Las Vegas-based A-Medicare has launched a new platform that leverages artificial intelligence, blockchain and machine learning to make healthcare and its data more accessible, according to a Nov. 5 news release.

In an effort to streamline and centralize operations, Highmark's information technology subsidiary HM Health Solutions furloughed 107 employees Nov. 4, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

It's been getting easier for Livongo Health and other health-tech startups to recruit talent despite being down the road from giants such as Apple and Google, according to CNBC.

Allscripts posted $236 million in bookings for the third quarter of 2019, which ended Sept. 30.

There is no shortage of health IT and data management platforms available for hospitals and health systems. But what is the right investment?

Hospitals and health systems are gathering more data than ever, but not everyone will trust the data right away.

How can you modernize and create lasting change in an industry that's crippled by outdated systems and unproductive processes? It's a question many are working to solve.

University of Vermont Health Network will launch the first phase of its $151.6 million Epic EHR implementation on Nov. 9, according to a news release emailed to Becker's Hospital Review.

With the rapid evolution of technology and advent of new products and systems, it can be easy for a hospital or health system to become wrapped up in new technology that may deviate from the organization's overall strategy.

After Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital transitioned to an Epic EHR, Emily Silverman, MD, an internal medicine physician at the hospital, noticed the system's voice began to make her feel insecure as a physician.

Bakersfield, Calif.-based Kern Medical went live on a Cerner EHR Nov. 1, according to The Bakersfield Californian.

Michael Nill, COO at Cerner, will leave his position at the Kansas City, Mo.-based EHR vendor in January, according to a Nov. 1 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Healthcare executives have been introduced to new challenges in recent years, including what can seem like an overwhelming amount of new technology and number of digital tools.

Using online browsing records is only slightly more effective at tailoring marketing campaigns to specific audiences than simply randomizing messaging, a new study suggests.

As consumer companies such as Amazon and Walgreens move into healthcare and more traditional healthcare organizations turn to virtual and mobile services to keep up, the concept of relying on a trusted primary care provider has gotten lost in the shuffle.

New York City-based Mount Sinai's Icahn School of Medicine unveiled an iPhone app on Nov. 4 offering precision wellness tracking, essentially enabling patients to perform their own "n-of-1" studies to monitor their reactions to wellness treatments.

A new course at the University of Arizona in Tucson will partner students with medicinal chemists to develop new treatments for Alzheimer's disease, before connecting them with local entrepreneurs to learn about bringing the treatments to market.

Around one-third of hospital executives have purchased cybersecurity tools blindly after experiencing a data breach, according to a Black Book Market Research report published Nov. 4.

Microsoft Innovation Center has partnered with aeternity, an open source blockchain, to support blockchain workshops.

IBM Watson Health and Aetion codeveloped a tool enabling small and mid-size biopharmaceutical companies to conduct advanced data analysis of real-world evidence to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of new medical treatments.