Home healthcare remains the fastest-growing segment in the healthcare sector, with spending increasing by 11.1% year over year in October 2024, according to Altarum's Jan. 8 Health Sector Economic Indicators report.

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente and Phoenix-based Banner Health are backing a healthcare data company in a $275 million funding round.

Health system ransomware attacks nearly doubled in 2024, affecting more than 1,000 U.S. hospitals, cybersecurity firm Emsisoft reported.

Customer satisfaction with EHR implementations has fallen in recent years, but the projects can still be successful with "diligent attention, planning and effort from every stakeholder involved," KLAS Research reported Jan. 10.

Sidney (Mont.) Health Center disclosed a privacy incident involving patient information after discovering a physician saved patient data to a personal Google account without authorization.

Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare has partnered with Aidoc to implement artificial intelligence technology aimed at accelerating diagnoses and improving patient care.

Healthcare pays an average annual salary of $112,055 to tech workers, according to Dice.

Cybersecurity is top of mind for hospital and health system IT leaders in 2025.

Here are 15 hospitals and health systems that have implemented new EHR systems or announced plans to do so since Jan. 6: Editor’s note: This article was updated Oct. 31 and will continue to be updated with the latest news.…

Laurel, Miss.-based South Central Regional Medical Center kicked off its Epic implementation Jan. 8 after hiring 60 employees for the EHR switch, WDAM reported.