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Dr. Gao Yujia with Singapore's National University Health System says instead of chasing each new tech, health systems should invest in training, choose the right metrics to track and build long-term roadmaps to succeed in digital transformation.

Healthcare leaders are bullish about the benefits of artificial intelligence, a new report from Kyndryl shows, but many are still grappling with basic questions around IT infrastructure, cybersecurity, regulations, workforce and change management.

The most expensive technologies are those that become unavailable when needed, notes Eleni Dimokidis, head of healthcare technology at AWS Asia-Pacific and Japan.

Three reports released this week show that supply chain cyberattacks were the most likely to disrupt care delivery, with cloud account compromises emerging as the most prevalent threat to healthcare organizations.

The NOFO encourages states to facilitate collaboration between rural health facilities and larger regional systems to share resources, technology and services for their applications. 

Dr. Mark Sendak, pop health & data science lead at the Duke Institute for Health Innovation, offers an update on the Health AI Partnership, and how it's offering technical assistance to help FQHCs and community hospitals bridge the digital divide.

Richard Staynings, chief security strategist at Cylera, says hospitals need better visibility into the various AI-enabled tools coming onto their networks, and the ability to track new traffic patterns, security vulnerabilities and privacy risks.

One way is to co-design the system to meet their needs, says Kenneth Khong, Digital & IT head at Asia OneHealthcare, one of the region's largest private hospital chains.

The software bill of materials guidance update focuses on improving scalability by refining data fields and supporting automation in security operations, the Homeland Security agency says.

Digital transformation is a multifaceted journey, says Kumar KV, CIO of Narayana Health, which is one of India's largest private hospital chains.