Paterson, N.J.-based St. Joseph’s Health has saved millions of dollars from a blood management program in its Oracle Health EHR. Here are four things to know from a recent Oracle case study that analyzed data from May 2020 to January…

Cleveland-based MetroHealth System plans to deploy smart technology at 500 patient rooms across five hospitals. The public, safety-net health system intends to bring Artisight’s virtual nursing, virtual sitting and AI-powered fall monitoring and voice-command capabilities to its new Glick Center…

As Epic has grown, the company has faced intensified legal scrutiny over its size and employment agreements. According to Epic founder and CEO Judy Faulkner, noncompetes, for instance, are essential to protect the company’s trade secrets. “Let’s just look at…

EHR decisions rarely happen in isolation. They reflect broader shifts in strategy, finances, clinical alignment and digital ambition. Hospitals and health systems are increasingly announcing EHR changes, from first-time enterprise implementations to large-scale migrations spanning multiple hospitals, physician groups and…

Healthcare has been among the industries most affected by data breaches related to staff mistakes, according to Verizon. “Breaches take many forms, but in the healthcare sector, one pattern stands out: miscellaneous errors,” the telecom giant stated in its annual…

Health systems are making longer-term investments in their technology workforces in 2026, signaling a shift away from reactive hiring and toward building sustainable pipelines, leadership structures and internal expertise as digital transformation accelerates across healthcare. The push comes as organizations…

At Becker’s 16th Annual Meeting, healthcare leaders gathered at an Optum-sponsored executive roundtable to discuss AI in action—and the clinical and financial value it’s delivering today. The roundtable was moderated by Devin Airey, managing director at The Advisory Board. Panelists…

Epic has asked a federal court to dismiss a class-action lawsuit accusing the EHR vendor of using its market dominance to restrict interoperability and make it difficult for disabled patients to obtain medical records needed for Social Security disability claims.…

Integrated Home Care Services, a Miramar, Fla.-based in-home benefit manager, has acquired Dina Care, an AI-enabled care coordination and referral management platform, the companies announced May 20. The combined platform is designed to serve health plans and risk-bearing organizations across…

Ascension is building far more than a telehealth program across its sprawling footprint of 110 hospitals and nearly 2,000 care sites. The St. Louis-based health system is developing what Krisda Chaiyachati, MD, associate vice president of clinical transformation at Ascension,…