Last month Microsoft launched its 365 Government cloud software. Now, the tech giant is offering Microsoft Teams for government agencies, according to Washington Technology.

Mansfield-based OhioHealth will install Epic's CareConnect system across its 11 hospitals and 200-plus ambulatory sites, according to local news channel WMFD.

Companies with board members who have digital expertise are more likely to see high performance rates in areas such as revenue growth and return on assets, according to a study published by Cambridge-based Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

About 12 a.m. EST, Facebook users were able to regain access to their social media accounts after a 14-hour outage, according to CNN.

Veradigm, a subsidiary of Allscripts, will integrate health analytics and technology company Pulse8's data exchange solutions into its health plan product suite.

CIOs' growing involvement with company business strategy has supported the increase of mergers and acquisitions among global enterprise software companies, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Omada Health, a digital behavioral medicine company, will add cellular-connected blood pressure cuffs and glucometers to its chronic condition management program.

Ann Arbor-based University of Michigan launched a study to determine whether data collected on an Apple Watch can accurately reflect the user's health and predict if the individual will develop common health conditions.

Concord, Mass.-based Emerson Hospital sent letters to 6,314 patients alerting them of a May2018 cybersecurity attack that may have affected their information, according to the HIPAA Journal.

Four of the top vendors hospitals used to participate in the Medicare EHR Incentive Program are Allscripts, Cerner, Epic and Meditech, according to 2018 ONC data.

At the South by Southwest conference in Austin March 11, Katie Couric led a panel on the future of digital health.

World Wide Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee issued a call for input on how to make the web safer, more equitable and more accessible in a March 12 blog post celebrating the web's 30th anniversary.

A bill is gaining traction in the Texas House of Representatives that would allow Medicaid managed care companies to use Uber, Lyft and other rideshare apps to transport patients to medical appointments, the Houston Chronicle reports.

A  Senate committee will hold a hearing March 26 to discuss CMS and ONC's information blocking and interoperability rules proposed in February under the 21st Century Cures Act, reports Politico's Morning eHealth newsletter.

Retail giant Amazon employs more than 150 PhD economists to analyze transactions on its platform and measure inflation, CNN reports.

Around the world, blockchain experts are in demand. Of the 5,711 blockchain-related jobs listed on Glassdoor, the U.S. holds more than half of them — 2,616, according to online trade publication CoinTelegraph.

Ocean Protocol is the latest blockchain platform to hit the market. By using the decentralized ledger, users will be able to transfer data across borders.

Researchers have created a new virtual assistant designed with a gender-neutral voice, according to CNBC.

Hospitals are beginning to store more patient data on cloud-based networks as tech giants like Microsoft, Google and Amazon continue to enhance cloud storage services, STAT News reports.

Amazon warehouse employees over the past five years made 189 calls to 911 dispatchers for mental health episodes, including suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts, according to the Daily Beast.