In the 21st century, all but one U.S. industry has used information technology (IT) to cut costs, increase access to products and services, and improve quality. Healthcare is the lone exception.
The Department of Veterans Affairs has standardized the vast majority of the high-priority datasets it’s transferring to two platforms that form the backbone if its Electronic Health Record Modernization effort, according to a senior official.
A recent Linux report examining the current state of software bills of materials and adoption readiness shows that while healthcare is known to lag in key cybersecurity areas, the sector is leading the charge on SBOM adoption. In fact, researchers say it could be used as an adoption model for other industries.