Microsoft nominated Emma Walmsley, CEO of GlaxoSmithKline, to join its board of directors, according to a Sept. 19 Securities and Exchange Commission filing.

Services that match patients with mental health professionals using artificial intelligence should be approached with caution, due to the ongoing difficulties of developing unbiased AI, according to Scott Breitinger, MD.

InsightRX, a San Francisco startup developing a cloud-based medication dosing platform, announced Sept. 20 the close of a $10 million Series A funding round, with participation from Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare.

ECG Managment Consultants details five challenges Health information exchanges (HIEs) and clinically integrated networks (CINs) face that the 21st Century Cures Act will address. 

Becker's Hospital Review reported the following health IT executive moves recently affecting hospitals, companies and federal agencies:

Here's the latest roundup of stories about health IT companies, including Allscripts, Epic and Google.

Technology startup Nebula Genomics has enhanced its blockchain technology with improved privacy settings for DNA sequencing, according to the Cointelegraph.

Here are 10 recent health information technology vendor contracts and go-lives affecting healthcare organizations.

The healthcare industry is unique, from the patient care to economic aspects.

Epic implementations among small size healthcare practices appear to be increasing as more practices join local accountable care organizations and affiliate with other organizations that use Epic, according to a KLAS Research report.

Albuquerque, N.M.-based Presbyterian Health Plan was notified by its managed care company vendor Magellan Health that more than 56,000 patients may have had their protected health information exposed in a phishing attack, according to the HIPAA Journal.

Google Health finalized its complete acquisition of DeepMind, a U.K. startup the tech giant acquired for more than $500 million in 2014, according to a blog post by Google Health U.K. site lead Dr. Dominic King.

GWU Hospital becomes first facility in the US to use AR technology to assist a surgical operation, improving accuracy and shortening operating and recovery times for patients

EHR implementations are challenging for healthcare organizations, and the stakes are high.

Innovation has become one of the most widely used buzzwords in healthcare in recent years, and rightly so, since innovation is necessary to develop new solutions that can improve outcomes, cut costs and serve more patients than ever before.

The American Medical Association announced at its ChangeMedEd conference on Sept. 18 the recipients of the second annual Accelerating Change in Medical Education Innovation Grant Program.

Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare added CancerIQ's genetic screening software to its Epic EHR as part of its population health initiative to better identify and treat cancer.

Some EHR documentation of patient visits to the emergency department may not always accurately represent physicians' actions and exams during patient encounters, according to a recent study published in JAMA.

Thomas J. Graham, MD, is the director of strategy and innovation in the department of orthopedic surgery at NYU Langone Health in New York City.

One Drop, a New York City-based digital platform for chronic care management, announced on Sept. 17 the close of a $40 million Series B funding round led by Bayer, which has also signed on as a commercial partner for the platform.