It is anticipated that Congress will extend telehealth access rules for Medicare patients, though likely not until after the election. This delay could have significant repercussions, Politico reported Aug. 9.

Hackers have upped their cyberattacks on the healthcare supply chain, putting hospitals and health systems in a position to respond.

More than 180 medical centers and hospitals have adopted ambient technology integrated with Epic Systems' software, The Cap Times reported Aug. 9.

The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency partnered with the FBI to recommend new mitigation tactics to combat BlackSuit ransomware attacks, which have spread across the healthcare industry.

Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital is rolling out an artificial intelligence platform to make staffing suggestions and predict case durations in the operating room.

Cybercrime is akin to a  "chronic disease" that must be managed through increased safeguards and federal collaboration, the American Hospital Association's chief executive wrote Aug. 8.

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic is partnering with artificial intelligence company SandboxAQ to explore the potential of AI-driven magnetocardiography technology.

Kaiser Permanente's partnership with Target shows that health systems don't have to sacrifice quality of care for convenience, a Permanente Federation executive wrote in Medical Economics.

CMS has finalized a rule intended to improve access to breakthrough medical devices for people with Medicare.

Meditech has launched a new nationwide health information exchange network for its U.S. customers base.