# Technology Standards * **Definition:** Standards that facilitate the exchange of health information between different systems and the use of technology in healthcare to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of health information systems. * **Taxonomy:** CTO Topics / Technology Standards ## News * Selected news on the topic of **Technology Standards**, for healthcare technology leaders * 47.4K news items are in the system for this topic * Posts have been filtered for tech and healthcare-related keywords | Date | Title | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 4/28/2025 | [**Milestone Consensus Statement on AI Issued by Power Users As Part of the Health IT End-Users Alliance**](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/04/28/3069573/0/en/Milestone-Consensus-Statement-on-AI-Issued-by-Power-Users-As-Part-of-the-Health-IT-End-Users-Alliance.html) | [[Globe Newswire]] | | 4/9/2025 | [**Post Office gets extra £136m towards tech transformation as clock ticks on Horizon**](https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366622179/Post-Office-gets-extra-136m-towards-tech-transformation-as-clock-ticks-on-Horizon) | [[Computer Weekly]] | | 3/23/2025 | [**Technology Knowledge: AI, Cloud AI & Artificial Intelligence - Medium**](https://medium.com/@technovavista/tech-nova-ai-cloud-artificial-intelligence-1babf1c13071) | [[Medium]] | | 3/20/2025 | [**What CFOs Can Do If HHS Layoffs Prevail - HealthLeaders Media**](https://www.healthleadersmedia.com/cfo/what-cfos-can-do-if-hhs-layoffs-prevail) | [[HealthLeaders Media]] | | 2/18/2025 | [**Top 6 Growth Opportunities for the Digital Health Industry in 2025 - Yahoo Finance**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/top-6-growth-opportunities-digital-113700160.html) | [[Yahoo Finance]] | | 1/8/2025 | [**Jaishankar Inukonda Receives 2024 Global Recognition Award for Data Engineering**](https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/jaishankar-inukonda-receives-2024-global-recognition-award-for-data-engineering-1034206248) | [[Business Insider Markets]] | | 12/31/2024 | [**Precision Medicine Software Market Focused Insights 2024-2029, with Key Player Profiles of ...**](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241231013633/en/Precision-Medicine-Software-Market-Focused-Insights-2024-2029-with-Key-Player-Profiles-of-Syapse-AccessDX-Laboratory-Fabric-Genomics-Foundation-Medicine-Intel-and-IBM---ResearchAndMarkets.com) | [[Business Wire]] | | 12/30/2024 | [**5 MedTech Stocks That Are Poised to Beat the Market in 2025 - Yahoo Finance**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/5-medtech-stocks-poised-beat-140000672.html) | [[Yahoo Finance]] | | 12/26/2024 | [**The Business and Finance of Healthcare in 2025**](https://www.healthitanswers.net/the-business-and-finance-of-healthcare-in-2025/) | [[Health IT Answers]] | | 12/23/2024 | [**Hospitals in 2025: Predictions for the new year**](https://www.chiefhealthcareexecutive.com/view/hospitals-in-2025-predictions-for-the-new-year) | [[Chief Healthcare Executive]] | | 12/21/2024 | [**Health IT Product News Report December 2024**](https://www.healthitanswers.net/health-it-product-news-report-december-2024/) | [[Health IT Answers]] | | 12/19/2024 | [**Black Book Market Research Releases Global Survey Findings on Population Health ...**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/black-book-market-research-releases-120000206.html) | [[Yahoo Finance]] | | 12/19/2024 | [**IPS tner to Advance Digitally-Enabled Hospital-at-Home Care**](https://medtechintelligence.com/news_article/ips-dime-partner-to-advance-digitally-enabled-hospital-at-home-care/) | [[MedTech Intelligence]] | | 12/19/2024 | [**Critical Care Equipment Market Analysis with a Striking CAGR of 4.2rom 2024 to 2031 - LinkedIn**](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/critical-care-equipment-market-analysis-striking-cagr-42-from-x7fff) | [[Linkedin]] | | 12/18/2024 | [**Key Trends Reshaping The Future Of U.S. Healthcare**](https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbesnonprofitcouncil/2024/12/19/key-trends-reshaping-the-future-of-us-healthcare/) | [[Forbes]] | | 12/17/2024 | [**Healthcare Organizations Can Begin Taking Advantage of Generative AI Now**](https://healthtechmagazine.net/article/2024/12/healthcare-organizations-can-begin-taking-advantage-generative-ai-now) | [[HealthTech Magazine]] | | 12/13/2024 | [**IT Professional Services Market to Expand by USD 621.4 Billion (2024-2028), Digital ...**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/it-professional-services-market-to-expand-by-usd-621-4-billion-2024-2028-digital-transformation-drives-growth-ai-powered-report-on-market-trends---technavio-302330772.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | | 12/11/2024 | [**CRO Services Market Surges to USD 188.54 Billion by 2030, Propelled by 12.6AGR**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/cro-services-market-surges-usd-150100027.html) | [[Yahoo Finance]] | | 12/5/2024 | [**“Harnessing Technology for Quality Improvement in Indian Healthcare Organizations” - by Amrutha**](https://medium.com/@amrutha_41286/harnessing-technology-for-quality-improvement-in-indian-healthcare-organizations-50e07babc35f) | [[Medium]] | | 12/3/2024 | [**Cotiviti Welcomes Seasoned Technology Executive Suvajit Gupta as Chief Technology Officer**](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241203139499/en/Cotiviti-Welcomes-Seasoned-Technology-Executive-Suvajit-Gupta-as-Chief-Technology-Officer) | [[Business Wire]] | | 12/3/2024 | [**Cotiviti Welcomes Seasoned Technology Executive Suvajit Gupta as Chief Technology Officer**](https://www.businesswire.com/news/beverlyhillschamber/20241203139499/en/Cotiviti-Welcomes-Seasoned-Technology-Executive-Suvajit-Gupta-as-Chief-Technology-Officer) | [[Business Wire]] | | 7/22/2024 | [**The Future of Healthcare - Trends and Innovations - CIO Look**](https://ciolook.com/the-future-of-healthcare-trends-and-innovations/) | ciolook.com | | 7/5/2024 | [**Assessing Data Assets In Healthcare With Arti Bedi Pullins Of QuestionPro (Podcast) - Mondaq**](https://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/healthcare/1485908/health-e-law-episode-10-assessing-data-assets-in-healthcare-with-arti-bedi-pullins-of-questionpro-podcast) | mondaq.com | | 7/3/2024 | [**Healthcare Revenue Cycle Management Market Advancements Highlighted by Trend ... - WhaTech**](https://www.whatech.com/og/markets-research/it/851632-healthcare-revenue-cycle-management-market-trend-forecast-till-2032) | whatech.com | | 7/3/2024 | [**Healthcare IT Market Poised for Explosive Growth, Projected to Reach $1.83 Trillion by 2031**](https://www.whatech.com/og/markets-research/medical/851706-healthcare-it-market-poised-for-explosive-growth-projected-to-reach-1-83-trillion-by-2031) | whatech.com | ## Topic Overview (Some LLM-derived content — please confirm with above primary sources) ### Key Players - **ASTP**: Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy, involved in guiding federal investment in health IT standards. - **American Telemedicine Association (ATA)**: A leading organization promoting the integration of digital technologies into healthcare delivery. - **Meditech**: A healthcare technology company focused on enhancing interoperability and integrating AI into solutions to improve EHR systems. - **EHR Association**: A group advocating for the finalization of decision support intervention measurements and clarifications in healthcare technology standards. - **Food and Drug Administration (FDA)**: Regulates digital health technologies and is undergoing a transformation in its technology and cybersecurity strategies. - **American Telemedicine Association**: An organization that promotes the integration of digital care pathways in healthcare. - **Netsmart**: A provider of healthcare technology solutions, including EHR systems, aimed at improving operational efficiencies in behavioral health. - **Cotiviti**: A company focusing on technology-driven solutions for healthcare payers and retailers, enhancing operational efficiency through advanced technologies. - **FHIR**: Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources, a standard for electronic health information exchange. - **U.S. Health and Human Services**: The agency responsible for overseeing healthcare regulations and standards, including the Health IT Certification Program. - **MedaSystems**: A healthcare technology company focusing on improving patient access and outcomes. - **Highwire**: Focused on leveraging AI responsibly to drive innovation in healthcare technology. - **American Hospital Association**: An organization representing hospitals and healthcare systems, voicing concerns regarding compliance and encryption requirements in healthcare technology. - **Omega Healthcare**: A leader in Revenue Cycle Management, recognized for its technology solutions in healthcare. - **MedStar Health**: A healthcare provider emphasizing the integration of AI into clinical care and advocating for AI education in medical training. - **Hyro**: Develops conversational and generative AI solutions, enhancing patient interactions and reducing operational costs. - **Microsoft**: Collaborates with healthcare institutions to advance AI in medical imaging and improve clinician efficiency. - **National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)**: Focuses on developing accessible technologies for all populations and enhancing biomedical research. - **IQVIA**: Awarded for its AI-driven Enterprise Quality Management System, enhancing patient safety and operational efficiency. ### Partnerships and Collaborations - **ASTP Collaboration**: ASTP is working with stakeholders to develop next-generation FHIR capabilities for better health data integration. - **ATA Center of Digital Excellence (CODE)**: A collaboration aimed at establishing best practices for integrating digital technologies into healthcare. - **Intelligent Product Solutions (IPS) and HaH Project**: A partnership to enhance at-home digitally-enabled healthcare and define the technology stack for scalable hospital-at-home care. - **Longitude Health**: A collaboration among major health systems to transform business models and improve performance through shared innovation. - **CareCloud Leadership Realignment**: New leadership aims to enhance technology innovation and client experience. - **Informatica and Google Cloud**: Collaboration aimed at improving data management for analytics and generative AI applications, enhancing the adoption of advanced technologies in healthcare. - **Netsmart and Arisa Health**: Collaborating to implement the CareFabric platform to improve clinical, financial, and operational efficiencies. - **Apexon and EvoluteIQ**: A strategic partnership to co-develop AI-driven hyper-automation solutions for enhancing productivity in enterprise customers. - **Microsoft and Mass General Brigham**: Collaborating to develop AI models for medical imaging, enhancing the radiology ecosystem. - **Vasion and Carahsoft**: Strategic partnership to distribute Vasion's cloud-based automation platform to the public sector. - **Accenture Federal Services and US Army**: A contract for cloud modernization valued at up to $127 million, showcasing the trend of cloud adoption in healthcare. - **Adena Health and CHIME**: Adena Health collaborates with CHIME to enhance digital health initiatives, receiving recognition for its technology use. - **Mass General Brigham and Tampa General Hospital**: Working together to expand access to innovative healthcare solutions focusing on veteran wellness and cancer care. ### Innovations, Trends, and Initiatives - **Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability Rule**: Updates the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement, effective January 15, 2025, addressing interoperability in healthcare. - **Cybersecurity Frameworks**: Adoption of frameworks like HITRUST to enhance data security in healthcare, addressing the rising threats from cybercriminals. - **Cloud-based Electronic Medical Records**: Innovations improving patient safety and operational efficiency within healthcare settings. - **Hospital-at-Home Models**: Integration of technology to enhance health management and patient experiences, particularly for aging populations. - **AI in Healthcare**: The integration of AI technologies is transforming operational efficiencies and clinical care, though it raises cybersecurity concerns. - **AI-Powered Contact Centers**: AI and cloud-based solutions are being adopted to improve patient experience and operational efficiency in healthcare contact centers. - **Telemedicine**: Facilitating remote consultations and expanding access to medical services, especially during the pandemic. - **Generative AI in Healthcare**: Emerging as a transformative technology to enhance human performance and improve operational efficiencies. - **SaaS Solutions**: Enhancing patient care by automating administrative tasks and improving patient engagement. - **Point-of-Care Diagnostics Growth**: The POC diagnostics market is projected to grow significantly, driven by advancements in AI and lab-on-a-chip technologies. - **AI and Machine Learning**: Revolutionizing healthcare by enabling accurate diagnoses and personalized treatment plans. - **Federal FHIR Action Plan**: A draft plan to synchronize federal agencies' use of FHIR to improve health IT interoperability. - **AI and Machine Learning Adoption**: Growing interest in AI technologies in healthcare, with only 15% of healthcare professionals currently utilizing AI, compared to higher adoption in other sectors. - **Population Health Management Tools**: Improving care delivery and coordination, leading to reductions in preventable hospitalizations. - **Generative AI in Medical Imaging**: Healthcare organizations are increasingly utilizing generative AI to enhance diagnostic accuracy and clinician workflows. ### Challenges and Concerns - **Integration of New Technologies**: Challenges in integrating advanced technologies with existing legacy systems, necessitating interoperability solutions. - **Interoperability Issues**: Challenges related to the integration of various healthcare technologies and standards, hindering the seamless exchange of health data. - **High Costs and ROI Uncertainty**: Expensive technology and uncertain returns on investment are hindering the adoption of innovative solutions. - **Integration Issues**: Challenges in adopting AI technologies due to complex implementation and high costs. - **Compliance and Encryption Requirements**: Concerns from the health IT industry regarding the proposed HTI-2 rule, particularly around encryption and compliance timelines. - **Regulatory Compliance**: Healthcare organizations must navigate complex regulatory environments while adopting new technologies. - **AI Certification Questions**: Unresolved issues regarding the certification of AI technologies in healthcare, which could impact their adoption and integration. - **Cybersecurity Threats**: Increasing risks in healthcare prompting the need for robust cybersecurity measures and compliance with regulations. - **Data Security and Ethical Implications**: Concerns regarding the use of AI in healthcare, particularly related to data privacy and security. - **Cybersecurity Risks**: The rise of AI in healthcare poses significant cybersecurity threats, necessitating enhanced security measures. - **Operational Efficiency**: Hospitals face challenges in delivering better patient experiences due to inefficiencies in contact centers. - **Compliance Risks**: Healthcare organizations face significant risks related to compliance with federal regulations, which can lead to financial penalties. - **Patient Communication Gaps**: Over 80% of patients experience confusion regarding prior authorizations, highlighting the need for improved communication in healthcare. ## Related Topics [[Technology Strategy]]; [[Technology Operations]]; [[Technology Management]]