Health IT news and digital transformation trends

From adopting AI to uncover rare diseases to boosting rural innovation, health systems continue to team up with Big Tech on their digital transformations. “As we use more AI solutions, they require more storage capability, and we need to be…

Jon Brown, former division CIO of HCA Healthcare (Nashville, Tenn.), has been named CIO of TripleKey. In the role, Mr. Brown will lead efforts to expand executive-level visibility across healthcare software environments, according to a Feb. 23 news release. Mr.…

As AI becomes more embedded in clinical workflows, nursing leaders are clear on one point: AI will not replace clinicians. But clinicians who know how to use AI — and leaders who know how to govern it — will have…

Jackson-based University of Mississippi Medical Center said its dozens of clinics across the state will be closed and procedures delayed Feb. 23 and 24 as it continues to deal with a cyberattack. The health system was struck by the hack…

Artificial intelligence has entered a new phase inside health systems. For the past several years, AI initiatives largely lived in innovation centers, small pilots and controlled vendor tests. Today, at organizations such as Houston Methodist, MultiCare Health System and Mount…

Mayo Clinic is expanding access to patient data for researchers through a new collaboration with Mercy. The Rochester, Minn.-based health system said in a Feb. 23 news release that researchers and solution developers can now access decades of high-level, deidentified…

When Judy Faulkner was starting Epic in the late 1970s, she got an assist from Neil Pappalardo, the late founder of EHR company Meditech. “He and others at Meditech shared advice with me; for example, how to assign offices, what…

As AI becomes increasingly embedded in healthcare operations and strategy, organizations are working on how to govern its use responsibly amid evolving regulations and rising risk. Becker’s Healthcare spoke with Jennifer Richards, PhD, PharmD, JD, senior director of product management…

Frist Cressey Ventures is partnering with health systems on its new $425 million fund. The venture capital firm is working with limited strategic partners including Columbia, Md.-based MedStar Health and Columbus-based OhioHealth to invest in early-stage health tech and AI…

Rome (N.Y.) Health has launched a virtual nursing program on its 2 East medical-surgical unit, adding remote support for bedside nurses focused on patient education and discharge planning. The program places dedicated virtual nurses alongside bedside nurses to assist with…