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How to Conduct a Cybersecurity Risk Assessment for Your Hospital’s ‘Forgotten’ IoMT Devices

By Ellie Gabel – Forgotten Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) devices often sit quietly on hospital networks, but they can become some of the most dangerous blind spots for health care organizations. Left unpatched or unmanaged, these devices provide easy entry points for ransomware attacks, patient data theft and service interruptions that disrupt clinical operations.

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Seeing Clearly: Why Transparency in Provider Performance Measurement Drives Better Care

By Matthew Resnick MD MPH – For many healthcare providers, performance measurement feels like a black box. What does the data measure? Is it accurate? And fundamentally, how should it be used? These questions are especially pressing for specialists, who often operate with little to no feedback once they leave the structured, feedback-rich environment of education and training.


Beyond Billing

By David Lareau – Health systems in the U.S. are no strangers to the slow pace of new IT implementations. For example, an electronic health record (EHR) implementation can drag on for years before the official go-live date and still not be fully implemented.


Eyes Wide Open at HRX2025

By Beth Friedman – Experts Tackle Cardiac Rhythm Monitoring Data Challenges – Imagine making sense of clinical data transmitted from thousands of remote patients, all with different cardiac devices, data formats, and submission schedules. Some data is billable, while other transmissions are not, yet all must be assessed for clinical significance as patient lives could be on the line.



Why Delirium Demands Our Attention

By Divya Chander MD PhD – What is the most common, costly and deadly syndrome that is rarely discussed? Without question, it is delirium, and it affects up to 75% of intensive care unit (ICU) patients over the age of 65. Delirium is more than just temporary confusion, it’s actually a marker of the brain functionally breaking down.


From Talk to Traction: Medicaid’s Moment to Deliver

By Verlon Johnson – Medicaid is more than statutes and systems. It is a living promise to children, families, older adults, and people with disabilities – people whose health and stability depend on whether we translate our best ideas into daily practice. I have sat with caseworkers stretched thin and with program leaders balancing spreadsheets against human stakes.