Monday Morning Update 6/2/25

Top News

Kettering Health (OH) continues to bring systems back online and expand clinical capabilities as it recovers from last week’s cyberattack.

A small subset of data was accessed during the breach, according to the hospital’s latest update.

Kettering has published a series of video vignettes on its LinkedIn page detailing how various departments are working together to provide care during the outage.

HIStalk Announcements and Requests

The majority of survey-takers have never used a digital physical therapy app as part of their recovery, which makes me wonder how these vendors are getting their products into the hands of patients. A respondent did mention that the app he used, Hinge Health, was covered by his wife’s employer.

New poll to your right or here: Do you foresee the pace of cyberattacks on healthcare organizations slowing down or speeding up? A recent conversation with a cybersecurity-focused college student home for the summer, and the numerous job opportunities that no doubt await him across any number of verticals, has made me wonder. The question is a broad one, leaving plenty of room for insightful commentary should you be so inclined.

Sponsored Events and Resources

Live Webinar: June 18 (Wednesday) noon ET. “Fireside Chat: Closing the Gaps in Medication Adherence.” Sponsor: DrFirst. Presenters: Ben G. Long, MD, director of hospital medicine, Magnolia Regional Health Center; Wes Blakeslee, PhD, vice president of clinical data strategies, DrFirst; Colin Banas, MD, MHA, chief medical officer, DrFirst. Magnolia Regional Health Center will describe how its Nurse Navigator program used real-time prescription fill data from DrFirst to identify therapy gaps and engage patients through timely, personalized outreach. The effort led to a 19% increase in prescription fills and a 6% drop in 30-day readmissions among participating patients. Attendees will learn why prescribing price transparency is key to adherence, how real-time data helps care teams support patients between visits, and how Magnolia aligned its approach with value-based care and population health goals.

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Acquisitions, Funding, Business, and Stock

Wolters Kluwer Health acquires IntelliLearn, which offers online courseware for nursing students in the US, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.

Medical billing and compliance company MDaudit (formerly known as Hayes Management Consulting) will acquire RCM vendor Streamline Health in a take-private, $37.4 million deal.

Sales

• Imperial Valley Healthcare District (CA) will implement Notable’s automated patient engagement and intake software.

People

Jason Jones (Health Catalyst) joins Atropos Health as head of data science.

Announcements and Implementations

Ward Memorial Hospital (TX) implements virtual emergency care capabilities from Avel ECare.

Privacy and Security

Covenant Health facilities in multiple states deal with connectivity issues resulting from a cyberattack that occurred last week.

Other

Temple Health’s Fox Chase Cancer Center (PA) sees oncofertiilty referrals dramatically increase after implementing a Best Practice Advisory in its Epic EHR, resulting in young adult cancer patients receiving referrals to nurses and social workers who guide them through their fertility planning options before they begin treatment.

Sponsor Updates

• CereCore offers a new info sheet on Meditech revenue cycle assessment and optimization.
• Capital Rx releases a new episode of “The Astonishing Healthcare Podcast” titled “Aligned Health Benefits and the Freedom to Unbundle, with Kristin Begley, PharmD.”
• Healthcare IT Leaders becomes a Meditech Alliance Consulting Services Partner.
• Inbox Health joins the Greenway Health Marketplace.
• Nordic joins the ServiceNow Partner and Reseller Programs.
• Optimum Healthcare IT releases a new episode of its “Visionary Voices” podcast featuring Craig Richardville titled “The Evolving Role of the CIO.”
• Waystar will exhibit at the EClinicalWorks 2025 Health Center Summit June 3-5 in Fort Lauderdale, FL.
• Arcadia, Ellkay, FinThrive, Inovalon, MRO, Surescripts, WellSky, and Wolters Kluwer Health will exhibit at AHIP 2025 June 16-18 in Las Vegas.

Blog Posts

• Improving Patient-Reported Outcomes with Communication (PerfectServe)
• Unlocking the Value of Staff Augmentation for Epic Refuel Projects (CereCore)
• Solving unwarranted variation in care begins with clinical decision-making (Wolters Kluwer Health)
• Convert Insight to Action: Operationalizing KLAS EHR Speed and Reliability Recommendations (Goliath Technologies)
• Medical Coding Compliance in 2025: How AI Can Reduce Risk (Nym)
• Why screen scraping isn’t the enemy—but the symptom of a bigger healthcare integration problem (Redox)
• Technology tips for older patients (Sonifi Health)
• Interoperability Is Accelerating—But We’re Just Getting Started (Tegria)

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