EHR decisions rarely happen in isolation. They reflect broader shifts in strategy, finances, clinical alignment and digital ambition. Hospitals and health systems are increasingly announcing EHR changes, from first-time enterprise implementations to large-scale migrations spanning multiple hospitals, physician groups and…

Several major U.S. health systems are backing Vista AI’s effort to automate MRI scanning as hospitals grapple with workforce shortages and rising imaging demand. Vista AI, based in Palo Alto, Calif., said in a Jan. 14 news release that it…

For decades, academic health systems have approached innovation cautiously; not for lack of ambition, but because the economics rarely worked in their favor. Thin operating margins, long development timelines and uncertain returns made large-scale investment in innovation difficult to justify,…

Penn Medicine is taking an uncommon step with its next major ambulatory project, bringing its electronic health record vendor into the building design process from the outset. The Philadelphia-based health system is working closely with Epic to reimagine workflows, technology…

AI scribes are now being used by nearly a third of Aurora, Colo.-based UCHealth’s 6,000 providers, with plans to expand the tool to more physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants. The organization uses Abridge to generate clinical notes, and with…

Honolulu-based University of Hawaii Cancer Center paid a ransom to hackers to prevent them from releasing patient data. In August, the cancer center discovered a cybersecurity incident limited to servers supporting its research operations, according to a report to the…

Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham plans to expand Care Connect, its AI-powered virtual primary care platform, to all insured patients in Massachusetts and New Hampshire, NPR reported. The academic health system rolled out Care Connect in September, offering patients 24/7…

Healthcare generative AI startup Hippocratic AI, which several health systems have invested in, is moving into life sciences with its acquisition of Grove AI. Hippocratic AI has also named a president of life sciences, appointed a life sciences executive advisory…

Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health has developed an AI tool that uses Google’s machine learning technology to synthesize two years’ worth of provider notes in seconds. The tool was created by the health system’s data science team to reduce clerical…

2025 marked the return of the “unicorn” in healthcare. Sixteen U.S.-based health tech startups surpassed $1 billion in valuation last year, more than double the number in 2024. It reflected the continued concentration of venture capital funding in digital health,…