Health IT news and digital transformation trends

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is launching a new initiative aimed at accelerating adoption of electronic prior authorization tools ahead of federal requirements set to take effect in 2027. CMS said May 13 that 29 healthcare organizations, including…

While rural healthcare challenges are real and largely driven by proposed federal policy shifts, they “cannot be examined in a vacuum,” two Richmond, Va.-based VCU Health hospital presidents wrote in a recent column. Innovation is a necessity for rural hospitals,…

Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine has budgeted for $105 million in benefits from AI solutions by fiscal 2028. The technology is already delivering value at the academic health system in areas like radiation oncology treatment planning and clinical documentation, IT leaders told…

Akron, Ohio-based Summa Health hosted HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during a visit focused on healthcare innovation, behavioral health and chronic disease management. The visit included executives from Summa Health, General Catalyst and HATCo, the healthcare company launched by…

As health systems accelerate AI adoption, technology leaders are discovering that some of the biggest risks aren’t obvious during the vendor demo stage. At Tampa, Fla.-based Moffitt Cancer Center, one of the most revealing lessons came during implementation of a…

Health systems across the country are increasingly joining forces with retail and tech-driven care platforms, using these partnerships to extend their reach beyond traditional brick-and-mortar settings. Amazon One Medical Amazon One Medical has built a network of health system affiliates…

Cleveland Clinic President and CEO Tomislav Mihaljevic, MD, has been named to the board of Oracle. Dr. Mihaljevic has led the academic health system since 2018 and previously served as a director of GE Health Care. His unanimous May 6…

The family of a teenager who fatally overdosed after consulting ChatGPT is suing OpenAI, asking the court to pause the rollout of ChatGPT Health. Leila Turner-Scott and Angus Scott claim their 19-year-old son, Sam, died of an overdose after ChatGPT…

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is imposing a six-month nationwide moratorium on new Medicare enrollments for hospices and home health agencies as part of a broader effort to combat fraud, waste and abuse in the Medicare program. CMS…

Three health systems took home honors at the 2026 CSO Cybersecurity Awards. The May 11 ceremony in Nashville, Tenn., recognized “security initiatives that delivered measurable results and not just innovation in isolation — across areas such as AI compliance and…