Despite Epic's 36% market share in U.S. hospitals not satisfying monopoly definitions, concerns rise about its dominant position and stifling healthcare innovation impact. Epic attracts top tech talent, offering long-term, game-changing research and development investments, ensuring consumer trust, predictability, and security. Critics argue its significant control over health system and academic medical center markets hinders competition, potentially negatively affecting healthcare expenditure. Epic allegedly employs contracts restricting third-party developers and employees to maintain its intellectual property. Seven areas of conduct are noted for scrutiny, including excessive non-compete clauses, unsustainable fee structures, and bundling practices.

Epic's Antitrust Paradox: Who Should Control The Levers Of Healthcare Innovation? Forbes

CIOs worry about app sprawl, complexity, and potential security risks in workplaces using many platforms for different tasks, finds a Canva and Harris report. Most plan to increase AI investments this year despite an oversupply of AI services and existing uncertainty around their use. Canva integrates various AI tools, aiming to mitigate the need for app hopping.

Most CIOs say app sprawl is a problem. AI could make it worse Emerging Tech Brew

Healthcare company, Change Healthcare experienced cyber issue, isolated systems. Health-ISAC shares threat bulletin, maintaining connections with UnitedHealth Group, Optum, UnitedHealthcare and indicating IOCs. Information suggests incident contained by UHG, advises continuation of severed connections to Change Healthcare. RedSense identifies exploitation by ConnectWise ScreenConnect. IOCs for compromise shared alongside suggested examination procedures. ConnectWise alert highlights bypass vulnerability in ScreenConnect servers, recommends immediate patch action. Mitigation practices suggest software update.

Change Healthcare / Optum Network Connectivity and Additional Recommendations H-ISAC

"Technology debt," compromising IT infrastructure due to underfunding and investment compromises, causes operational issues over time. In health systems, tech debt may lead to massive downtime costs, budget overruns, and compromised efficiency. Addressing tech debt necessitates comprehensive assessment, business-focused approach, regular budget allocation, and possibly switching to new technology stacks. Regained control over tech debt allows organizations to refocus tech resources on value creation for employees and patients.

Technology Debt – when your infrastructure has been ignored too long Starbridge Advisors

Despite Epic's 36% market share in U.S. hospitals not satisfying monopoly definitions, concerns rise about its dominant position and stifling healthcare innovation impact. Epic attracts top tech talent, offering long-term, game-changing research and development investments, ensuring consumer trust, predictability, and security. Critics argue its significant control over health system and academic medical center markets hinders competition, potentially negatively affecting healthcare expenditure. Epic allegedly employs contracts restricting third-party developers and employees to maintain its intellectual property. Seven areas of conduct are noted for scrutiny, including excessive non-compete clauses, unsustainable fee structures, and bundling practices.

Epic's Antitrust Paradox: Who Should Control The Levers Of Healthcare Innovation? Forbes

CIOs worry about app sprawl, complexity, and potential security risks in workplaces using many platforms for different tasks, finds a Canva and Harris report. Most plan to increase AI investments this year despite an oversupply of AI services and existing uncertainty around their use. Canva integrates various AI tools, aiming to mitigate the need for app hopping.

Most CIOs say app sprawl is a problem. AI could make it worse Emerging Tech Brew

Healthcare company, Change Healthcare experienced cyber issue, isolated systems. Health-ISAC shares threat bulletin, maintaining connections with UnitedHealth Group, Optum, UnitedHealthcare and indicating IOCs. Information suggests incident contained by UHG, advises continuation of severed connections to Change Healthcare. RedSense identifies exploitation by ConnectWise ScreenConnect. IOCs for compromise shared alongside suggested examination procedures. ConnectWise alert highlights bypass vulnerability in ScreenConnect servers, recommends immediate patch action. Mitigation practices suggest software update.

Change Healthcare / Optum Network Connectivity and Additional Recommendations H-ISAC

"Technology debt," compromising IT infrastructure due to underfunding and investment compromises, causes operational issues over time. In health systems, tech debt may lead to massive downtime costs, budget overruns, and compromised efficiency. Addressing tech debt necessitates comprehensive assessment, business-focused approach, regular budget allocation, and possibly switching to new technology stacks. Regained control over tech debt allows organizations to refocus tech resources on value creation for employees and patients.

Technology Debt – when your infrastructure has been ignored too long Starbridge Advisors