Providence Services Group acquired a Meditech consulting firm that serves hospitals across the U.S.

Fairbury, Neb.-based Jefferson Community Health & Life plans to implement a new Cerner EHR on Aug. 17, according to a report from the Beatrice Daily Sun.

The University of Texas at Austin found an erroneous data point that skewed its models projections that between 20,655 and 26,726 Texas would die of COVID-19 through the end of the month, according to a San Antonio Express-News report.

Newark, N.J.-based University Hospital and Rutgers New Jersey Medical School launched a new virtual urgent care center on Aug. 10.

As mobile devices and online interactions become more prevalent in the healthcare space, digitizing processes such as receiving informed consent from patients will help hospitals and health systems increase patient engagement and streamline workflows for providers.

Google sister company Verily has developed its own COVID-19 clinical testing lab that is focused on speeding up the testing process, according to an Aug. 10 company blog post.

Amazon and Google are investing a large amount of money in healthcare and working with health systems across the U.S., and RMC's global head of healthcare deals expects to see multiple tech companies make big moves in healthcare in the…

Allscripts welcomed Carol Zierhoffer to its board of directors, serving as a member of the board's audit committee, according to an Aug. 10 news release.

U.S. employers cut about 134,000 IT jobs in July, the first month to see tech jobs fall since March, according to a CompTIA report cited by The Wall Street Journal.

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and University of Cincinnati researchers have teamed up to create an app that offers digital mental health support and anxiety coping practices and skills for children.