Clearwater and Digital Reasoning entered into a three-year strategic cyber risk services partnership that will focus on enhancing the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning in healthcare. Clearwater develops the IRM|Pro Cyber Risk Management SaaS platform, a cyber risk management solution that offers insights and actions to address compliance and patient safety risks. Digital Reasoning, a start-up, develops and deploys AI-powered care management software within health systems. Clearwater will support and augment Digital Reasoning’s AI solutions with cybersecurity capabilities.

David Bailey, vice president of consulting services at Clearwater, a firm focused on cybersecurity in healthcare, told Fierce in an interview that the incident highlighted challenges in healthcare beyond fending off digital threats, as organizations grappled with a key service taken offline.