Hims, a direct-to-consumer telemedicine startup, is close to securing a deal to go public through a merger with Oaktree Acquisition Corp, according to a Sept. 25 Bloomberg report. 

Here are five updates on Epic's operations, software products and partnerships reported by Becker's Hospital Review in September. 

UCare Minnesota, an independent nonprofit health plan, reported a data security incident that affected patient information.

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care announced Sept. 28 that it will disperse $1.2 million in funds to 120 independent primary care practices across Connecticut to support telehealth expansion among other operational initiatives.

Here are nine recent health IT vendor contracts and go-lives accelerating digital transformation efforts at healthcare organizations.

King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services, a 26-hospital health system, reported Sept. 28 its IT system is offline due to a "security issue," according to a statement from the health system.

Physicians must alter their "bedside manner" from traditional in-person care to better accommodate patient needs during video-based telehealth visits, according to Neil Naik, MD.

Montefiore Health System and Albert Einstein College of Medicine, both in New York City, are teaming up to study the outcomes of patients with COVID-19 who are monitored at home using remote patient monitoring technologies versus patients who receive in-person…

New York City leads in telemedicine adoption among U.S. cities, according to Doximity's 2020 State of Telemedicine report. 

A physician in Arkansas has pleaded guilty to obstructing a federal healthcare investigation into telemedicine fraud and faces up to five years in prison, according to a Sept. 25 Department of Justice news release.