New Orleans-based LCMC Health partnered with IT company Sapphire Health to use Amazon Web Services to deploy a ransomware recovery tool to the health system's Epic EHR. 

The top EHR companies are constantly looking to add IT talent to their teams.

Investment firm B Capital closed its inaugural $500 million B Capital Healthcare Fund I; the fund will target all sectors of healthcare, from biotech to digital health.

Medtech software company Implicity launched a new Smart on Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources app to improve Epic workflows.

As remote patient monitoring among the top 10 CPT codes grew thirteenfold from 2019 to 2022, these medical specialties had the highest share of claims, according to a March 1 report from data company Definitive Healthcare.

Department of Veterans Affairs Deputy Secretary Donald Remy, who oversaw the organization's Oracle Cerner EHR rollout, is stepping down, FedScoop reported March 1. 

Walgreens Boots Alliance has sold 15.5 million shares of infusion services company Option Care Health at $30.75 per share.

Google's Pixel Watch can now tell when people fall and alert emergency services, the tech company says.

Walmart Health will open 28 new Walmart Health centers by the first quarter of 2024.

The University of Kansas Health System is partnering with AI-powered medical documentation company Abridge to roll out generative AI technology to more than 140 locations. 

Russell Springs, Ky.-based Russell County Hospital's board approved $2.5 million in funding for a cybersecurity upgrade, WJRS News reported March 1. 

Seven health systems have signed on to be jersey sponsors for Major League Soccer's 2023 season, which began Feb. 25, Pro Soccer Wire reported.

At the intersection of quality care and patient satisfaction, hospital leaders find technology's grip on medicine expanding.  But such advancements aren’t always coming up roses. In addition to developments like game-changing medical devices and software-informed life-changing procedures, the digitization of patient information has created vulnerabilities to cyber attacks and necessitated greater protection efforts.

Russian-based MedusaLocker ransomware group is upping its tactics and the HHS is warning healthcare organizations to "holistically require" multiple levels of access and authentication controls to defend against this group. 

Rep. Mark Takano, D-Calif., said that the Department of Veterans Affairs Oracle Cerner EHR rollout "continues to burn money and disrupt care," Nextgov reported March 1. 

Shelbyville, Ind.-based Major Health Partners went live with Meditech's new Expanse Patient Care tool.

Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems said about 1 million of its patients may have been affected by a recent data breach.

Lincoln, Neb.-based Bryan Health entered into a multiyear partnership with Health Catalyst to use its population health analytics platform to improve the hospital's coordination, cost and quality of care.   

Even though it's now owned by a Big Tech company trying to disrupt healthcare, One Medical grew to the point of being acquired by Amazon for billions of dollars under the leadership of several former hospital and health system executives.

The Federal Trade Commission issued a statement Feb. 27 warning Amazon and One Medical that it must keep healthcare data safe and is prohibited from using it for advertising or marketing purposes.