Internet health information company WebMD has acquired life sciences marketing company MNG Health.

Startup Digital.Health has launched a platform allowing users to search a database of digital health companies.

U.S. Rep. Mike Bost of Illinois, the ranking member of the House Veteran Affairs Committee, has suggested scrapping the VA’s Oracle Cerner EHR system rollout if its issues are not resolved, Nextgov reported July 28.

Software-as-a-service patient engagement company PatientBond has partnered with healthcare improvement company Vizient.

UPMC selected Microsoft to extract meaning out of more than 30 years worth of data that can be leveraged in the process of caring for patients.

AmerisourceBergen is rolling out a new digital therapeutics platform that allows clinicians to dispense apps and devices to patients in the same way that they order prescription medications. 

Falls Church, Va.-based Inova Health System is partnering with Atlanta-based urgent care operator GoHealth Urgent Care to operate urgent care locations in Northern Virginia.

From plans to shake up its leadership to updates on its modernization program with the Department of Veterans Affairs, here are six updates on Oracle Cerner's operations, software products and partnerships reported by Becker's Hospital Review in July.

Healthcare technology company Athenahealth is partnering with EHR user interface company Wellsheet through Athenahealth's Marketplace platform.

Boise, Idaho-based St. Luke's Health System notified patients of a May data breach at its billing services vendor that compromised the protected health information of 31,573 patients, Boise Dev reported July 27. 

Wallingford, Conn.-based Gaylord Specialty Healthcare is installing the Meditech EHR system, which will cost $7.6 million, according to July 27 reporting on myrecordjournal.com.

Marketing agency Luckie and Company launched Luckie Health, a division that will focus on healthcare marketing.

Several health systems have faced lawsuits regarding data breach incidents. 

Becker's spoke to a number of hospital and health system CIOs across the U.S. to discuss how their role is changing and what issues, technology and trends they are watching out for in the second half of the year.

From furthering its reach into genetic testing to new partnerships with health systems, here are four updates on Epic's operations, software products and partnerships reported by Becker's Hospital Review in July.

Wearing fitness and health tracking devices may help users become more active and lose weight, according to an August 2022 study published in the Lancet.

Perceptive Solutions is working to validate its wound care data solution as a part of the Oracle Cerner Code Program.

Google's parent company, Alphabet, reported 16 percent revenue growth in the second quarter as it continues to focus on consumer health and partnerships with major health systems.

Brentwood, Tenn.-based LifePoint Health is partnering with data and analytics company Health Catalyst.

Epic is the dominant player in the hospital EHR market, but health systems need more to meet the needs of patients and regulatory requirements. Health technology startups are stepping up to fill the gaps.