Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., is pushing to tighten protections for health information gathered by wearable devices and mobile health apps, citing growing privacy concerns as the technology becomes more common, Politico reported Nov. 11. Here are five things to know:…
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ChristianaCare’s digital evolution is entering a new chapter, and Chief Nursing Informatics Officer Petrena Saunders, RN, is helping lead the way. As the Newark, Del.-based health system prepares to roll out Epic as its EHR platform, Ms. Saunders is focused…
The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives has recognized 18 hospitals and health systems as having achieved Level 10 status in its 2025 Digital Health Most Wired survey. The designation honors organizations that demonstrate exceptional digital maturity and leadership across…
Health system leaders agree on one thing: technology won’t fix healthcare’s biggest problems on its own. Despite growing expectations that technology can solve the industry’s biggest problems, health IT leaders say the most persistent myth is that innovation alone can…
For years, hospital chief information officers were seen as the people who kept the lights blinking on the servers in the basement. Today, CIOs say that perception no longer reflects the scope or strategic importance of their work. “Many still…
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Health systems might think they’re designing digital tools for Gen Z and millennials when, in fact, it’s their parents or grandparents who are more likely to use them. At least that’s been the case at Houston-based Memorial Hermann Health System,…
Sixty percent of hospital CIOs have been directed by their boards or finance committees to suspend certain IT projects amid the government shutdown, Black Book Research found. Until cash visibility improves, the IT chiefs have been ordered to halt enterprise…
As the volume of digital health deals has fallen consistently since 2021, competition in that space is heating up. Here are the 50 most promising digital health startups in 2025, according to market intelligence firm CB Insights, ranked by the…
Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health has expanded its remote patient monitoring service to support patients with chronic conditions through text-based symptom tracking. The free program enables patients to self-report symptoms related to conditions such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, blood…
Israel-based Sheba Medical Center has launched its first U.S.-based accelerator program through its ARC Innovation Center, in partnership with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The ARC Boston Soft-Landing Pad will begin next March and run for six months. The program aims…