Health systems at the forefront of digital transformation are using technology to boost the workforce and patient decision-making.

Eighty-three hospitals joined the Epic network in 2022, the most of any EHR vendor last year, according to KLAS Research.

In the ever-evolving world of healthcare, digital transformation has become a necessity rather than a luxury.

Apple launched an ad campaign May 24 focused on its health data privacy efforts.

St. Paul, Minn.-based Gillette Children's is using artificial intelligence technology to automate its scheduling, pre-visit registration, appointment reminders and clinical intake forms.

Tech nonprofit Dollar For has gotten 40-plus hospitals to make their charity care policies more patient-friendly, Fast Company reported May 24.

A nurse is suing a Chicago health system alleging it collected her biometric data without her informed consent, Law360 reported May 23.

The evolution of artificial intelligence and its potential for your organization – for good and ill – should be high on the agenda at your next board meeting.

Adam Rosen, chief information security officer at Buffalo, N.Y.-based Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, said that as hospitals and health systems continue to expedite their use of artificial intelligence, it could become another tool used as a threat against them, Buffalo Business First reported May 24. 

It is sometimes forgotten that hospitals and health systems, just like any other businesses, must find new ways to advertise the important work they do.

UNC Health CIO Brent Lamm told Becker's that the health system is looking to reduce physicians' pajama time — time spent on answering patient messages within its My UNC Chart — with Epic and Microsoft's generative artificial intelligence tool that automatically drafts message responses. 

Morris (Ill.) Hospital & Healthcare Centers said an unauthorized third party has gained access to its computer network, which has potentially compromised the protected health information of patients.

Clarkston, Wash.-based Tri-State Memorial Hospital & Medical Campus is shortening its name to TriState Health, Big Country News reported May 23. 

Four health systems that were recently honored for digital health told Becker's they're focused on boosting virtual care, patient engagement online and remote monitoring.

Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital is looking to expand its hospital-at-home program after one year of operation in order to treat transplant patients, Fox affiliate WTVT reported May 23. 

The University of Texas at Arlington's 150,000-square-foot Health Innovation and Smart Hospital features artificial intelligence-powered robots, virtual reality simulators and classrooms designed to mimic hospital units and patients' homes, D Magazine reported May 23.

Massachusetts General Hospital accused a former researcher of stealing trade secrets for a fat-freezing technology, obtaining a patent for the technology without giving the hospital credit and sharing information on a confidential deal.

Here are the EHR vendors that gained — or lost — acute care hospital market share between 2021 and 2022, according to a May 23 KLAS Research report.

To get artificial intelligence to patients faster, health systems could standardize their procurement processes and the government could clarify the regulations for the technology, researchers from University of Miami School of Medicine and New York City-based Weill Cornell Medicine say.

CIOs and chief information security officers are trimming cybersecurity budgets that were once thought to be untouchable to deal with economic pressures, The Wall Street Journal reported.