By Victoria Mendonca MS MBA & Shane Bell – If you’ve spent any time around clinicians, you’ve probably heard names like CHA₂DS₂-VASc or HAS-BLED thrown around. These are not secret codes but examples of clinical calculators—tools that help healthcare professionals evaluate risks, guide diagnostic decisions, and determine appropriate treatments.

At the White House, tech leaders commit to create a Patient-Centric Healthcare Ecosystem. Administrator Oz secured commitments from major healthcare and IT firms, including Amazon, Anthropic, Apple, Google, and OpenAI. to begin laying the foundation for a next-generation digital health ecosystem that will improve patient outcomes, reduce provider burden, and drive value.

We are seeking out the latest developments around virtual healthcare. News from Iris Telehealth, WovenX Health, DT Research, ATA Action, TeleRay, Craft Telemedicine, Wheel, Rauland, DataFirst, Tenovi, GlobalMed, and more.

By Matt Fisher – The drumbeat of settlement agreements for alleged HIPAA violations by the Office for Civil Rights is continuing along with the consistent finding that the required risk analysis did not occur. The consistent announcement of settlements offers regular reminders to the healthcare industry that OCR is watching and expecting compliance to improve.