Health IT news and digital transformation trends

HHS has finalized a rule requiring certain electronic healthcare claims and prior authorization transactions to include standardized electronic attachments. The rule adopts new standards under HIPAA for electronic data exchange between providers and payers, aimed at reducing administrative burden, improving…

The American Hospital Association is pointing hospitals and health systems to an FBI alert warning that hackers connected to the Iranian government are trying to commit cyberattacks via Telegram. “The FBI said the cyber actors are using the Telegram messaging…

From legal developments to expanding use of its AI tools, Epic continues to evolve across the healthcare landscape. Here are 11 updates on the company’s operations, products and partnerships that Becker’s Hospital Review reported in March:

Ten health systems participating in a national research network have integrated polygenic risk results into their EHRs, enabling more than 70% of high-risk patients to receive direct outreach. The project, part of the eMERGE Genomic Risk Assessment Network, involved nearly…

Providence, based in Renton, Wash., is reporting millions in savings after changing how it manages IT assets, extending device lifecycles and using automation to adjust infrastructure usage. The health system said its information services team saved $2.3 million in 2025…

Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C., is formalizing its investment in AI with the launch of a new division focused on pediatric research. The hospital announced March 23 it has created a Division of AI Research to centralize work across…

Stryker said a threat actor used a malicious file to conceal activity within its systems following a cyberattack that began March 11. The medical technology company, which first disclosed the cyberattack earlier this month, said it has since contained the…

Academic medicine has long prized the physician scientist — the clinician who moves fluidly between patient care and research, generating the evidence that advances both. Salim Hayek, MD, thinks it’s time to add a new archetype to that tradition. “We…

Have you been part of the shift? Many IT teams are now more influential—and necessary—in the assessment, purchase decision and implementation of healthcare software. From technological advancements that require interconnectivity to AI, cybersecurity and more, your IT team is a…

Owensboro (Ky.) Health is piloting an AI platform developed by Optum and Microsoft that aims to tackle one of the most persistent sources of clinician frustration: the administrative complexity of documentation, coding and claims. For leaders at the health system,…