Epic sent a letter June 16 to CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz, MD, and ONC’s Thomas Keane, MD, with its suggestions for improving the nation’s digital health infrastructure. Here are five key takeaways from Epic’s letter:

Healthcare innovation is at an inflection point. Providers are constantly working to develop and test new technologies and models of care with the intent to improve patient outcomes, reduce costs, enhance workforce productivity, improve patient experience and advance health. It…

Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai has launched Coronet Ventures Netherlands, a venture fund focused on early-stage health and life sciences startups that plans to invest $50 million in the next decade. The new fund marks Cedars-Sinai’s third international investment initiative and aims…

Hospital-at-home programs gained significant traction during the COVID-19 era, spurred by CMS’ 2020 waiver program to ease hospital capacity. What began as an emergency measure has since evolved into a cornerstone of modern healthcare delivery. Initially launched as pilots, hospital-at-home…

An AI tool in Epic is helping detect lung cancer early — and could expand to more use cases. Cincinnati-based Christ Hospital Health Network continues to see results from the technology since launching it in August. The AI Extracted Findings…

Maintaining a safe and secure environment is paramount in healthcare facilities where providers have a responsibility to protect patients and visitors from significant physical threats. Hospital security systems must be proactive, easily-accessible and feature-rich, with key devices, management and storage…

Nabla, a leading provider of clinical AI assistants, has raised an additional $70 million in Series C funding, which brings total funding to $120 million, according to a company news release.  The company said its AI assistant is currently used…

UF Health St. Johns, based in St. Augustine, Fla., has completed a major step in its digital transformation with the go-live of Epic across its facilities — part of a broader initiative that also included a full infrastructure upgrade and…

Health IT influencers share their thoughts on social media about AI, digital health and cybersecurity. HealthTech Magazine released its list of the top 30 health IT influencers June 17. Here are 18 who work for health systems (in alphabetical order):…

Amazon One Medical and Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health continue to open clinics across New Jersey to expand access to primary care. The two organizations joined forces in 2023 to co-open the offices and make Hackensack a specialty care referral…