Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health has launched a partnership with Uber Health to provide eligible patients with transportation to and from medical care. The initiative offers nonemergency rides for qualifying patients discharged from the hospital, those attending medical appointments, medical…

Health First, based in Rockledge, Fla., invested more than $100 million to implement a new Epic EHR system. The move unified clinical workflows and reduced the system’s reliance on third-party vendors. The June 1 go-live consolidated multiple EHR systems into…

Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital opened earlier this year as a “smart hospital” designed with the most advanced digital technologies and capabilities revolutionizing patient care. The hospital was built to optimize AI and human workforces with the goal of more efficient…

Oracle Health is building AI agents into its EHR that will be the envy of the technology world, Oracle co-founder and chair Larry Ellison said in a June 10 earnings call. Oracle is developing agentic AI across its business lines,…

King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services defends against cyber threats with the intensity of the world-champion Philadelphia Eagles and the specialization of Navy SEALS, a leader told Becker’s. The 29-hospital system receives 7 million hacking attempts a day, with…

Indianapolis-based Community Health Network is on track toward its goal of saving $10 million with AI in 2025, Indianapolis Business Journal reported. The 10-hospital system is reducing costs with the technology by using it to identify care gaps, summarize patient…

CVS Health Ventures, the venture capital arm of CVS Health, participated in a $45 million Series A funding round for AI healthcare company Ellipsis Health. The round was led by Salesforce and Khosla Ventures and coincides with Ellipsis Health’s launch…

The American Medical Association has established a new policy that aims to increase transparency and trust in AI tools used in clinical care.  The policy was approved during the AMA’s annual meeting and requires that AI tools be explainable while…

A growing majority of health system CIOs are taking the lead in shaping their organizations’ AI strategies, a June 12 report from AI-based software provider Qventus found. The report highlights the perspectives of CIOs, chief medical information officers and other…

As hospitals and health systems accelerate their digital transformation efforts, many are confronting a silent but growing leadership gap: the absence of succession planning for CIOs. CIOs have become vital to the success of health systems, overseeing AI adoption, cybersecurity…