Health IT news and digital transformation trends

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic said it has no evidence of unauthorized access to its systems or data after Asymmetric Security reported finding evidence that OpenAI agents had probed its website. In an Oct. 1 report, Asymmetric Security said it investigated…

UVA Health is the latest health system to offer virtual primary care that uses AI to gather information from patients before connecting them with a clinician, joining at least nine other systems with similar 24/7 care models. Here are the…

Google says its new frontier AI model, Gemini 4 Argon, uncovered a critical vulnerability in healthcare software used by hospitals worldwide that put sensitive personal information at risk. Google-owned cybersecurity company Wiz found the flaw through its Scan for Good…

Health systems are rethinking how many technology executives they need at the top. In 2026, several systems have let IT C-suite titles lapse when leaders retired or left, folded those duties into a broader job or left the seats unfilled.…

Two recent developments have sharpened a question health systems will eventually have to answer: How much care can AI deliver on its own? A Sept. 28 McKinsey & Co. analysis estimated that AI can perform the care represented in 16%…

Minneapolis-based Children’s Minnesota will launch Epic across its hospitals, clinics and specialty care sites Oct. 3, following an investment of more than $175 million. The new EHR will replace multiple systems, consolidating clinical, scheduling, registration, billing and operational workflows into…

Epic has given its customers no shortage of AI to turn on, from Art for clinicians to Emmie for patients to Penny for revenue cycle teams. For many health systems, the more telling decisions are about which tools stay off…

The Senate passed the bipartisan Health Care Cybersecurity and Resilience Act by unanimous consent. The legislation aims to help healthcare providers strengthen their cybersecurity defenses and protect patient information, according to an Oct. 1 news release from the Senate Committee…

Hospitals and health systems are recruiting chief-level leaders to oversee technology infrastructure, cybersecurity and clinical informatics. Here are five organizations with searches listed on job-seeker and executive recruitment websites reviewed Oct. 2: Editor’s note: The list is not exhaustive, and…

Wakefield, R.I.-based South County Health has become the first healthcare organization in Rhode Island to join the Mayo Clinic Care Network. The network is a group of independent organizations vetted by Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic and granted access to its…