The costly yet necessary investment in an EHR system ought to have yielded equally large returns, but many healthcare organizations never experienced that benefit. However, there’s a better path to unleashing the value of the EHR by connecting it with the digital front door and provider data management solution.

The global chip shortage is hampering the medical device industry and threatens to put the lives of patients at risk, the CEO of one of the largest health tech companies wrote May 24 for the World Economic Forum.

A California health plan is facing a class-action lawsuit after a data breach that reportedly affected more than 850,000 patients.

A huge semiconductor company is in talks to buy a cloud computing firm, in what could be one of the largest takeover deals of 2022, the Wall Street Journal reported May 23.

The top motivation of healthcare cyberattacks was financial, comprising 95 percent of hacking incidents, according to a May 24 Verizon data breach report.

The booming tech sector remains a heavily male industry. Here are 20 states that have done the best and — worst — in closing that gender gap, according to a May 10 report from the Technology Councils of North America.

An artificial intelligence data security company is collaborating with Microsoft to advance AI healthcare research.

Decatur, Texas-based Wise Health System has partnered with AI-powered remote patient monitoring company Biofourmis to launch a hospital-at-home program. 

Microsoft has partnered with AI healthcare company BeeKeeperAI to develop and validate AI within a confidential computing environment. 

Cutting out co-pays, deductibles and insurers would certainly disrupt the healthcare industry, and to serial entrepreneur Glen Tullman, it represents a just and more equitable system, Inc. reported May 24. 

The Digital Medicine Society announced May 25 a new set of resources available as part of a collaborative effort to improve inclusivity in the development and implementation of digital health measurement products.

Boston-based Tufts Medicine worked with Amazon to move its entire digital healthcare ecosystem, including its Epic EHR infrastructure, to Amazon Web Services, according to a May 24 press release. 

One of the top priorities for Michael Pfeffer, MD, as CIO of Stanford Health Care, is figuring out how to recruit and retain top talent. Stanford is in the heart of Silicon Valley, and competition is fierce.

ChristianaCare will integrate hospital robots directly into its Cerner EHR to anticipate clinician and patient needs and perform tasks without human involvement.

Seymour, Ind.-based Schneck Medical Center notified patients that a data breach has exposed some of their personal health information. 

From big corporations to fast growing start-ups, women executives in the health tech industry are making a mark in their organizations. Twenty-five such leaders have been honored by the Healthcare Technology Report as exceptional in the healthcare software industry. 

Geisinger tapped Amazon as its strategic cloud provider and plans to transition its entire digital portfolio of more than 400 applications and numerous workflows to Amazon Web Services.

Walnut, a "buy now pay later" healthcare startup, recently received a $110 million investment.

A new artificial intelligence tool is showing promise in accurately assessing the condition of people's stool.

A new artificial intelligence technology was found to predict sudden deaths from heart disease more accurately than standard tools, a recent multistate study led by Johns Hopkins researchers found.