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BayCare Health System has partnered with robotics startup Rovex to pilot robotic technology aimed at supporting hospital operations and patient transport workflows at Morton Plant Hospital in Clearwater, Fla. The pilot began in April and will assess how Rovex’s robotic…

Students from Durham, N.C.-based Duke University School of Medicine visited homebound older adults while a clinician supervised virtually, increasing access for these patients. The students launched the first-of-its-kind telehealth program, studying the results from November 2022 to July 2023, according…

Five hospitals in 2026 have either implemented or announced plans to implement a Meditech EHR system. Below is a running list of those organizations, as reported by Becker’s in 2026:

A former ransomware negotiator has pleaded guilty to committing cyberattacks himself, including some involving healthcare. Angelo Martino, 41, of Land O’Lakes, Fla., entered the plea to one count of conspiracy to obstruct, delay or affect commerce or the movement of…

For years, health care interoperability has existed in two realities at once. In one, it has been a policy conversation. Lawmakers, regulators, vendors, health systems, and industry groups have spent years working through governance, privacy, security, and the mechanics of…

Artificial intelligence is moving faster than healthcare organizations can govern it and the executives trying to keep pace know it. That tension sat at the center of a recent panel discussion at the Becker’s 16th Annual Meeting on AI investment…

Daniel Barchi, CIO of CommonSpirit Health, has a hierarchy for everything, including AI adoption. Speaking at the Becker’s 16th Annual Meeting, Mr. Barchi said CommonSpirit’s approach to artificial intelligence through the lens of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, with core technology…

Neurology accounts for 8-10% of hospital admissions including patients with strokes, epilepsy, cognitive and neuromuscular disorders. While the demand for neurology services is rising, the supply isn’t keeping up, leaving overworked neurologists feeling burned out and depressed. Healthcare providers —…

A Utah pilot program allowing AI to autonomously renew prescriptions is raising clinical and legal concerns, according to a perspective piece published April 23 in the New England Journal of Medicine. Launched in January, the program uses an AI system…

Rupert, Idaho-based Minidoka Memorial Hospital had to transfer some emergency patients after an Easter morning cyber incident disrupted its imaging services. The hospital said April 17 that care wasn’t otherwise interrupted by the April 5 event that affected certain IT…