VHC Health, based in Arlington, Va., has transferred its virtual urgent care operations to Sunnyvale, Calif.-based HealthTap, a physician platform. The health system said in a Dec. 4 news release shared with Becker’s that the collaboration will allow its patients…

From fragmented IT strategies and service agreements to ad hoc technology decisions that cause vendor sprawl, healthcare systems are entering 2026 burdened by day-to-day inefficiencies that can build into larger, systemic problems. In addition, rising healthcare costs and policy changes…

The early 2025 hack of Oracle Health may have affected as many as 80 hospitals, The Beacon in Kansas City, Mo., reported. Health systems have been notifying patients about the data breach of the EHR company’s legacy Cerner environment one…

As health systems move deeper into AI adoption, leaders say the definition of return on investment is shifting from narrow cost savings to broader measures tied to strategic goals, workforce well-being and clinical impact. The next era of AI ROI,…

CMS will reimburse healthcare organizations for patients’ wearable and app use if it improves their health conditions, Politico reported Dec. 4. The agency revealed its ACCESS program Dec. 1 to encourage technology-supported care to better manage chronic illness among Medicare…

Epic founder and CEO Judy Faulkner’s succession plan includes three health system chief executives who will ensure the company stays privately held and does not get acquired after she’s gone, she said Dec. 4 at a Forbes conference. “We have…

Nurses at Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health used to document every time a patient was watching TV or on their phones. No longer. In fact, the 27-hospital system has saved nurses 400,000 EHR clicks a day, the equivalent of 110 hours,…

Noblesville, Ind.-based Riverview Health’s plan to upgrade its EHR system led to a broader management agreement with Fort Wayne, Ind.-based Parkview Health, leaders from both organizations told The Hamilton County Reporter in a Dec. 4 story. Riverview is set to…

Mercy, based in Chesterfield, Mo., has entered a 20-year affiliation with Wellvana to broaden access to value-based care programs for independent primary care physicians and advanced practice providers across its service areas. Here are four things to know about the…

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic is using wearable and implantable devices to help forecast seizures in patients with epilepsy. In one study, published in July in Epilepsia, researchers tested a small implant placed behind the ear that records brain activity throughout…