Because even clearly tongue-in-cheek advertisements for health foods and products can be mistaken for actual healthcare advice, any and all marketing for health-related goods and services must be taken extremely seriously, according to Robert Shmerling, MD.

Despite frequent reports that much of American innovation is centered in large urban regions such as Silicon Valley, New York City and Boston, a new report published in Research Policy suggests rural areas and smaller cities across the nation are just as innovative as those tech hubs.

Facebook's foray into healthcare with its recently launched Preventive Health feature may be subtly changing the way consumers share health data with technology companies, according to The Atlantic.

Philips announced Jan. 6 that it has developed additional consumer-focused digital health solutions, as the company continues to empower patients to take control of their healthcare.

Deepak Ahuja, who previously served as CFO of Tesla, is the newest executive to join Verily, Alphabet's healthcare and life sciences division, according to a Jan. 9 CNBC report.

By 2050, healthcare will be immersed with technology as a way to break down barriers between different aspects of care, according to Esther Choo, an emergency medicine physician at Oregon Health & Science University.

Cerner board members Linda Dillman, Julie Gerberding, MD, and Melinda Mount were named to WomenInc's 2019 Most Influential Corporate Board Directors edition, according to a Jan. 8 news release.

The Department of Defense's Cerner EHR rollout last September went "much, much smoother" than the agency's initial deployment efforts in 2017, according to DOD officials, Nextgov reports.

Venture funding for digital health startups plummeted in both the quantity of deals and the size of those deals in 2019, marking a steep drop from 2018's record-high funding, according to a Rock Health report.

Sleep Number has partnered with Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic to fund studies of sleep medicine, with a primary focus on cardiovascular health, the mattress company announced Jan. 8 at the CES 2020 consumer technology conference.

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente will expand a program launched with Samsung in 2018 for remote monitoring of cardiac rehabilitation patients, The Wall Street Journal reports.

Here's the latest roundup of stories about health IT companies, including Cerner, Google and Microsoft.

As data breaches become more common, cybersecurity positions are in high demand. Cybersecurity specialists are among the emerging jobs that have the most growth potential for 2020, according to a Ladders report.

Express Scripts' chief innovation officer says technology is what is going to change the healthcare landscape for the better, and that's why the pharmacy benefits manager remains optimistic about its investments in digital health solutions, according to Yahoo Finance.

Portland, Ore.-based Native American Rehabilitation Association of the Northwest began notifying patients Jan. 3 that their information may have been exposed in a data breach.

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic has partnered with a California genomics company to develop a genomic database that could help physicians and researchers discover health conditions, according to the West Central Tribune.

Accolade, a health technology startup that helps employees manage their health benefits, has enlisted banks including Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley for advice on the company's impending initial public offering, according to a Jan. 8 CNBC report.

The once futuristic potential for artificial intelligence in healthcare is coming to fruition, integrating with key operational and clinical aspects of healthcare to improve patient care. But how far will it go?

Athenahealth announced on Jan. 8 that Diane Bartoli will serve as the general manager of the Watertown, Mass.-based EHR vendor's mobile medical decision support services, Epocrates.

Kaizen Health, a startup helping healthcare providers schedule non-emergency medical transportation for patients, announced on Jan. 8 the close of its Series B funding round, led by Des Moines, Iowa-based UnityPoint Health's investment arm.