The U.S. Senate passed its spending bill for the Defense, Labor, Education and HHS departments Aug. 23, with several nods to genomic testing, telehealth and EHRs, according to  the Politico Morning eHealth newsletter.

A recent blog post by Allscripts discusses the importance of the internet and the role it plays in healthcare. 

Evolent Health is the No. 1 IT consultancy for value-based care transformation and strategy, according to a new Black Book Market Research report.

The Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City is working with various tech companies to develop artificial intelligence algorithms to improve clinical care, one of the vendors confirmed Aug. 22.

Entrepreneurs at Demo Day, a biannual event that showcases promising technology startups, are increasingly working in the healthcare space, according to Wired.

Here are 10 recent news updates on health IT companies:

Big bucks are being spent to fund electronic health record (EHR) systems.

Houston Methodist Hospital is the first hospital in its city to join Apple's health records project.

The Wisconsin company that captured headlines last year for offering to microchip willing employees is developing a more advanced chip with potential applications in healthcare, according to CNBC.

Technologies like artificial intelligence and virtual reality are necessary tools for hospitals to stay up to date with advancements in medicine, former Cleveland Clinic President and CEO Toby Cosgrove, MD, told Fortune.