Ambient AI scribes have had near-universal provider satisfaction at Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health, with 95% of clinicians reporting reduced mental fatigue and 90% citing improved job satisfaction, the health system’s digital chief told Becker’s. Thanks to the technology, one…

For the past decade, health systems have been told to invest in digital front door (DFD) technologies to solve access challenges. Many did so, modernizing websites, rolling out online scheduling, and beefing up their patient portals. But now, the promised…

Health systems today face a dual crisis: financial pressure that threatens long-term stability, and clinical complexity that is pushing physicians to the brink. Capacity is shrinking, burnout is rising, and margins remain under strain. At Becker’s 10th Annual Health IT…

As health systems continue the push toward safer, more sustainable care environments, clinical informatics executives say 2026 will hinge on two increasingly interconnected forces: tightening the metrics that protect patients and teams, and expanding AI capabilities that meaningfully reduce workload.…

Morgantown, W.Va.-based WVU Medicine Thomas Hospitals in South Charleston, W.Va., held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new Pediatric Subspecialty & Telemedicine Clinic Dec. 5. The clinic expands access to advanced pediatric care for families in southern West Virginia and offers…

VHC Health, based in Arlington, Va., has transferred its virtual urgent care operations to Sunnyvale, Calif.-based HealthTap, a physician platform. The health system said in a Dec. 4 news release shared with Becker’s that the collaboration will allow its patients…

From fragmented IT strategies and service agreements to ad hoc technology decisions that cause vendor sprawl, healthcare systems are entering 2026 burdened by day-to-day inefficiencies that can build into larger, systemic problems. In addition, rising healthcare costs and policy changes…

The early 2025 hack of Oracle Health may have affected as many as 80 hospitals, The Beacon in Kansas City, Mo., reported. Health systems have been notifying patients about the data breach of the EHR company’s legacy Cerner environment one…

As health systems move deeper into AI adoption, leaders say the definition of return on investment is shifting from narrow cost savings to broader measures tied to strategic goals, workforce well-being and clinical impact. The next era of AI ROI,…

CMS will reimburse healthcare organizations for patients’ wearable and app use if it improves their health conditions, Politico reported Dec. 4. The agency revealed its ACCESS program Dec. 1 to encourage technology-supported care to better manage chronic illness among Medicare…