The possibility of Apple releasing a 5G iPhone by 2020 appears slim, UBS analyst Timothy Arcuri said April 2, according to CNBC.

FDA Principal Deputy Commissioner Amy Abernethy, MD, PhD, has reportedly been appointed as the agency's new acting CIO, according to the Politco Morning eHealth newsletter.

Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind., is drafting legislation aimed at enhancing EHR interoperability efforts between the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs, FedScoop reports.

Walla Walla, Wash.-based Providence St. Mary Medical Center launched an emergency telemedicine program for pediatric patients after receiving a financial donation and letter from a local family of a child who previously needed emergency medical care, KNDO, an NBC affiliate, reports.

Israeli cybersecurity experts created malware that can alter CT scans to indicate a healthy patient has cancer and a sick patient is healthy, according to The Washington Post.

IBM is on track to spend $1 billion on artificial intelligence-focused training and initiatives for the U.S. workforce over the next decade, CNBC reports.

Amazon has developed a system that can automatically remove patients' identifying protected health information from medical images used in research, according to a company blog post published by James Wiggins, Amazon Web Services senior healthcare solutions architect.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs joined DirectTrust's Accredited Trust Anchor Bundle Network, which will allow the agency to share protected health information with participating providers.

NTT Data Services, a technology services provider, acquired the consulting division of Cognosante, a health IT services provider for federal and state health agencies.

Meditech-as-a-Service, Meditech's private, cloud-based EHR solution, is now available for community-based health systems.