https://healthtechmagazine.net/ en https://healthtechmagazine.net/article/2026/08/how-3-leading-senior-care-organizations-approach-innovation Late at night, when residents at Asbury Communities have a pressing question about tomorrow’s activities or dining options, they don’t have to wait for morning to ask. Now, they can pick up their room phone and ask Joy, a concierge powered by artificial intelligence. It’s similar to Alexa or Siri, but Joy is delivered through an aging tech provider’s AI bot that pulls information from Asbury’s resident engagement platform. It doesn’t replace human concierges, but it extends service to off-hours, says COO Todd Andrews. Joy is one of many innovative solutions the senior care organization has… Mon, 10 Aug 2026 14:35:39 -0400 Wylie Wong https://healthtechmagazine.net/article/2026/08/how-3-leading-senior-care-organizations-approach-innovation https://healthtechmagazine.net/article/2026/08/zero-trust-strategies-help-cms-va-improve-visibility-and-control To say that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services handles a lot of data would be an understatement. This agency within the Department of Health and Human Services administers Medicare, Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program and the Health Insurance Marketplace. It is responsible for ensuring the health coverage of more than 160 million people — that’s nearly 1 in 2 Americans. With so much protected health information (PHI) and personally identifiable information (PII) to manage and secure, CMS has been at the leading edge of zero-trust deployment for several years.… Fri, 07 Aug 2026 11:09:38 -0400 Alexander Slagg https://healthtechmagazine.net/article/2026/08/zero-trust-strategies-help-cms-va-improve-visibility-and-control https://healthtechmagazine.net/article/2026/08/us-hospitals-can-close-inventory-gaps-rfid-tracking A persistent and costly challenge hinders patient care. In the U.S., hospitals let an estimated $3 billion in unused medication go to waste annually, while long-term care facilities lose another $2 billion, reports the National Conference of State Legislatures. This staggering financial drain occurs while many patients wait weeks for lifesaving treatments. The paradox stems not from a lack of intent but from a broken trust in outdated inventory systems that fail to provide necessary operational insight. RELATED: Third-party risk management best practices that reduce supply chain disruption.… Thu, 06 Aug 2026 13:44:44 -0400 Boyede Sobitan https://healthtechmagazine.net/article/2026/08/us-hospitals-can-close-inventory-gaps-rfid-tracking https://healthtechmagazine.net/article/2026/08/workforce-augmentation-through-ai-closing-talent-gap-without-adding-headcount Healthcare organizations face a labor problem that recruitment alone cannot solve, with staff shortages extending beyond physicians and nurses to administrative and IT teams. A simultaneous demand for healthcare professionals — coupled with persistent and elevated levels of burnout — are placing ever more pressure on the remaining employees. Enter artificial intelligence: While the technology cannot manufacture scarce talent, it can increase the capacity of existing teams by taking on repetitive work, surfacing relevant information and helping employees make decisions faster. The objective is… Tue, 04 Aug 2026 12:45:37 -0400 Nathan Eddy https://healthtechmagazine.net/article/2026/08/workforce-augmentation-through-ai-closing-talent-gap-without-adding-headcount https://healthtechmagazine.net/article/2026/08/healthcare-data-governance-enables-ai-medical-research-perfcon With support from artificial intelligence, the possibilities for research advancements are endless. AI tools can review and process information, find patterns and make predictions faster than humans can, with the potential to expand our understanding of complex conditions and accelerate the development of lifesaving therapies. However, just like any other software, AI is only as reliable as the data sets it pulls from. A solid data governance framework — referring to the standards and policies that dictate how data is collected, organized, stored and shared — provides the infrastructure… Mon, 03 Aug 2026 16:12:48 -0400 Erin Laviola https://healthtechmagazine.net/article/2026/08/healthcare-data-governance-enables-ai-medical-research-perfcon https://healthtechmagazine.net/article/2026/08/when-device-fails-care-doesnt-stop-enabling-remote-recovery-clinical-environments An endpoint failure inside a hospital or clinic can quickly become a patient care problem. When a clinician cannot reach an electronic health record or complete documentation, the disruption can affect every subsequent part of the care journey. Endpoint recovery is therefore a critical part of clinical care resilience, and not merely an IT help desk function. Intel vPro® provides out-of-band access when an operating system won’t load, while Intel Core Ultra Series 3 processors add fleet intelligence intended to identify potential hardware problems earlier. DISCOVER: Intel helps IT teams… Mon, 03 Aug 2026 14:46:56 -0400 Nathan Eddy https://healthtechmagazine.net/article/2026/08/when-device-fails-care-doesnt-stop-enabling-remote-recovery-clinical-environments https://healthtechmagazine.net/article/2026/07/organizations-must-prioritize-responsible-ai-healthcare Artificial Intelligence is no longer something on the horizon of healthcare — it is already embedded in clinical practice. AI systems are routinely used in imaging interpretation, clinical decision support, documentation assistance, scheduling, population health management and patient-facing applications. In many cases, clinicians did not request these tools and may have received little formal training in how they work. Yet their outputs increasingly influence clinical judgment and patient outcomes. As AI becomes increasingly integrated into healthcare, clinicians must remain attentive to the… Fri, 31 Jul 2026 14:07:21 -0400 Tiffany Bourelle https://healthtechmagazine.net/article/2026/07/organizations-must-prioritize-responsible-ai-healthcare https://healthtechmagazine.net/article/2026/07/review-improve-identity-threat-detection-and-response-semperis-directory-services-protector Modernized healthcare organizations face steep challenges in securing and managing myriad devices, applications and services. Their environments include on-premises, hybrid and multicloud setups, the network edge, and multiple facilities and affiliates.    That means their attack surface offers near limitless potential vulnerabilities. Malicious actors also have emerging capabilities with artificial intelligence to make identity-based attacks even more pernicious and pervasive.   Even with these complex environments, Semperis Directory Services Protector ensures the integrity… Thu, 30 Jul 2026 16:40:49 -0400 Laura DiDio https://healthtechmagazine.net/article/2026/07/review-improve-identity-threat-detection-and-response-semperis-directory-services-protector https://healthtechmagazine.net/article/2026/07/the-digital-health-divide-in-healthcare-perfcon As quickly expanding digital healthcare technologies promise to improve access and outcomes, many people face the risk of being left out.  Underserved populations, including geographically remote, economically disadvantaged or digitally under-resourced people, are experiencing a digital health divide — an inequality in the ability to access, use and benefit from healthcare technologies.  For instance, patients in rural communities without reliable broadband often cannot access telehealth services. As a result, they miss work and travel hours to see their doctors, or they simply don’… Wed, 29 Jul 2026 13:46:19 -0400 Novid Parsi https://healthtechmagazine.net/article/2026/07/the-digital-health-divide-in-healthcare-perfcon https://healthtechmagazine.net/article/2026/07/following-clear-roadmap-clinical-care-resilience Healthcare organizations are under pressure from every direction: more cyberattacks, shrinking operating margins, staffing shortages and complex technology environments that cannot be easily patched or replaced. A path to cyber resilience reduces risk for healthcare by building the capabilities to recover faster when attacks happen and reducing impacts to patient care. DISCOVER: Ensure healthcare business continuity when IT fails. Making Recovery Readiness a Part of Patient Safety When cyberattacks disrupt hospitals and the healthcare supply chain, the effects reach patients fast. Delayed lab… Tue, 28 Jul 2026 14:04:35 -0400 Josh Howell https://healthtechmagazine.net/article/2026/07/following-clear-roadmap-clinical-care-resilience