026. Looking at the big picture of care delivery, it’s easy to see why. Information that remains in silos contributes to a deeply disjointed experience for patients and clinicians alike, especially amid the industry’s push to move care to the setting best suited to meeting a patient’s needs. The smart care continuum should be longitudinal and not episodic, according to Chif Umejei, senior vice president and CIO at NewYork-Presbyterian. “The continuum is designed to ensure that… Wed, 01 Apr 2026 15:01:27 -0400 Brian Eastwood https://healthtechmagazine.net/article/2026/04/connected-care-continuum-perfcon https://healthtechmagazine.net/article/2026/03/how-healthcare-organizations-can-benefit-predictive-scheduling-systems Clinician shortages are forcing hospitals to rethink how they plan and deploy their workforce, with many turning to predictive scheduling systems to better match staffing levels with fluctuating patient demand. Built on data analytics and artificial intelligence, predictive scheduling platforms analyze historical and real-time operational data to forecast patient volume and align clinical staffing accordingly. The goal is to ensure adequate coverage during peak periods while reducing unnecessary overtime and burnout when demand drops. Terry McDonnell, senior vice president and chief nursing… Mon, 30 Mar 2026 13:52:49 -0400 Nathan Eddy https://healthtechmagazine.net/article/2026/03/how-healthcare-organizations-can-benefit-predictive-scheduling-systems https://healthtechmagazine.net/article/2026/03/healthcare-cyber-resilience-guide-perfcon Health systems face the growing risk of IT outages caused by ransomware and other cyber-attacks, forcing healthcare leaders to rethink how care continues after critical systems go offline. For CISOs, IT directors and clinical operations leaders, the priority must be ensuring clinicians can safely treat patients without access to electronic health records, diagnostic systems and other core platforms. This is driving organizations to adopt cyber resilience strategies combining prevention, rapid recovery, business continuity planning and automation to maintain clinical operations during downtime… Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:38:13 -0400 Nathan Eddy https://healthtechmagazine.net/article/2026/03/healthcare-cyber-resilience-guide-perfcon https://healthtechmagazine.net/ad/build-secure-foundation Thu, 26 Mar 2026 11:52:59 -0400 https://healthtechmagazine.net/ad/build-secure-foundation https://healthtechmagazine.net/article/2026/03/what-healthcare-organizations-can-learn-nists-ai-risk-management-framework Some of the most recognizable names in the generative artificial intelligence space have announced expanded services geared to healthcare and life sciences. At the start of 2026, OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Anthropic’s Claude shared their respective solutions meant to support consumers with their health or providers with their workflows. And more than 40% of physicians in the U.S. reportedly log in daily to OpenEvidence to scour peer-reviewed journals to keep up with medical breakthroughs and help with evidence-based decision-making. Despite generative AI becoming a regular fixture in healthcare,… Wed, 25 Mar 2026 13:06:33 -0400 Matt Sickles https://healthtechmagazine.net/article/2026/03/what-healthcare-organizations-can-learn-nists-ai-risk-management-framework https://healthtechmagazine.net/article/2026/03/ctem-healthcare-guide-continuous-threat-exposure-management-perfcon In traditional vulnerability management, organizations react to, detect and patch known software flaws, but a framework called Continuous Threat Exposure Management offers an iterative strategy for managing and mitigating threats in real time. First introduced by Gartner, CTEM allows organizations such as health systems to take a continuous approach to fighting cyberthreats such as ransomware and credential leaks. While traditional vulnerability management is periodic and volume-driven, with a long list of findings that may not reflect real-world risk, CTEM is continuous and “threat-informed… Tue, 24 Mar 2026 16:55:43 -0400 Brian T. Horowitz https://healthtechmagazine.net/article/2026/03/ctem-healthcare-guide-continuous-threat-exposure-management-perfcon https://healthtechmagazine.net/article/2026/03/how-address-shadow-ai-healthcare Most organizations are familiar with the concept of “shadow IT,” a term that describes any technological solution used on an enterprise network without prior approval or oversight from the IT department. It’s a reality of the modern workplace: Employees who feel that it’s too burdensome to involve IT in signing up for a new cloud-based service, for instance, may use a personal account to do their work, not thinking about compliance or security concerns. Now, with the proliferation of solutions that use generative artificial intelligence, signing up for a service has never been easier. But if… Tue, 24 Mar 2026 12:22:06 -0400 Lee Pierce https://healthtechmagazine.net/article/2026/03/how-address-shadow-ai-healthcare