Health systems across the country are breaking new ground, launching technologies and programs that represent first-of-their-kind milestones in healthcare. Emory goes all in on Apple Emory Hillandale Hospital, part of Atlanta-based Emory Healthcare, has become the first hospital in the…

Utah leads Medscape’s list of the top 10 telemedicine-friendly states.  For the list, published May 23, Medscape analyzed six telehealth metrics across states: Medicaid reimbursement; remote patient monitoring and chronic care management; cross-state licensing; participation in state compacts; practice areas,…

Reperio Health, the sole provider of instant-result at-home and onsite health screenings, reported on May 19 the successful closure of a $14 million funding round headed by Nashville-based Caduceus Capital Partners. This investment will accelerate the national rollout of Reperio’s…

Kettering (Ohio) Health is continuing to address an IT disruption that has affected most of its systems. In a May 23 statement on the health system’s website, CEO Mike Gentry said Kettering Health experienced an “unscheduled downtime” May 19. “Our…

Healthcare data breaches remain steady as ever. Data breaches affecting 500 or more individuals were up in April after a 12-month high in January, according to HHS data analyzed by HIPAA Journal. Here are the number of those incidents that…

Cleveland Clinic is at the “tip of the scalpel” when it comes to codeveloping new technologies to solve healthcare’s biggest challenges, a leader told Becker’s. Last fall, Frank Papay, MD, was appointed the health system’s inaugural chief clinical business development…

Columbia, Md.-based MedStar Health has co-developed a virtual cardiology support model that is now being commercialized. The model, called Auxira Health, was developed through MedStar’s Connected Cardiology program and is designed to address widespread capacity constraints in cardiovascular care, according…

Mass General Brigham’s ambient documentation initiative has grown from an 850-person pilot to an enterprise-wide program with more than 2,700 active users.  When the Somerville, Mass.-based health system launched its large-scale pilot, the goal was to assess whether the AI-driven…

Epic Systems has introduced a new initiative called Launchpad.  This initiative, according to a May 22 LinkedIn post from Epic, is designed to help healthcare organizations implement generative AI-assisted workflows. The Launchpad program brings together healthcare organizations and Epic experts…

Four health systems have invested in a startup that develops AI technology for radiologists. Here are six things to know, according to a May 20 news release: 1. Charlotte, N.C.-based Advocate Health, Houston-based Memorial Hermann Health System, Grand Rapids and…