1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:02,799 This is Naomi Diaz with the Becker's Digital 2 00:00:02,799 --> 00:00:03,620 Health Podcast. 3 00:00:04,000 --> 00:00:06,559 Here's your daily industry news briefing for today, 4 00:00:06,559 --> 00:00:07,620 January 6th. 5 00:00:08,160 --> 00:00:09,619 1st, in 2025, 6 00:00:10,000 --> 00:00:12,480 health system IT and digital leaders plan to 7 00:00:12,480 --> 00:00:14,500 focus on the common data in cybersecurity 8 00:00:14,960 --> 00:00:17,824 and the novel creative voice AI and inpatient 9 00:00:17,964 --> 00:00:18,945 digital highways. 10 00:00:19,644 --> 00:00:22,125 Here are the digital technologies health systems won't 11 00:00:22,125 --> 00:00:24,065 be able to go without in 2025, 12 00:00:24,765 --> 00:00:26,464 c suite leaders told Becker's. 13 00:00:27,085 --> 00:00:29,585 1st is a quick way to value innovations. 14 00:00:30,230 --> 00:00:33,189 2 is AI and robotic process automation for 15 00:00:33,189 --> 00:00:34,250 patient access. 16 00:00:34,789 --> 00:00:35,929 3 is data. 17 00:00:36,309 --> 00:00:38,729 4 is inpatient digital highways. 18 00:00:39,509 --> 00:00:42,390 5 is low cost wearables embedded with AI 19 00:00:42,390 --> 00:00:43,449 and machine learning. 20 00:00:43,995 --> 00:00:45,534 6 is robust cybersecurity 21 00:00:45,995 --> 00:00:46,495 infrastructure. 22 00:00:47,435 --> 00:00:50,655 7 is technology to improve throughput and capacity. 23 00:00:51,195 --> 00:00:53,054 And 8 is voice AI. 24 00:00:54,315 --> 00:00:54,815 2nd, 25 00:00:55,274 --> 00:00:58,255 Brentwood, Tennessee based Arden Health plans to integrate 26 00:00:58,730 --> 00:01:01,870 18 urgent care clinics recently acquired from NextCare 27 00:01:01,929 --> 00:01:04,510 Urgent Care into its Epic EHR. 28 00:01:05,370 --> 00:01:09,130 The acquisition, finalized January 3rd, includes 6 clinics 29 00:01:09,130 --> 00:01:11,150 in New Mexico and 12 in Oklahoma. 30 00:01:11,935 --> 00:01:14,495 An Ardent spokesperson told Becker's the clinics will 31 00:01:14,495 --> 00:01:17,314 be integrated into the health system's Epic EHR 32 00:01:17,534 --> 00:01:19,935 as part of the onboarding process with a 33 00:01:19,935 --> 00:01:22,674 transition expected to be completed by summer. 34 00:01:23,375 --> 00:01:25,615 Ardent Health first committed to transitioning to the 35 00:01:25,615 --> 00:01:28,250 Epic EHR platform in 2016. 36 00:01:29,750 --> 00:01:33,289 3rd, healthcare organizations are ramping up their cybersecurity 37 00:01:33,590 --> 00:01:36,229 defenses with a growing focus on third party 38 00:01:36,229 --> 00:01:37,049 risk management, 39 00:01:37,429 --> 00:01:41,864 network security, and proactive infrastructure improvements, a January 40 00:01:41,864 --> 00:01:43,724 2nd report from Kloss found. 41 00:01:44,344 --> 00:01:48,364 Between January October, Kloss interviewed 70 healthcare organizations 42 00:01:48,744 --> 00:01:50,924 to explore their cybersecurity priorities, 43 00:01:51,304 --> 00:01:53,004 challenges, vendor partnerships, 44 00:01:53,469 --> 00:01:56,530 and perspectives on AI's role in strengthening cybersecurity 45 00:01:56,989 --> 00:01:57,489 efforts. 46 00:01:58,030 --> 00:02:01,709 Respondents outlined their top cybersecurity investment priorities, which 47 00:02:01,709 --> 00:02:04,689 include third party and external entity risk management, 48 00:02:05,229 --> 00:02:05,729 prevention, 49 00:02:06,109 --> 00:02:06,609 preparedness, 50 00:02:07,149 --> 00:02:08,849 governance policies and regulation, 51 00:02:09,525 --> 00:02:10,985 identity and access management, 52 00:02:11,525 --> 00:02:12,504 incident preparedness, 53 00:02:12,965 --> 00:02:13,465 AI, 54 00:02:13,764 --> 00:02:16,425 improved internal cybersecurity culture, infrastructure, 55 00:02:16,805 --> 00:02:20,185 data loss protection, email security, endpoint security, 56 00:02:20,485 --> 00:02:22,185 ongoing monitoring and detection, 57 00:02:22,490 --> 00:02:24,650 as well as other cybersecurity improvements that were 58 00:02:24,650 --> 00:02:25,870 not listed in the report. 59 00:02:26,650 --> 00:02:27,710 According to the report, 60 00:02:28,010 --> 00:02:30,569 cybersecurity priorities differ based on the size of 61 00:02:30,569 --> 00:02:31,310 the organization. 62 00:02:32,010 --> 00:02:33,310 Larger health care organizations, 63 00:02:33,610 --> 00:02:36,644 especially those with more than 500 beds, often 64 00:02:36,644 --> 00:02:37,784 focus on managing 65 00:02:38,164 --> 00:02:41,305 managing third party risk. In contrast, smaller organizations 66 00:02:41,764 --> 00:02:44,004 are more likely to invest in AI to 67 00:02:44,004 --> 00:02:44,905 boost efficiency. 68 00:02:45,844 --> 00:02:47,685 If you would like the latest health IT 69 00:02:47,685 --> 00:02:49,764 and digital health industry news delivered to your 70 00:02:49,764 --> 00:02:52,669 inbox every morning, Subscribe to the Becker CIO 71 00:02:52,669 --> 00:02:54,750 and health IT review e newsletter through our 72 00:02:54,750 --> 00:02:55,810 website at ww.beckershospitalreview.com.