While healthcare AI proliferated in 2025, health systems decided to dial back on the technology for some uses. The strategy foreshadows the approach that healthcare organizations will take in the new year and beyond, as AI applications will have to…

EHRs continued to be one of the largest financial investments for health systems in 2025, as several major organizations switched to new platforms over the past year. Here are the 10 most expensive EHR projects that were completed, started or…

Apple continues aggressively hiring for jobs focused on enhancing the health features of its devices.  Here are six healthcare-related jobs for which Apple is hiring for in December:

The Drug Enforcement Administration will extend COVID-19-era telemedicine flexibilities for prescribing controlled medications through Dec. 31, 2026, delaying a return to pre-pandemic requirements that generally mandate an in-person medical visit. Here are five things to know:

2025 was a year of transition for healthcare IT. AI largely moved out of the pilot phase, showing real returns on investment in dollars — and lives — saved. Several big health systems completed or continued big EHR switches. With…

Sayre, Pa.-based Guthrie has improved patient safety and its financial outlook since launching a virtual care center in 2023. The Guthrie Pulse Center has saved the six-hospital system millions of dollars while reducing time spent in the emergency department by…

Tacoma, Wash.-based Virginia Mason Franciscan Health has achieved success after scaling AI for several use cases. Here are four takeaways from a Dec. 29 American Medical Association article: 1. The 10-hospital system, which is part of Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health, started…

Little Rock, Ark.-based Baptist Health has experienced time and cost savings from using Amazon Quick Sight, an AI-powered business intelligence platform. Here are three things to know from a Dec. 23 Amazon blog post: 1. The 11-hospital system has cut…

Across healthcare, providers are rapidly deploying tools such as ambient clinical documentation, while payers are adopting AI-powered agents for a growing range of operational and administrative use cases. Looking ahead to 2026, Becker’s Healthcare recently spoke with Jesse Cugliotta, Global…

Ocean Springs, Miss.-based Singing River Health System said it recently took some IT systems offline after detecting a cybersecurity incident in its “early stages.” The three-hospital system shut down its internet and MyChart access Dec. 23 in response to the…