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It's important to pause and reflect on how far we've come as a team of business-enabling IT professionals since Walden Digital's inception four years ago. Recently, I had the opportunity to sit down with “Interface”, Europe's leading CIO magazine, for an in-depth interview. We discussed the latest digital supply chain trends in logistics and healthcare logistics and explored the Digital Transformation happening across the Walden Group and its subsidiaries—Walden Digital, Movianto, ETP, TPI, and Ciblex/Relais Colis. The interview covered our innovative data journey with Databricks/Azure and the unique advantages of having in-house software development capabilities through our own digital subsidiary. The path hasn't always been straightforward, but our commitment to learning, engaging with business leaders, and adopting a "fail fast and agile" mindset has allowed us to enhance our digital capabilities, improve organizational choices, and increase supply chain agility and responsiveness. Looking forward to what’s next. If you’re interested in learning more, feel free to reach out for a virtual coffee. #DigitalTransformation #SupplyChain #Innovation #Leadership #WaldenDigital #Agility

New issue day! Check out the latest edition of Interface Magazine - Technology and FinTech below - we have some fantastic content this month so be sure to check it out. A personal thank you to Denis Connolly for sharing your insight into Walden Group (ex EHDH) and Walden Digital. Data really is king! #data #ai #digitaltransformation

The Challenges and Barriers in Standardized and Secure Data Exchange | Healthcare IT Today - Healthcare IT Today Title: The Challenges and Barriers in Standardized and Secure Data Exchange #Interoperability Challenges Healthcare IT professionals face numerous challenges in achieving interoperability, including data silos, incompatible systems, and lack of standardized protocols. These obstacles hinder seamless data exchange and collaboration among healthcare organizations. #Data Security Concerns Ensuring data security is a top priority in healthcare IT. With the increasing volume of data exchange, protecting patient information from cyber threats and breaches is essential. Healthcare professionals must implement robust security measures to safeguard sensitive data. #Regulatory Compliance Complying with regulations such as HIPAA and GDPR is crucial for healthcare organizations. Meeting regulatory requirements for data exchange involves implementing strict privacy policies, encryption protocols, and access controls to ai.mediformatica.com #data #healthcare #interoperability #this #dataexchange #datasharing #healthcareinteroperability #cognizant #levels #nordicglobal #vendors #emtelligent #digitalhealth #healthit #healthtech #healthcaretechnology @MediFormatica (https://buff.ly/3MuoI9l)

Here's how to streamline intercompany integrations in Healthcare IT Departments while ensuring data security and efficiency: Service Bus concepts are the key to breaking through integration stalemates. StringBean Technologies offers a cutting-edge data entry front-end solution that empowers users in healthcare facilities to input information seamlessly. Our intuitive UI layer and AI Outlier Detection filters guarantee quick training and accurate results. We place any human who touches your property at the firewall, with no third-party system to hide behind. TG, we have passed every IT survey submitted to date. A big tribute to Richard Chung, our faithful CTO. Learn more about enhancing data management and IT security in healthcare facilities: [Link to the article] #HealthcareIT #DataManagement #ITSecurity #AI #HealthcareFacilities American Society for Health Care Engineering (ASHE) Thank You 👉 Healthcare Facilities Today > Jeffrey Wardon for informing the industry.

Today, we are excited to share our collaboration with mdhub (YC S24), a Y-Combinator innovator from Summer '24! mdhub's clinical AI assistant is revolutionizing mental health practices by automating tasks, saving clinicians at least two hours daily, and enabling them to see more patients. To ensure top-notch data privacy and security, mdhub partnered with BD Emerson CPA for a SOC 2 audit and HIPAA reassessment. Our team meticulously verified their privacy policies, data access protocols, and security safeguards. How we helped: ⤵ 🔵 HIPAA Audit/Attestation: Aligned policies with industry benchmarks, confirmed data compliance, and verified security measures. 🔵 SOC 2 Type I Audit: Evaluated control designs to meet applicable Trust Service criteria. Now, mdhub has begun the monitoring window for their SOC 2 Type II audit. Partnering with BD Emerson #CPA has strengthened mdhub's assurance in their compliance and security. And here’s the cherry 🍒 on top: BD Emerson offers exclusive discounts to Y-Combinator companies. Don’t miss this opportunity to elevate your data security and compliance standards. Kudos to mdhub for their dedication to privacy and excellence!  Learn more about the engagement from our case study 👉 https://lnkd.in/dKBSgRFw #DataSecurity #Compliance #HIPAA #SOC2 #MentalHealthTech #YCombinator

In the current era of hyperconnectivity, the cyber risks have increased disproportionately. Cybersecurity can't just be layer on top, it has to be a part of core infrastructure. While creating the National Digital Health Ecosystem, ABDM works on the principle of privacy and security by design. #ABDM #DigitalHealth

"Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) aims to establish and enable a national digital health ecosystem, and build out the underlying digital public infrastructure. Cybersecurity is core to ABDM. The entire health stack is designed on a federated architecture model. Unlike in most other countries, we will have decentralised data storage," Himanshu Burad, OSD to Additional CEO, National Health Authority (NHA), Government of India, speaking at FTI Consulting's consultation on ‘Navigating Cybersecurity Challenges in Healthcare’, which spanned stakeholders from government, the cybersecurity and healthcare ecosystems, insurance, and others.   During the consultation, Jamie Singer, FTI Consulting Senior Managing Director and Cybersecurity & Data Privacy Communications Practice Co-lead, showcased global best practices to respond to a cybersecurity incident in the healthcare sector. She said 67% of healthcare organizations globally suffered a cyberattack in 2023 and the average ransom payment paid in 2023 was $1.54M, almost 10x what it was in 2020.   This was followed by a panel discussion where participants from medical devices industry, hospitals and insurance players talked about the need for regulations and capacity building of various stakeholders to ensure compliance. Rakesh Maheshwari (ex Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology), Vinayak Godse (Data Security Council of India), KPM Das and Anita Kumar (Cisco), Sivani Peesapati (GE HealthCare), Sreekumar Gurujalam (Siemens), Parimal Goel (BD), Praveen Mandi (Infosys), Najam Baig (TATA AIG General Insurance Company Limited), Arvind Sivaramakrishnan CHCIO (Karkinos Healthcare), Payal Chauhan (UnitedHealth Group), Valsa Williams, Amrit Singh Deo, Prasanto Kumar Roy, Rakesh Aulaya, Salonie Chawla, Devanshu Jain, Kerban Billimoria Rajdeo and Pragya Gupta. #Cybersecurity #Healthcare #CriticalInfrastructure #Safetyandsecurity

We're now at an inflection point in the #healthplan / #healthinsurance #industry and the #healthcaredelivery system. Three days ago, Senators Warren, Markey, Auchincloss, and thirteen (13) House Members urged the #sec to open an #insidertradinginvestigation into #unitedhealthgroup executives’ stock trading activities. Some observations and take-aways from the attached article: 1) Based on Mr. Witty's testimony, it's apparent that he and #uhg's #corporatelegalcounsel have been preparing for his testimony for several days (if not weeks). It would not be surprising (to learn down-the-road) that external #legalcounsel was also involved in Mr. Witty's preparatory work for participating in the senate and house hearings. 2) Federal legislation is coming. It will be interesting to see how this plays out in both chambers of #congress and who will be defending the industry during committee hearings and eventually debate on the floors of congress and #senate. 3) We're quickly reaching the point of 3 months post breach and #unitedhealth and #optum are still getting a handle on the magnitude and severity of this breach. Per Mr. Witty, he "estimated that the #databreach could affect about one-third of all Americans — which would be more than 100 million people — though he said the number was uncertain." 4) Per Mr. Witty, "Change Healthcare’s footprint was the same as it was before UnitedHealth acquired it in 2022. The company UnitedHealth bought for almost $8 billion ran on #legacytechnology, he said, with some systems 40 years old. “We’ve been working to improve those.” Let # 4 sink in for a moment, 40 year old #technology handling one of our nations most critical components of the #healthcare #ecosystem for #medicalproviders, #hospitals, #physicians, #clinics, #therapists and the list goes on; and let's not forget, this 40 year old technology also let down our most vulnerable: the member/insureds who pay the #premiums, #deductibles and out-of-pocket cost for #healthcareservices that are being rationed more and more everyday. #uhc #databreach #kaiser #healthplanexecutives #hipaa #compliance #pii #unitedhealthcare #bestpractices #leadingpractices #systemsecurity #phi #datasecurity #data #medical #providers #business #management #hr #ceo #coo #cfo #cio #cto #ciso #consulting #managementconsulting #cms #breach #cyberbreach #hhs #doctors #medicalcare #insurance #managedcare #pharma #medicaid #medicare #regulation #darkweb #privateequity #venturecapital #healthcaresystems #aca #hospitalsystems #hcsc #bcbstx #bcbsil #bcbsca #bcbs #carefirst #anthem #elevancehealth #aetna #cvs #hhs #walgreens #oscarhealth #employer #bsw #cigna #bswhp #liability #humana #medicine #conifer #tenethealthcare #bswhp #centene #federallaw #grossnegligence #lawsuit

If 1 in 3 Americans have had their health records stolden without the help of #AI, can you imagine what happens when large #healthcare corporations have all of their records in data bases openly accessible from startups in the #innovation #generativeai space & a hack occurs? Has anyone from UnitedHealth Group reached out to you with a written apology? Could everyone of those people exposed sue for coverage when they get turned down for #insurance or pay higher rates due to conditions exposed? #technology #management #digitalmarketing #healthcare

News 8/2/24 – HIStalk - HIStalk Title: News 8/2/24 - HIStalk #Telehealth Adoption Healthcare organizations are increasingly adopting telehealth technologies to provide remote care to patients, improving access to healthcare services and reducing costs. #Cybersecurity Trends Cybersecurity remains a top concern in healthcare IT, with organizations investing in advanced security measures to protect patient data from cyber threats. #EHR Integration Challenges Integrating electronic health records (EHR) with other healthcare IT systems continues to be a challenge for many organizations, impacting data interoperability and workflow efficiency. #AI in Healthcare Artificial intelligence (AI) is being leveraged in healthcare to improve clinical decision-making, patient outcomes, and operational efficiency, with more organizations exploring AI ai.mediformatica.com #health #histalk #news #revenue #shares #earnings #technology #falling #livongo #provider #providermatching #teladoc #digitalhealth #healthit #healthtech #healthcaretechnology @MediFormatica (https://buff.ly/3AgYLqR)