Health IT news and digital transformation trends

Commure, an AI platform focused on healthcare administration and clinical workflows, has raised $70 million in financing at a $7 billion post-money valuation. The financing round was led by General Catalyst and included participation from Sequoia Capital, Morgan Stanley and…

HHS is proposing a major overhaul of the HIPAA Security Rule, a move that would introduce new mandatory cybersecurity requirements for hospitals, health systems and other covered entities. On Jan. 6, 2025, HHS’ Office for Civil Rights published a Notice…

Health system leaders continue to be surprised by ambient AI adoption trends, with clinicians using the scribes at higher-than-anticipated rates, especially as the tools improve. At Palo Alto, Calif.-based Stanford Health Care, AI scribe adoption has eclipsed expectations, reaching 48%…

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic is using AI to help identify hospitalized patients who may benefit from palliative care earlier in their stay — part of a broader effort to expand access to supportive care while reducing avoidable readmissions. The initiative…

Stanford Health Care’s hospital-at-home program was never supposed to look like a traditional hospital-at-home program. California regulations prevented the health system from fully operating under CMS’ Acute Hospital Care at Home waiver model, forcing leaders to rethink how care could…

A new report released May 18 outlines the potential risks of Anthropic’s Claude Mythos, which has health system leaders on edge because of the AI’s ability to detect and exploit cybersecurity vulnerabilities Here are six things to know from the…

Health system leverages virtual sitting success as strategic foundation for comprehensive virtual care transformation NOBLESVILLE, Ind. – [May 19th, 0800 ET] – Collette Health, ranked #1 in the 2025 and 2026 Best in KLAS Virtual Sitting & Nursing category, today…

Submissions are due May 20 for the first phase of HHS’ EHIgnite Challenge to transform raw EHR data into actionable intelligence for clinicians and patients. ONC launched the competition in February and plans to award nine prizes of $10,000 each…

UnitedHealth Group is monitoring some Optum staff’s AI use, sources familiar with the matter told Bloomberg. The company is checking whether services division workers query tools such as ChatGPT and Copilot at least once a day, the sources said. UnitedHealth hosts…

Lakes Regional Healthcare will implement an Epic EHR system May 30. The new platform will allow healthcare teams to more efficiently review medications, allergies, test results and care plans while helping reduce duplicate services and delays in communication, according to…