Health IT news and digital transformation trends

Health systems accumulating AI pilots faster than they can evaluate them are not building capability; they’re building technical debt and clinician fatigue. Nirav Shah, MD, associate CMIO for AI and innovation at Evanston, Ill.-based Endeavor Health, is striking that balance.…

Epic is introducing a new capability that will allow its software, including its AI assistants, to retrieve information and complete tasks in third-party applications, potentially reducing the need for patients and healthcare workers to move between systems. The Verona, Wis.-based…

Executives across healthcare are tasked with crafting, deploying and scaling AI strategies and tools at their hospitals and health systems, with the goal of easing clinician burnout and improving patient outcomes. Below are 38 AI leaders to know in 2026.…

Health systems have grown more disciplined about vetting AI before it goes live. What comes after has proven harder to standardize. Post-deployment monitoring responsibilities frequently become ambiguous once an AI tool is deployed. Ownership might shift without a clear designated…

Across hospitals, health systems and healthcare companies, a new generation of executives is stepping into key roles and making their mark.  These rising leaders bring fresh thinking to complex challenges by reimagining organizational strategy, sharpening financial performance, and driving operational…

OpenAI has acquired Orchestra Bio, an AI-powered platform that helps biopharma teams coordinate the drug development process. OpenAI announced the deal Oct. 20 and did not disclose financial terms. The company plans to combine Orchestra’s team and technology with Rosalind,…

States face an Oct. 30 deadline to obligate their first-year Rural Health Transformation Program funds, and a sizable share of the money is flowing to technology. The five-year, $50 billion CMS program, created under HR 1, gives states wide latitude…

Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health has launched a virtual clinic providing men across North Carolina with access to specialized sexual healthcare. The health system announced the new service, called Novant Health Virtual Men’s Health, in an Oct. 20 news release. The…

Health systems have found plenty of work for AI. At Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health, an AI agent triages incoming IT incident tickets, and an AI-enabled human resources front door has resolved about 35,000 employee inquiries without anyone opening a…

The American Hospital Association is urging the FDA to make AI developers primarily responsible for monitoring the safety and performance of their medical devices, arguing that hospitals often lack the technical visibility and resources needed to evaluate the tools on…