Rady Children’s Hospital Orange County has expanded its virtual nursing program to its emergency and neuroscience units.  The hospital in November added virtual nurse coverage to the Julia and George Argyros Emergency Department and the neuroscience unit in the Bill…

Artificial intelligence is only as strong as the data behind it. Healthcare leaders are working with their teams to build the infrastructure, governance, and culture necessary to support AI at scale. Healthcare leaders gathered at the AI Summit during the…

Charlotte, N.C.-based Advocate Health has invested in an interoperability startup as part of a $10 million funding round. The 69-hospital system backed WellBeam in the series A investment led by Wittington Ventures. The company works with health systems to improve…

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has started piloting ambient AI scribes at 10 hospitals across the country. Here are the VA medical centers that are testing and validating the effectiveness of the technology (along with the vendors), according to…

Like many health systems, Morgantown, W.Va.-based WVU Medicine has dealt with increased vaccine hesitancy among parents since the pandemic. To add to that, West Virginia already struggles with access to care and nearly enacted a law allowing nonmedical exemptions for…

Bryan Health is tapping its Epic EHR system to participate in the federal Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement, or TEFCA. The Lincoln, Neb.-based health system said in a Nov. 20 news release that TEFCA participation will help ensure patients’…

Long Beach, Calif.-based Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital has named Los Angeles Rams quarterback and Super Bowl champion Matthew Stafford as its official brand ambassador. The partnership, announced in a Nov. 20 news release, is designed to elevate awareness of…

New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health and K Health have formed a joint venture to expand access to primary care across New York through a new virtual platform. The service, called Northwell Primary Care Now, uses K Health’s clinical-grade AI…

Chesterfield, Mo.-based Mercy’s partnership with Microsoft is bringing back what the health system’s Senior Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive, Stephanie Clements, describes as “invisible care.” Mercy began collaborating with Microsoft in 2023 with the goal of using generative AI…

Oracle said it’s bringing a “rare mix of startup energy and enterprise reach” as it builds a new global hub in Nashville, Tenn. The $57.4 billion software giant revealed in 2024 that it would be moving its world headquarters to…