While organizational change can be cumbersome and time consuming, some CIOs are leading the charge to create agile teams.

Female clinicians see fewer patients per week and spend more time on EHR documentation than their male counterparts, leading to less pay and increased burnout, according to study results released Jan. 26 by EHR company Athenahealth. 

The Department of Homeland Security issued a warning that Russia may unleash a cyberattack against the U.S. as Russia's conflict with Ukraine intensifies, ABC News reported Jan. 24.

The Georgia Department of Public Health's COVID-19 website was taken down by an influx of data in January, exposing an aging system in need of repair, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported Jan. 24. 

The American Journal of Managed Care centered its 11th Annual Health Information Technology Special Issue on how digital technology can be used to advance health equity.

The neonatal intensive care unit at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles is using an algorithm within its Epic EHR to calculate a score that displays infants' weight change from birth in an easily accessible time series visualization, EpicShare reported Jan. 24.

Concerns about how digital health data will be used by commercial companies often collide with the potential benefits of using their services. A new study published in JAMA Network Open on Jan. 24 investigates why some users are more reluctant to share than others. 

Meta has unveiled its new artificial intelligence supercomputer it claims will be the fastest in the world, The Wall Street Journal reported Jan. 25.

Campbellsville, Ky.-based Taylor Regional Hospital released an urgent notice Jan. 25 about a cybersecurity incident that affected the hospital's system and phone lines, KRDO reported Jan. 25.

Insurance provider Aflac launched the "Close the Gap" initiative Jan. 19, aimed at highlighting those who fall through the cracks of the healthcare system, MM+M reported Jan. 24.

Uber Health, the healthcare arm of the rideshare giant, has hired its first chief medical officer. 

Change Healthcare is considering selling off some of its assets to aid the deal with UnitedHealth Group subsidiary Optum, Bloomberg reported Jan. 25. 

Increased investment in innovative technology, solutions to ease workforce challenges and rising interest in home care all represent key investment trends for healthcare in 2022 according to a KPMG report published Jan. 25. 

A lack of time, resources and clearly defined governance are some of the biggest hurdles impeding digital innovation in healthcare. Here, four health system executives share what they believe are the biggest obstacles to innovation.

Peoria, Ill.-based OSF Healthcare has partnered with Medically Home Group to create an acute care "hospital-at-home" program.

Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health is deploying Rx.Health's EHR-integrated unified messaging platform throughout the health system.

Charlotte, N.C.-based Novant Health teamed up with Aidoc, an artificial intelligence-powered medical imaging company, to reduce the amount of time patients will stay in its emergency department.

Using advanced text analytics to assess EHR inbox messages can help clinicians improve their workflow and eliminate unnecessary workloads, according to a study published Jan. 20 in the American Journal of Managed Care.

Elon Musk's company Neuralink is searching for a clinical trial director to lead the testing of its artificial intelligence-powered chip's implantation into human brains.

Little Rock-based University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences is notifying patients that a former employee sent an email from her UAMS account to her personal email, exposing 518 patients' protected health information.