iatricSystems Launches Haystack iS v2 for AI-Powered Patient Privacy Monitoring

New platform uses AI and automation to help healthcare organizations reduce manual work, prioritize risk, and investigate faster.

Published on Mar. 2, 2026

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iatricSystems, a healthcare technology company, has announced the launch of Haystack iS v2, the next generation of its patient privacy monitoring solution. Haystack iS v2 is designed to help healthcare organizations better protect patient data through AI-powered automation, customizable dashboards, and streamlined investigations.

Why it matters

As healthcare organizations face an increasingly complex privacy landscape, tools like Haystack iS v2 can help them more efficiently monitor access to protected health information and support HIPAA compliance. The new platform's AI-driven analytics and automation capabilities aim to reduce the manual effort required for privacy teams to surface and review relevant activity.

The details

Haystack iS v2 was rebuilt from the ground up based on direct customer feedback. Key features include expanded and customizable dashboarding, the ability for privacy teams to adjust event weights to align with internal policies, and AVA, an Advanced Virtual Assistant that helps streamline investigations. The new release also features a cleaner, more intuitive user interface with embedded how-to videos.

  • Haystack iS v2 was announced on March 2, 2026.

The players

iatricSystems

A healthcare technology company dedicated to helping healthcare organizations better protect patients, connect systems, optimize EHR usage, and elevate EHR training.

Demi Borden

Product Owner for Haystack iS.

Shon Barrier

EVP of iatricSystems.

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What they’re saying

“Our main drivers for building Haystack iS v2 were to modernize both the user interface and the technology behind it. The UI in v2 is cleaner and easier to navigate, with embedded 'how-to' videos throughout the application. These resources make it easier for privacy teams to adopt the platform, onboard new users, and revisit features as their needs change over time.”

— Demi Borden, Product Owner for Haystack iS (PRNewswire-PRWeb)

“Haystack iS v2 represents both where we've been and where we're going. Our customers have trusted us for more than three decades because we listen, evolve, and build solutions around how patient privacy teams actually work. By taking a proven, top-rated solution and making it even better, we're helping hospitals move forward with confidence in an increasingly complex privacy landscape.”

— Shon Barrier, EVP of iatricSystems (PRNewswire-PRWeb)

What’s next

iatricSystems plans to continue enhancing Haystack iS v2 based on ongoing customer feedback to further streamline patient privacy monitoring for healthcare organizations.

The takeaway

Haystack iS v2 represents iatricSystems' commitment to developing innovative healthcare technology solutions that address the evolving needs of patient privacy teams, leveraging AI and automation to help reduce manual work and improve efficiency in an increasingly complex regulatory environment.