Amazon Web Services has announced that its Textract machine learning technology is now HIPAA-eligible, meaning that healthcare organisations can more easily extract data from scanned documents. Textract can analyse various types of documents without requiring human intervention or customisation. Other cloud-based AI tools from Amazon, including Translate, Comprehend, Transcribe, Polly, SageMaker, and Rekognition, are also HIPAA-eligible. Several healthcare companies, including Cambia Health Solutions and Change Healthcare, are already using Textract to streamline administrative processes and create value for patients, payers, and providers.
EU unveils plan to protect hospitals from rising cyberattacks, ET HealthWorld
The European Union (EU) has announced new measures to counter rising cyber threats to the healthcare sector. These include setting up a pan-European cybersecurity support