Hospital CIOs across the country on average have experienced a 13 percent increase in salaries from 2012 to 2018, according to a College of Healthcare Information Management Executives survey.

Patients today increasingly expect to communicate with their providers via their mobile devices, whenever they wish and wherever they are.

The Parkinson's Foundation announced July 16 the launch of a nationwide initiative providing free genetic testing for clinically relevant, Parkinson's disease-related genes, the results of which will be used to inform research into precision treatments.

In stark contrast to growing concerns over what the expansion of artificial intelligence will do to society, large tech investors are focused primarily on fostering that expansion by pouring millions of dollars into AI-powered tech startups, CNBC reports.

AT&T and IBM have signed a multiyear partnership, in which IBM will serve as the main developer and cloud provider for AT&T Business' operations and AT&T will contribute its 5G capabilities to IBM's edge computing platforms.

Raleigh, N.C.-based WakeMed Health and Hospitals unveiled its new mobile wayfinding and patient engagement application July 16.

Harlingen, Texas-based Valley Baptist Medical Center is using artificial intelligence to help enhance diagnosis and treatment of stroke, CBS affiliate KGBT reports.

The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare on July 1 enacted new patient rights rules for hospitals, including an update to its regulations for patients' access to their medical records, according to Lexology.

To advance the life-saving potential of costly precision cancer treatments, physicians have an obligation to demonstrate the invaluable benefits of those treatments via their work and research, according to Michael Caligiuri, MD, president and physician-in-chief of City of Hope National Medical Center in Duarte, Calif.

Meredith Whittaker, a former member of Google's disbanded artificial intelligence ethics team who helped organize the November 2018 walkouts against the company's handling of sexual misconduct allegations, has left Google.

The availability of health technology, such as patient portals, may not sufficiently reduce barriers to its use among black and older patients, according to a study published in Telemedicine and e-Health.

An April ransomware attack on Evansville, Ind.-based Talley Medical Surgical Eyecare Associates' network server and EHR system may have compromised 106,000 patient records, according to Spam Fighter.

Three U.S. senators issued a resolution July 15 calling for the development of international ethical standards to govern gene editing research.

Recursion Pharmaceuticals, a Salt Lake City-based biotechnology company using machine learning artificial intelligence to develop new drugs, raised $121 million in its latest funding round.

Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare has added eight more of its California hospitals to Manifest MedEx, the state's nonprofit health data network, which facilitates the flow of medical information between hospitals, health plans and providers.

Over the past 10 years, the blockchain market has seen significant growth, with North America holding the largest share of the market, according to Consumer Reports Review.

By 2022, blockchain investment across all industries is anticipated to hit $12.4 billion, according to research firm IDC and cited by Reuters.

As new devices and mobile health applications pop up every day, physicians need to be more proactive in their approach to educate patients on how these technologies are used, according to American Medical Association Assistant Director for Federal Affairs Shannon Curtis.

Amazon Alexa users in the U.K. can now ask the digital assistant medical questions and receive answers from the National Health Service, leaving many to question how privacy will be affected, according to Los Angeles Times columnist David Lazarus.

Livongo Health on July 15 announced more details regarding its upcoming initial public offering, according to Fortune.