Thomas Keane, MD, has been appointed assistant secretary for technology policy and the ninth national coordinator for health information technology at the Department of Health and Human Services. This role, according to Politico, is responsible for drafting regulations for EHRs…

Despite widespread recognition of generative AI’s potential to transform healthcare, most organizations are not yet prepared to fully leverage its value, according to a June 3 report from Wolters Kluwer Health. The 2025 Future Ready Healthcare Survey gathered responses from…

Elon Musk’s Neuralink has raised $650 million to continue advancing its brain implants for patients with paralysis and other disorders, the company said. The series E funding round included such investors as ARK Invest, DFJ Growth, Founders Fund, G42, Human…

Digital transformation remains top of mind for hospital executives, as they try to improve operational efficiency and boost access for patients, according to FTI Consulting. Here are six things to know from a May 14 report from the management consultant…

University of Rochester (N.Y.) Medical Center has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit involving MyChart and website users for $2.85 million. A patient filed the complaint in 2023, alleging the health system shared patient data with Facebook parent company Meta…

Pittsburgh-based UPMC has spent the last several months planning to unify its 40 hospitals and 800-plus locations under a single instance of Epic EHR. The health system has around 10 disparate instances and bringing them together has been a monumental…

Fifteen hospitals and health systems using Epic’s software are now connected to a federally backed health information network. The organizations went live on the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement in May, an Epic spokesperson told Becker’s. TEFCA is a…

The FDA on June 2 launched a generative artificial intelligence tool agencywide to improve internal workflows and staff efficiency. Four things to know. 1. The AI tool, Elsa, is currently being used to speed up the review of clinical trial…

Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health’s $1.5 billion innovation district, The Pearl, opened June 2. The 20-acre development houses Charlotte’s first four-year medical school and aims to become a hub for biomedical research, surgical training and community development. The project is led…

Lewiston-based Central Maine Medical Center shut down its IT applications after detecting unusual activity within its computer software, the hospital said in a June 2 Facebook post. The hospital’s technicians secured and turned off all IT applications and hardware, including…