Health systems are enhancing collaboration between clinical and supply chain teams to tackle supply chain issues and improve patient care. Strategies such as governance structures, disruption monitoring, and integrated communication are being adopted to ensure that clinical teams have timely access to necessary supplies. Institutions like the University of Michigan Health are using data analytics and establishing steering committees for effective problem-solving, while Piedmont Healthcare and Yale New Haven Health incorporate governance committees for better alignment in medical device selection and safety communication. Baptist Health South Florida and UCSF Health emphasize real-time communication and clinician involvement in data presentation and decision-making to boost resilience against supply disruptions.

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Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare (TMH) has reported a cybersecurity incident from January involving unauthorized access to certain patient data linked to its former vendor, Oracle/Cerner. Although access occurred on January 22 and TMH was notified on March 13, operations and patient care have not been disrupted. Notification letters were sent to affected patients on June 13, offering resources like credit monitoring. TMH reassured that their current electronic health record system remains secure and is committed to protecting patient information amid a broader trend affecting healthcare organizations nationwide.

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Oracle has launched the Health Community Care mobile extension for its Health Foundation electronic health records (EHR) system in the U.S., aimed at enhancing access to patient data during in-home visits and mobile clinics, even without internet connectivity. This tool addresses the challenges of network reliability in remote care settings by allowing offline chart updates that sync once reconnected. With a user interface consistent with the existing EHR and additional features like mapping and direct communication with primary care providers, the app facilitates efficient patient management in home health and rural environments, reflecting a shift in healthcare delivery towards more decentralized models.

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A Texas federal court has nullified the 2024 updates to the HIPAA Privacy Rule introduced by the Biden administration, which aimed to enhance protections for reproductive healthcare information against law enforcement access. This ruling allows state investigators greater access to data related to abortions and gender treatments, reverting covered entities to pre-2024 compliance requirements, while maintaining existing regulations on substance disorder treatment information. Organizations must revise their privacy notices by February 2026 to align with this decision, which stems from a finding that the Department of Health and Human Services lacked the authority to implement such protections following the Supreme Court's 2022 ruling on abortion rights.

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