Health IT news and digital transformation trends

As healthcare continues its digital transformation, with an increased focus on data and AI, IT specialists can easily make six-figure salaries. “There has never been a greater need or greater promise of technology working alongside healthcare providers to meet the…

Los Angeles-based UCLA Health and Irvine, Calif.-based UCI Health are both hiring IT chiefs. UCLA Health is seeking a CIO, with an annual salary range of $304,000 to $684,200, according to the Feb. 2 job ad. The executive will report…

An Expanded Framework for Governing Autonomous Clinical Systems Abstract Artificial intelligence in medicine has advanced from narrow diagnostic classifiers to agentic systems capable of longitudinal clinical reasoning, autonomous planning, and sustained patient interaction. As these systems approach and, on certain…

CommonSpirit Health is expanding its AI strategy through a new partnership with Midstream Health, a San Francisco-based financial technology company backed by Andreessen Horowitz and CommonSpirit Ventures. Chicago-based CommonSpirit will implement Midstream’s AI-powered financial operations platform, beginning with integration into…

Kettering (Ohio) Health is notifying patients and affiliates of a data security incident involving unauthorized access to parts of its network earlier in 2025. Becker’s previously reported in May that the 14-hospital system confirmed a ransomware attack was behind an…

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare recently expanded its new Meditech EHR to 43 hospitals, with a leader emphasizing that “interoperability is not optional.” The 190-hospital network is continuing a multiyear project to move the enterprise to Meditech’s Expanse platform, with more…

Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health has expanded its pediatric trauma telehealth program through its Primary Children’s Hospital to provide real-time clinical guidance to emergency departments across the region. The service connects rural and community hospitals with pediatric trauma specialists at…

Healthcare organizations are showing growing interest in agentic AI, but most remain in the early stages of adoption, according to new research from Microsoft and the Health Management Academy. The findings, published in the January 2026 issue of The New…

The next phase of the EHR is arriving quickly, and it is no longer just about documentation. Major EHR vendors have accelerated AI rollouts in recent weeks. On Feb. 2, Oracle Health expanded its Clinical AI Agent to automate order…

Mayo Clinic, based in Rochester, Minn., and Siemens Healthineers are expanding their strategic collaboration to advance AI, imaging technologies and digital innovation in the care of patients with neurodegenerative diseases and cancer. The organizations signed an agreement to enhance patient…