Glenwood Springs, Colo.-based Valley View, a 78-bed hospital, is transitioning to an Epic EHR system.  The new EHR is slated to go live at the hospital in 2026, according to an April 23 news release.  The move to Epic was…

March recorded 58 large healthcare data breaches — the lowest total for the month since 2022, HIPAA Journal reported April 23. The publication analyzed data from the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights. Here are five things to know:

Cleveland Clinic is on the leading edge of healthcare transformation with accelerated digital technology and artificial intelligence integration. The 23-hospital system has locations in multiple states and internationally, with 82,608 caregivers worldwide. The nearly $16 billion organization sees more than…

Health system executives have been talking about innovation for years – until it almost became a meaningless word. Some systems set up innovation departments and appointed leaders while others designed a cultural doctrine for innovation to permeate throughout the organization.…

Gaithersburg, Md.-based Adventist HealthCare has embedded AI-driven software to support emergency department clinicians in identifying high-risk conditions such as sepsis and heart attack.  The tool, called KATE AI, analyzes a patient’s symptoms against identified medical records and offers recommendations on…

Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center is introducing a new update to its DAX Copilot tool aimed at enhancing user experience and improving the quality of clinical documentation. The update, called specialty optimization, will allow the AI-powered system to generate…

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles has launched the nation’s first pediatric sleep registry using Apple Watch technology, along with a new data collection app aimed at transforming how sleep disorders are diagnosed and treated in children. The app, called WISE-HARE —…

Hackers accessed 67,000 files at Starkville, Miss.-based OCH Regional Medical Center after gaining access to its network, the hospital said. The unauthorized individuals breached the network Sept. 6, 2023, before the hospital discovered the incident Sept. 14, 2023, and cut…

Lakeland (Fla.) Regional Health has launched a hospital-at-home program, WFLA reported. In the first week, the health system has treated nine patients at home, discharging four of them, according to the April 21 story. “This is extremely beneficial to patients,”…

A new White House directive is pushing federal agencies to rapidly scale up their use of artificial intelligence. President Donald Trump signed Executive Order 14179 in January, removing what he called “barriers to American leadership in AI.” The directive was…