The Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis named Philip R.O. Payne, MD, associate dean for health information and data science as well as chief data scientist.

Google parent company Alphabet reported a 2 percent revenue decline in the second quarter of 2020.

Allscripts reported a net loss of $8 million for the second quarter of 2020, compared to $150 million during the same time last year.

Allscripts announced July 30 that Strata Decision Technology will acquire its healthcare decision analytics and budgeting business Epsi for $365 million.

Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai recently launched a virtual reality program to deliver orientation training to new physician residents, according to a July 30 news release.

Here are 11 updates on Cerner's operations, software products and partnerships reported by Becker's Hospital Review in July.

Cerner announced July 30 it will integrate Nuance's virtual assistant tech into its Millennium EHR, allowing clinicians to navigate the platform using voice commands.

Philips reported a possible security vulnerability with its DreamMapper software.

Morgan City, La.-based Ochsner St. Mary, previously known as Teche Regional Medical Center, implemented Epic EHR, according to a report from St.MaryNow, a website powered by the Banner Tribune and Daily Review.

Teladoc Health reported $241 million in revenue for the second quarter of 2020, an 85 percent uptick from the same time last year.