Muthu Krishnan, PhD, has been named chief technology officer of Conifer Health Solutions, a subsidiary of Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare that offers revenue cycle management services and works with healthcare organizations to improve their financial and clinical operations.

By using da Vinci robotic technologies and the data capabilities that come with it, health systems have found they can better inform their surgical service line decisions to improve finance and quality metrics.

HHS' Department leaders are key players in health regulation at the federal level. Some of the 13 health IT execs throughout HHS and its agencies have entered new roles, with others holding their positions throughout previous administrations.

The American College of Emergency Physicians said that members of its emergency physician professional group and other professional healthcare organizations the group manages were affected in a data breach, according to an April 9 news release.

Researchers from New York City-based Weill Cornell Medicine are testing a prescription video game to see if it can help with memory loss and attention problems after recovery from COVID-19, according to an April 19 report by The Verge.

Evanston, Ill.-based NorthShore unveiled a new genomics program April 19 that uses predictive analytics to help clinicians and patients prevent, detect and treat diseases at an earlier stage.

GoodRx, an online platform that offers coupons for discounts on prescription drugs, closed its acquisition of health information and consumer resources platform HealthiNation, according to an April 19 news release.

Health insurers including Anthem and UnitedHealthcare are embracing digital health adoption and increasingly growing their respective strategies to engage with members and make care more convenient.

President Joe Biden's administration is planning a slew of media efforts to make Americans aware that COVID-19 vaccine eligibility is now open in all states, according to an April 18 CNN report. 

Many hospitals and health systems feature their clinicians in advertising campaigns, as images and audio from the people who provide care can be an important way to effectively reach patients.

As healthcare data breaches boom, common workplace password practices can leave hospitals vulnerable to cyberattacks, a Keeper Security report finds.

Intermountain Healthcare, a 25-hospital system based in Salt Lake City, launched three digital health initiatives in telehealth, artificial intelligence and data analytics in the last week. 

A slew of tech companies are building and piloting COVID-19 vaccine passport apps. 

Health systems must have the proper foundational technology to create a consistent, frictionless patient experience. 

The FDA is excluding eight software functions that were previously classified as medical device status under the 21st Century Cures Act.

Here are four healthcare organizations that recently announced plans to implement a new EHR or deployed a new system. 

Vermont Health Connect, the state's health insurance marketplace, has experienced at least 10 data breaches between November 2020 and February this year that have exposed users' information when logging into their accounts, according to an April 18 VTDigger report.  

The following hospital and health system chief marketing officer and chief patient experience officer moves have been reported in the past six months.

Below are some of the recent leadership changes affecting health IT:

Researchers at University Park, Pa.-based Penn State created a prototype of a wireless, wearable transmitter that could be used for both health monitoring and clinical treatments, according to an April 14 news release.