Lebanon, N.H.-based Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital switched over to an Epic EHR May 11.

A leader in blockchain development, IBM believes the decentralized ledger has the potential to become mainstream, according to a May 13 IBM blog post.

Solve.Care, a blockchain-focused startup, is in the final stage of developing its Book-a-Ride card, a tool that will allow customers to schedule transportation to health-related appointments, according to CoinTrust.com.

A House committee recommended upping the budget for the VA's Cerner implementation from $1.1 billion to $1.6 billion in 2020, the Politico Morning eHealth newsletter reported.

A machine learning system can determine with near-perfect accuracy when further cardiac imaging tests are not necessary, saving patients and physicians time and money, according to research presented May 12 at the International Conference on Nuclear Cardiology and Cardiac CT.

Boxes of patient medical records were discovered in dumpster near a Southfield, Mich., building that is home to several medical practices, according to local Fox affiliate WJBK.

Seven recent health information technology vendor contracts and go-lives:

A mutation in a gene that supports blood vessel growth can directly contribute to the onset of age-related macular degeneration, according to a study published in Stem Cell Reports on May 9.

The World Health Organization has established a new Digital Health Department to advise the United Nations agency on and steer the development of technology initiatives in healthcare, WHO announced on May 10.

A retinal imaging platform that uses artificial intelligence to evaluate eye scans for biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease and other neurological disorders has received the FDA's "Breakthrough Device" designation, Canadian startup Optina Diagnostics announced this week.

Parents whose children have been diagnosed with cancer are more likely to search Google for answers to logistical issues, such as hospital and pharmacy information, as well as best methods to support their child, according to research published in Pediatric Blood and Cancer.

Carle Richland Memorial Hospital plans to implement an Epic EHR to increase interoperability and transfer of medical records, Orion Gazette reports.

Instagram is expanding its methods to block anti-vaccine misinformation hashtags and search results on its platform, The Verge reports.

Becker's Hospital Review reported the following health IT executive moves recently affecting hospitals, companies and federal agencies:

A new Center for Computational Immunology at New York City-based Mount Sinai's Icahn School of Medicine will serve as a research hub for the study and discovery of targeted immunotherapies for cancer patients.

A Chinese hacker remains at large after being accused of hacking into Anthem's computer systems to expose nearly 80 million patient records, according to a U.S. indictment that was unsealed May 9 and reported by Bloomberg.

Artificial intelligence should be wholeheartedly adopted across an entire organization, rather than as a series of standalone solutions, according to the Harvard Business Review.

A recently discovered genetic mutation in prostate cancer tumors is linked to a severe drop in survival rate and can indicate patients in need of intensive treatment, according to a study published in PNAS on May 6.

Catasys, a healthcare consulting firm based in Los Angeles, will use its proprietary artificial intelligence platform to identify and offer solutions for the nationwide loneliness epidemic, the company announced on May 9.

Amazon's Echo Dot Kids devices, a version of the company's Alexa smart speaker that is marketed toward children, allegedly improperly records and stores young users' conversations in the cloud, according to a complaint filed by privacy and child advocacy groups, The Wall Street Journal reports.