10x Genomics made its first acquisition Aug. 28, with the purchase of Epinomics, a startup developing technologies for epigenetics research.

Centra Health in Lynchburg, Va., is planning to go live on a new Cerner EHR Sept. 1, as part of a multimillion dollar project that is among the largest in the health system's history, according to a WDBJ7 report.

J.P.Morgan has hired Aproov Saxena, Google's head of product management for cloud-based artificial intelligence, to be its head of artificial intelligence and machine-learning services, according to CNBC.

Epic CEO and Founder Judy Faulkner equated surviving in nature to staying afloat in the today's health technology industry in her 2018 executive address at the company's annual Users Group Meeting Aug. 28, the Wisconsin State Journal reports.

John D. Halamka, MD, CIO of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and dean of technology for Harvard Medical School, both based in Boston, discussed his thoughts on healthcare interoperability during a recent interview with athenaInsight.

Hospitals have invested large sums of money digitizing their operations over the past decades.

With sincere apologies to Billy Joel, the title for this blog is actually very accurate.

The Pew Charitable Trusts, MedStar Health's National Center for Human Factors in Healthcare in Washington, D.C., and the American Medical Association released a report outlining ways to improve EHR safety and usability Aug. 28.

Verscend Technologies, a provider of data-driven healthcare solutions, completed its acquisition of Cotiviti Holdings, a provider of payment accuracy and analytics-driven healthcare solutions.

Athenahealth Executive Chairman and former GE CEO Jeff Immelt penned a tribute to the late Sen. John McCain, who died Aug. 25 following a battle with brain cancer.