Hackers targeted healthcare organizations with ransom demands ranging from $4,000 to $10 million, according to Comparitech.

Ransomware attacks have imposed significant financial burdens on U.S. healthcare providers, with an estimated $21.9 billion lost to downtime alone since 2018, according to Comparitech.com.

The best EHR vendors in North America prioritize interoperability, sophistication and cost, according to Black Book Research.

Many of the largest U.S. health systems increasingly pivoted toward artificial intelligence in 2024 for tasks such as clinical documentation and physician inbox management.

Despite a mixed year for venture capital investment in healthcare, three digital health companies became "unicorns" in 2024.

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic researchers say patient portal messages have declined after the system began billing the interactions as e-visits, according to a study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

Mergers and acquisitions are tough on health system IT teams. Workflow standardization and technology integration is a colossal task that becomes more difficult if the leadership team is focused on the digital product above service line alignment. Cleveland Clinic found…

Epic EHRs have been among the biggest health system investments for years — and 2024 was no exception.

Healthcare continued to be plagued by hackers and data leaks in 2024, with the industry experiencing its largest-ever cyberattack in February.

Health systems continue to look to Big Tech to help boost their artificial intelligence and data capabilities.