The Department of Veterans Affairs' $16 billion plan to modernize its EHR with Cerner has had a bumpy ride. Recent reports have showcased what went wrong as lawmakers express concern over the rising costs. 

With the rapid acceleration of digital health during the pandemic, hospitals and health systems are increasingly getting involved in health tech licensing and commercialization of innovative platforms and devices. 

Telemedicine was the top-funded digital health category during the first half of 2021, according to a report released July 16 by Mercom Capital Group.

Downers Grove, Ill.-based DuPage Medical Group is experiencing a network outage that has disrupted patient care and access to medical records, according to a July 15 Chicago Tribune report. 

Amazon recently launched Amazon Web Services for Health to offer curated offerings for thousands of healthcare and life sciences customers worldwide. 

Jacksonville-based Florida Blue, part of Blue Cross Blue Shield, recently began notifying more than 30,000 members that their personal information was exposed during a cyber-spoofing attack on the payer's user database. 

Google and its vice president of developer relations for Google Cloud are parting ways after he shared antisemitic comments on social media, according to a July 15 CNBC report.

From billion-dollar valuations to new executives to fresh partnerships, here's the latest roundup of stories about health IT companies, including Amazon, Meditech and Olive.

Baystate Health is expanding its 20-year relationship with Cerner through the launch of a digital platform that will integrate the Springfield, Mass.-based health system's clinical care delivery and financing systems, the organizations said July 15. 

The notes clinicians take in the EHR often contain stigmatizing and/or negative language that sheds light on their attitudes toward patients, according to a study published July 14 in JAMA Network Open.

The pandemic has led to calls for a digital overhaul of long-standing hospital practices, but there are still some outstanding factors causing hesitation, according to a July 9 Harvard Business Review report.

Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Google, said artificial intelligence's social benefit is among the likes of fire, electricity and the internet, according to a BBC podcast interview published July 11.

Venture-capital investments in digital health are soaring to new heights and helping startups lock down on growth, but some experts are concerned that the market may be overheating, according to a July 15 Wall Street Journal report. 

Former Athenahealth CEO Jonathan Bush launched his new digital health data-sharing platform Zus Health in June, with a focus on selling software directly to other developers, rather than physicians or providers, according to a July 14 Boston Globe report. 

The urgent threat of health misinformation was the subject of the first advisory issued by U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD. 

Amazon Web Services on July 15 launched general availability of its new data lake service for healthcare providers and life sciences organizations, with Chicago-based Rush University Medical Center among the first customers. 

Google searches for COVID-19 vaccines and infertility increased by 34,900 percent after a physician and former Pfizer executive submitted a petition with claims that the vaccine was linked to infertility, according to a report published in the Journal of Osteopathic Medicine.

The Department of Veterans Affairs is scrapping its Cerner EHR deployment timeline, as lawmakers decipher what went wrong and if Cerner is the right EHR vendor for the VA, according to a July 14 Federal News Network report.

Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare recently unveiled its digital health building and technology hub that serves as the powerhouse of its virtual hospital-at-home care model. 

Viral social media posts are claiming that the word 'hospital' has a deeper meaning, according to a July 14 USA Today report.