Madison, Wis.-based UW Health selected Oracle's integrated suite of cloud applications to replace its 20-year legacy systems, the health system said Aug. 1.

The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions heard testimonies from lawmakers and other witnesses about the need for improved interoperability among EHR systems, MeriTalk reports.

The ransomware variant SamSam has helped cyberattackers steal $5.9 million from victims since it first made rounds in late 2015, according to research from IT security company Sophos.

Startup DefinedCrowd has raised $11.8 million in venture capital funding, with help from major corporations like Mastercard, Amazon and Sony, according to The Seattle Times.

Verana Health, developer of a specialty data and analytics platform, received $30 million in Series C financing and appointed Miki Kapoor president and CEO.

Microsoft selected Numbers4Health as one of the winners of its third annual Airband Grant Fund. Numbers4Health is a startup providing telehealth tools and solutions in rural areas.

Shortly after reports emerged detailing numerous shortcomings with IBM's Watson for Oncology platform, the company is modifying the artificial intelligence-powered software, STAT reports.

Myndshft Technologies — a healthcare technology company working at the intersection of blockchain and artificial intelligence — is set to introduce its new end-to-end healthcare claims management solution Sept. 19 to Sept. 22 at Becker's Hospital Review 4th Annual Health…

MDLive recently closed a $50 million financing round, the Sunrise, Fla.-based telehealth company confirmed Aug. 1.

A Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society subsidiary recognized Grand Forks, N.D.-based Altru Health System for its work advancing its EMR.