Health data interoperability has long been a goal of health IT executives and policy experts. But it's 2022 — and the healthcare system doesn't appear all that close to getting there.

Government contracting health technology company Livanta has joined the Amazon Web Service partner program and the Amazon Web Services public sector program.

A suburban Indianapolis neurology practice is notifying 363,000 patients that their personal health information may have been compromised in a May 20 ransomware attack, Bank Info Security reported Aug. 4.

Allscripts will focus on payers and life sciences companies after selling its hospital and large physician practices division, CEO Rick Poulton announced in an earnings call Aug. 4. 

Des Moines, Iowa-based MercyOne Children's Hospital is renaming its neonatal intensive care unit to the William and Josephine Norkaitis NICU after a $1 million donation from the Norkaitis Family Charities to MercyOne Children's Hospital.

A study from researchers at the Swedish Linkoping University shows that a digital support tool on a smartphone can help reduce dangerous drinking, according to an Aug. 5 report from The Institution of Engineering and Technology.

Digital health and medical technology company Sibel Health has raised $33 million in new series B fundraising.

Breast care health technology company Volpara Health is collaborating with Microsoft to create technology that detects breast arterial calcifications.

The following hospitals and health systems have moved their digital infrastructures to the cloud:

A year after raising $100 million, weight loss-focused digital health startup Calibrate has laid off 24 percent of its employees.

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia has developed a computational platform that will coordinate pediatric cancer data, allowing researchers, pharmaceutical companies and advocacy groups to accelerate drug development for pediatric cancer.

Digital-first home healthcare firm Cera has secured $320 million in funding to expand the number of patients it can care for.

Platform adoption in healthcare is hard to sell as the industry remains fragmented, complex and highly regulated, but trends such as investment, the threat of competition and the potential to save lives is pushing the industry forward, according to an Aug. 3 MIT article. 

Technology is an increasingly important part of healthcare. Market researcher Healthcare Technology Report on Aug. 3 released its list of the top 100 healthcare tech companies of 2022.

Collaborations with healthcare organizations and better health experiences through its Galaxy Watch series, TaeJong Jay Yang, executive vice president of Samsung, outlined the company's health and wellness vision Aug. 2. 

Oracle Cerner is still hiring for 786 positions even as Oracle trims down its U.S. workforce.

Concord, N.H.-based Concord Hospital went live Aug. 4 with a 5G network provided by Tillman Digital Cities.

Healthback Holdings, an Edmond, Okla.-based home healthcare provider, suffered an email breach that exposed the personal data of more than 21,000 individuals.

Healthcare tech and services company Bravado Health has named Mallory Tai Taylor CEO.

Healthcare data analytics company Advata promoted Corinne Stroum and Jamie Snell to leadership positions within the company.