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This is Naomi diaz with the Becker digital

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Health podcast.

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Here's your daily industry news briefing for today,

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June tenth.

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First, the Biden Harris

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administration has secured commitments for Microsoft and Google

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to offer free and low cost resources to

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rule hospitals nationwide to help them boost their

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cyber defenses.

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As part of the effort,

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Microsoft will be extending its non nonprofit program

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to provide grants and up to a 75

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percent discount on security products for independent critical

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access hospitals

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and rural emergency hospitals

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according to a June tenth news release from

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the White House.

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Additionally, larger rural hospitals using eligible

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Microsoft solutions will also receive the most advanced

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security suite at no additional cost for 1

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year.

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Microsoft will also offer free cybersecurity assessments, training

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for frontline line and It staff and extend

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Windows 10 security updates for 1 year at

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no cost.

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Meanwhile, Google committed to offering endpoint security advice

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to rule hospitals and nonprofit

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organizations at no cost.

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Alongside funding support for software

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migration. Google is also launching a pilot program

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to develop a tailored package of security capabilities

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for rural hospitals.

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According to the White House, these efforts aim

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to enhance the security and resilience of the

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health sector.

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Cyber attacks against the Us health system surge

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by a hundred and 28 percent from 20

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22 to 20 23 according to the White

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House with the Us witness 1 of the

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most severe healthcare related cyber tax in its

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history during February and March of 20 24.

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Second,

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75 percent of health system executives say digital

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transformation is a priority but lack the resources

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to make it happen, Mckinsey C reported June

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seventh,

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Meanwhile, 88 percent of health leaders surveyed by

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the management consultant said Ai held the biggest

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potential of any technology,

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but fewer than half had invested in it.

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Here are the digital transformation areas where health

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system had invested most of its money, according

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to the survey 200 leaders from across the

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globe.

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1, virtual health to drive patient engagement access

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hit 76 percent. 2, revenue cycle management and

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back office automation hit 70 percent,

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3, digital front door hit 62 percent,

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4, acute care workflow and put at 58

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percent,

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5AM ambulatory care management at 55 percent, 6

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remote patient monitoring at 54 percent, 7 contracting

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or value based care 51 percent, 8 virtual

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health to address labor shortages at 48 percent,

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9 advanced analytics Ai machine learning and Gen

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Ai at 45

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percent, 10 cross site capacity management at 45

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percent, 11 robotics are physical automation at 40

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percent, and 12 hop at home at 36

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percent.

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Third,

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Ehr vendor Epic Systems has entered into a

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new partnership with Gen d a genetic testing

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company.

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Under the partnership, gene D x will integrate

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with epic and a bid to broaden access

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to its reps whole genome sequencing services in

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neonatal intensive care units.

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This integration is a designed to allow gene

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d at to streamline its rapid whole genome

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sequencing services results directly into patient's medical records

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according to a June tenth news release from

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the company.

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