Since launching its telehealth programs in 2015, Nemours Children's Health System in Melbourne, Fla., has pursued digital health innovations with a clear strategic vision in mind: to make healthcare simpler for its patients and families.

Spectrum Health warned patients Sept. 14 of a new "vishing" scam where individuals pretend to be an employee of the Grand Rapids, Mich.-based health system and call patients to steal their protected health information. 

Texas will change the way it calculates its COVID-19 positivity rate as it faces challenges due to the backlogged data being entered into its system, according to a Sept. 14 report from the Texas Tribune.

AdventHealth Central Florida Division outlined its tech investment strategy for the coming year in an Orlando Business Journal report.

Going live with a new IT system is only the beginning of implementing it fully. Reaping its benefits, ensuring users understand all of its features and can configure them to their own needs—this all requires ongoing training and nurturing.

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

Researchers from organizations including Boston Children's Hospital and Johns Hopkins University are developing robotic technologies that aim to automate surgical tasks, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Southern Ohio Medical Center in Portsmouth went live on a new Meditech EHR system, according to a Sept. 11 Portsmouth Daily Times report.

Centene Corp. is working with Samsung to expand telehealth access for its members who live in rural and underserved areas across the U.S., the insurer said Sept. 14. 

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Management on Sept. 14 announced a data breach of about 46,000 veterans' personal information.