Indianapolis-based Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center will create a cancer informatics chair position following $3 million gifts from the Regenstrief Institute and the Walther Cancer Institute. 

Amazon Clinic, the online healthcare service launched by Amazon in November, is now offering COVID-19 treatment plans. 

The use of smartphones as diagnostic tools is still a work in progress as the overall potential of the technology is still uncertain, The Washington Post reported Jan. 15. 

A lot of health technology is likely to never make it onto the market, as obtaining FDA clearance has been a tricky road for companies to navigate, but health tech developers are finding ways to dodge the FDA all together, TheVerge reported Jan. 11. 

With the increasing use of artificial intelligence and virtual reality in healthcare, the American Medical Association unveiled new Current Procedural Terminology codes for these services.

From virtual nurses to artificial intelligence-powered scheduling to pill-sized robots, hospitals and health systems have started 2023 with an eye on innovation.

The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center issued a brief Jan. 12 warning the healthcare sector about the tactics and exploitation techniques used by Royal ransomware and BlackCat ransomware, two ransomware groups that have been aggressively targeting the U.S. healthcare sector.

An unauthorized party has removed files containing patients' personal information from Hayward, Calif.-based St. Rose Hospital, JDSupra reported Jan. 13.  

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic has settled a lawsuit over a data breach involving a former employee who allegedly viewed nude photos of patients, KROC reported Jan. 16.

Amazon and Alphabet's healthcare arm Verily said it would let go some of its healthcare employees as an uncertain economy has been causing financial and operational challenges for tech companies. 

How can healthcare technology relieve staffing shortages, busy workflows and economic strains? Here 10 health tech trends Philips Healthcare says can meet those and other industry challenges in 2023.

Big data and artificial intelligence have dominated hospital technology executive concerns as IT leaders work to ensure they get the most investment return in an uncertain economic environment. 

Apple will adjust CEO Tim Cook's compensation package for his target pay to drop by more than 40 percent this year, according to Bloomberg.

Health systems in Georgia, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin are using artificial intelligence to automatically transcribe medical instructions into their Epic and Meditech EHRs.

Tech workers are in high demand right now, and some of the top health systems have dozens of openings for IT talent.

The Government Accountability Office denied a pair of protests, allowing consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton to continue work as the program manager on an $860 million task order implementing the Department of Veterans Affairs' Oracle Cerner EHR system, Washington Technology reported Jan. 12.

Data analytics company Definitive Healthcare is laying off about 55 employees after hiring aggressively in recent years and expecting continued growth, according to a Jan. 12 securities filing.

The National Institutes of Health has decided to separate its CIO position and the director of Center for Information Technology role into two positions, Federal News Network reported Jan. 12.

New research from Netskope, a cybersecurity company, found that 400 cloud applications delivered malware in 2022, tripling the number of distinct cloud applications that delivered malware in 2021. 

The digital health market is constantly changing, with startups coming on to the scene and more established companies restructuring their strategies.