A bipartisan group of senators introduced a bill May 21 to establish a national, coordinated artificial intelligence strategy and earmark $2.2 billion to make the U.S. workforce "AI-ready," according to Politico's Morning eHealth newsletter.

The scarcity of broadband access in rural counties may leave the residents of those areas unable to experience telemedicine appointments, Reuters reports.

The average annual salary for database administrators across all industries is $92,030.

Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health appointed Todd Strumwasser, MD, president of the Northern California division.

The annual salary for systems software developers across all industries in the U.S. is an average of $114,000.

Computer systems analysts, typically referred to as clinical systems analysts in healthcare settings, earn an average of $93,610 across all industries in the U.S.

A city commissioner criticized the board of Gila Regional Medical Center in Silver City, N.M., for not adequately overseeing the hospital's CEO, according to the Silver City Daily Press.

The Georgia Department of Public Health is teaming up with Appriss Health to integrate the state's prescription drug monitoring program into EHR systems across Georgia.

Springfield, Mass.-based Baystate Health will deploy Artifact Health's mobile application that aims to support the physician query process by improving clinical documentation practices.

Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health partnered with Bensalem (Pa.) Emergency Medical Services to acquire a $1.2 million mobile ambulance that is equipped with technology to help diagnose and treat stroke more quickly, Courier Times reports.  

Epic added telehealth technology company TytoCare's platform to its App Orchard.

Hawaii is the healthiest state for seniors in the U.S., according to a 2019 health rankings report by United Health Foundation.

Falls Church, Va.-based Inova Health System tapped Steve Motew, MD, to serve as its first chief physician executive, effective May 13.

University of Miami Health System has launched a concierge medicine and executive health program, according to Community News.

Jamestown (Tenn.) Regional Medical Center is not accepting new patients because of  a lack of supplies, according to the Cookeville Herald-Citizen.

Across the country, healthcare organizations are pivoting to digital strategies to improve access to care and drive down costs. Telehealth is becoming a key part of hospital strategy, as it combines low-cost, quality care with the convenience that patients now demand.

As of May 2018, the average salary for registered nurses across the U.S. was $75,510, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Public health officials and infectious disease experts could better predict outbreaks of reemerging diseases like measles with the help of a new statistical method.

Health experts identified new best practices that could help hospitals improve  antimicrobial stewardship programs, according to an article published in The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety.

NightWare, a smartwatch app that uses artificial intelligence to measure and treat nightmares in users with post-traumatic stress disorder, has received "Breakthrough Status" from the FDA.