The American Hospital Association is suggesting that hospitals and health systems consider deploying “zero trust” architecture to improve their cybersecurity. The National Security Agency recently released implementation guidelines for zero trust, a strategy that assumes no users or devices are…

Nearly 90% of healthcare organizations say they must modernize operations to keep pace with mounting clinical, regulatory and financial pressures, according to a new survey of healthcare technology leaders. The 2026 Leadership Pulse Survey from the College of Healthcare Information…

Providence, R.I.-based Care New England has partnered with Rhode Island College in Providence to create a pipeline of digitally educated, EHR-trained nurses and healthcare administrators, Tomas Gregorio, CIO of the health system, told Becker’s. The partnership, announced Feb. 5, aims…

Optum has launched Value Connect, an AI-powered platform designed to help payers and providers operationalize value-based care models by combining clinical, operational and financial data into a single system. The platform uses AI across quality measures, utilization patterns and risk…

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic has implemented Dock Health’s productivity platform to automate and optimize operational workflows across its cardiovascular, eConsult and specialty contract programs. The platform is designed to streamline referral processes by automating intake, gathering patient history, improving tracking…

University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson is responding to a cyberattack that has taken its IT systems offline. In a Feb. 19 Facebook post, the medical center said its IT systems are down, including access to its Epic EHR…

Farmington, N.M.-based San Juan Regional Medical Center, a community-owned nonprofit hospital serving the Four Corners region of New Mexico, Arizona, Utah and Colorado, is deploying Wellsheet’s AI software enterprisewide. The platform is currently live in more than 100 U.S. hospitals,…

While the majority of Americans still turn to physicians or other medical professionals for medical advice, 16% are relying on AI chatbots such as ChatGPT and Google Gemini, Gallup found. That number could increase in the months and years to…

Columbia, Md.-based MedStar Health is adopting connected devices from Withings Health Solutions for its concierge medicine service. Signature by MedStar Health will offer members complimentary devices such as a cellular blood pressure monitor and a cellular scale. The data is…

Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai is expanding its use of a Parkinson’s disease monitoring app with support from a $5 million gift from the Elaine and Eduardo Saverin Foundation. The health system is broadening access to the app among its more than…