Daily EHR & Health IT Brief
Most Important Today
- ★ US charges 2 cybersecurity specialists over healthcare ransomware attacks — Giles Bruce (6 Nov 2025) — A federal grand jury indicted two individuals employed by U.S. cybersecurity firms for allegedly participating in ransomware attacks on healthcare organizations, according to filings in the Southern District of Florida. The case underscores the risk of insider collusion within third-party vendors serving hospitals and health systems.
Why It Matters: Reassess third-party risk: enforce least-privilege access, continuous monitoring, segmentation, incident-response drills, and contract clauses for breach notification and indemnification—SOC reports alone are not enough. - ★ Where Revenue Cycle Met Rock ‘n’ Roll: Experian Health’s High Performance Summit 2025 — Colin Hung (6 Nov 2025) — Leaders at Experian Health’s HPS25 in Nashville linked hit-song collaboration to revenue cycle performance, highlighting AI-driven denials management, payer-provider alignment, and operational cohesion as keys to financial outcomes.
Why It Matters: Denials and friction are costly—prioritize clean data, automated eligibility/authorization, and payer collaboration to lift cash flow and reduce rework.
Hospital Implementations
- ★ Mount Sinai South Nassau goes live with Epic EHR — Naomi Diaz (6 Nov 2025) — Mount Sinai South Nassau implemented Epic, integrating dozens of clinical and communications platforms into a single ecosystem across its 455-bed facility with 900+ physicians and 3,000 staff.
Why It Matters: Epic standardization can improve interoperability and throughput—success hinges on strong change management, elbow support, interface testing, revenue cycle readiness, and tight go-live stabilization metrics.
Other Healthcare Technology
- ★ Folia Health Secures $10.5M in Funding to Transform Healthcare and Research With Patient-Reported Information — Healthcare IT News (6 Nov 2025) — Folia’s Series A will advance home-reported outcomes (HROs) to structure patient-generated data for rare and chronic conditions, aiming to inform research and personalize care.
Why It Matters: PGHD/HROs can boost outcomes and research efficiency—ensure EHR integration, data provenance, consent management, and clinician-ready workflows to avoid burden and realize ROI. - ★ Hipp Health Raises $6.2 Million in Seed Funding — Healthcare IT News (6 Nov 2025) — Hipp Health, an AI-native platform for behavioral health documentation, admin work, and compliance, will use the seed round for product expansion, AI investments, and team growth.
Why It Matters: Behavioral health practices can reduce admin time and audit risk with AI—deploy human-in-the-loop review, audit trails, and payer-aligned templates to capture clean, defensible documentation.
Why It Matters — A Healthcare Leader’s Perspective
Today’s mix of a major Epic go-live, vendor-insider cyber indictments, and AI-driven funding underscores the dual mandate for CIOs: tighten third-party risk controls while accelerating data-driven operations. Standardizing on enterprise EHRs boosts interoperability and throughput, but only with disciplined change management and revenue cycle readiness. Meanwhile, investments in AI for documentation and patient-reported data promise productivity and personalization—provided governance, consent, and clinical workflow fit are built in from day one.
