Five healthcare organizations in Oregon are teaming up on a virtual care initiative that uses augmented reality and telehealth technology to support first responder-physician communication when delivering patient care, according to local NBC affiliate KMTR.

Phoenix-based FastMed will deploy an Epic EHR system across its 100-plus network of urgent care clinics in North Carolina, Arizona and Texas.

Two-thirds of healthcare organizations have experienced progress in enterprise imaging since 2018, according to a recent KLAS Research report.

A new facility backed by the University of Southern California's Lawrence J. Ellison Institute for Transformative Medicine will use technologies developed in collaboration with AT&T to improve the experience and outcomes of cancer patients.

A two-part approach combining artificial intelligence and real-time imaging technology allows neurosurgeons to deliver more accurate treatment of brain tumors at the point of care, according to a new study published in Nature Medicine.

Phoenix-based Banner Health has partnered with Buoy Health to deploy its AI-powered digital triage tool to help patients navigate their care options online.

Hospitals and health systems that continue to run their computers on Windows 7 may be left vulnerable when Microsoft ends its support for the operating system on Jan. 14, according to Forbes.

To be prepared for an economic slowdown, should it happen in 2020 or in years to come, CIOs need manage their investments, according to Chris Howard, chief of research at Gartner, as cited by The Wall Street Journal.

Over the course of the next 10 years, artificial intelligence will advance in the field of healthcare to improve quality, outcomes and experience, according to an op-ed published by the World Economic Forum ahead of the organization's Annual Meeting.

Pear Therapeutics, a startup developing software-based disease treatments, announced on Jan. 7 several new collaborations with healthcare technology leaders, including a partnership with Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.

Pieces Technologies, which uses artificial intelligence and data analytics to connect healthcare organizations with social services providers, closed a $25.7 million fundraise led by the American Hospital Association's Innovation Development Fund, which is managed by Concord Health Partners.

When it comes to successfully adopting and integrating technology, the healthcare industry has traditionally lagged behind all others, according to B.J. Moore, CIO at Renton, Wash.-based Providence. 

Alexandria, Minn.-based Alomere Health began notifying 49,351 patients Jan. 3 that their information may have been exposed in two phishing attacks.

The IT department at Aspen Valley (Colo.) Hospital blocked a ransomware attack after discovering malicious malware was being used to infect its system, according to the Aspen Times.

Amazon recently posted several job openings related to its health business.

While more than half (53 percent) of Americans feel that technology has helped them establish a more connected relationship with healthcare providers, just 38 percent believe there are proper safeguards in place to protect their personal health information, according to a recent Kantar report.

The Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center is recommending hospitals and health systems update their systems with security patches as tensions between the U.S. and Iran rise, according Politico's Morning eHealth newsletter.

Following an internal assessment of its patient contact experience in 2017, Boston-based Dana-Farber Cancer Institute underwent a total overhaul of what was found to be an unnecessarily complex, disparate contact center experience. This assessment centered on several questions, according to Katie Keavany, Dana-Farber’s vice president of ambulatory clinical operations, including:

Facebook has disabled some ads that incorrectly claimed Truvada, an HIV prevention medication, can cause bone and kidney damage, according to a Dec. 30 Washington Post report.

Various healthcare organizations have asked CMS to address inadequate EHR usability and increase system safety requirements, according to a Jan. 3 Pew Charitable Trusts report.