Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health Levine Children's Hospital designed a mobile app to help patients and families better access the hospital's resources and services.

Facebook has been quietly building a cryptocurrency, "Facebook Coin," that will mimic the value of traditional currencies, according to CNBC.

President Donald Trump released a $4.75 trillion budget outline for 2020, which seeks to put several billion toward various IT and cybersecurity initiatives.

Hill-Rom, a global medical technology company, will purchase mobile healthcare communications company Voalte to enhance the company's digital and mobile capabilities.

Google Cloud hired Amit Zavery, former vice president of Oracle's cloud platform, to run one of its engineering teams, according to Reuters.

Members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives unveiled legislation March 11 to set baseline cybersecurity standards for connected devices the federal government uses.

Elizabeth City, N.C.-based Pasquotank-Camden Emergency Medical Services posted a notice about a recent cybersecurity incident that may have affected 20,420 people.  

As the gatekeeper of Social Security numbers, medical information and health insurance data, hospital are big targets for hackers. But, healthcare providers only spent about 5 percent of their IT budgets on security last year according to a survey by global research and advisory company Gartner.

The House Veterans Affairs Committee is having a hard time finding tech experts to help it monitor Cerner's overhaul of the VA's electronic health records system, already $350 million over budget, website Nextgov reports.

Facebook blocked advertisements for numerous companies that sell products catered toward women experiencing menopause despite allowing ads for companies that target men's health issues like erectile dysfunction, CNBC reports.

An estimated 7 percent of Google's daily searches are health-related, according to Google Health Vice President David Feinberg, MD, The Telegraph reports.

Cleveland Clinic formed the Center for Clinical Artificial Intelligence to propel use of the technology in healthcare areas including diagnostics, disease prediction and treatment planning.

The healthcare industry is changing. To keep pace with trends such as the shift to value-based care and increased consumerism, it's incumbent upon healthcare leaders to ensure their organizations are effectively taking advantage of emerging technologies to meet industry challenges.

Google recently posted several job openings related to its health business.

The National Science Foundation issued a three-year, $1 million grant to the University of Massachusetts Lowell for the research and development of cyberinfrastructure that supports translational research, the Lowell Sun reports.

In an interview with The New York Times, cardiologist Eric Topol, MD, describes how AI has the potential to alter everything physicians do, but he emphasized that it won't replace physicians.

Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute is piloting a clinical study to determine whether artificial intelligence can screen for heart disease.

Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine and Alfardan Medical chose Allscripts' EHR for their ambulatory care services facility in Qatar.

A recent blog post by Olive discusses best practices for intelligent automation. 

Patient-focused blockchain network Embleema will collaborate with Paris-based Gustave Roussy Institut to develop  blockchain data-sharing applications.