By Shereese Maynard – 2025 was not a bad year; it was an honest one. If 2024 was the year healthcare innovation talked loudly, 2025 was the year it cleared its throat and started speaking plainly. Inside health systems, innovation teams were trimmed. Marketing departments were reduced or eliminated altogether.

From the Health IT Buzz Blog – We all know what it’s like to get forms completed with all the right information (and to get it done quickly!), and patients seeking determinations on their eligibility for Social Security Disability Insurance know this all too well.

In a major win for telehealth, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) granted one year extension of remote prescribing flexibilities. ATA Action, the advocacy arm of the American Telemedicine Association, commented on this essential extension that ensures Americans, particularly those with mental and behavioral health needs, can maintain access to the care they have depended on since early 2020.

By Dirk Schrader – Healthcare has always been a mission-driven industry, but it also sits at the intersection of some of the most aggressive cyber threats. Patient records are among the most valuable assets on the black market, and clinical operations are among the least tolerant of downtime.