The cost of hiring and retaining top tech talent is rising, creating challenges for chief information officers, The Wall Street Journal reported April 21.

Although CFOs often hold the key to resources, acting as gatekeepers, they can also be critical allies in innovation, enabling programs and initiatives, according to an April 12 McKinsey report. 

Epic CEO Judy Faulkner will receive an honorary doctor of civic engagement degree from Carlisle, Pa.-based Dickinson College.

Charleston, S.C.-based MUSC Health University Medical Center partnered with health IT company Andor Health to use its AI virtual assistant for its virtual health services.

Companies are estimated to spend $494.7 billion on cloud computing in 2022, up 20 percent from 2021, The Wall Street Journal reported April 20.

Graphite Health, a digital marketplace that allows health systems to adopt tools easily and efficiently, appointed Ted Gaubert, PhD, as chief technology officer.

Many factors affect whether initiatives focused on closing care gaps will be clinically effective and make sense financially. Advanced data and analytics can help payers and providers identify the best opportunities for interventions as well as appropriate investment levels.

Clinton, Mo-based Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare is the first hospital to integrate Meditech's Expanse Genomics, which allows providers to order genetics testing directly through the EHR.

Artificial intelligence in healthcare "doesn’t really exist right now," even though it should, according to Aike Ho, a partner at venture capital firm Acme Capital. 

New York City-based Mount Sinai launched a technology fund focused on female, Black, Indigenous and people of color inventors.

The HHS Cybersecurity Program issued an alert April 19 to healthcare providers warning them to defend against the "exceptionally aggressive" Hive ransomware group.

Cerner is now compatible with Yosi Health, a patient scheduling and registration platform, that aims to eliminate wait times.

Early discharge planning is key in reducing unnecessary length of stay, expanding bed capacity and realizing cost savings.

The FDA's Breakthrough Devices Program has helped at least 44 medical devices become authorized and enter the market since it launched in 2015, the agency said April 15.

Allscripts added Moxe Health, which automates the release of information requests, to its Allscripts App Expo marketplace.

From hospitals launching platforms to accelerate investments in maternal health to creating new telehealth programs for obstetrical care, here are three innovation projects health systems' have recently created and deployed:

Samsung will implement a mobile multicontent casting technology in its healthcare TVs.

Hospitals should formalize their strategy, define what innovation looks like and encourage clinicians to think outside of the box as they pursue innovation. Here, four hospital chief innovation officers share strategies on how to create a pro-innovation environment.

Some physicians are warning that the information collected by wearable fitness devices is currently unusable and unnecessary in a clinical setting, and may be causing patients anxiety, Protocol reported April 19.

Pomona (Calif.) Valley Hospital Medical Center is using wayfinding technology to help patients, staff and visitors find their way around the hospital.