Meditech and Nuance joined forces to embed cloud-based speech-recognition software into the Meditech Web EHR.

Advanced ENT Head & Neck Surgery, a Beverly Hills, Calif.-based plastic surgery center run by Zain Kadri, MD, is attributing the theft of patient records to a former staff member, according to a notice on the clinic's website.

The American Medical Informatics Association launched a public education campaign for healthcare professionals called "Why Informatics?" June 1.

The following health IT vendor contracts and go-lives were reported in the past week.

Twenty-six percent of healthcare organizations have already adopted precision medicine initiatives, according to a HIMSS Analytics report.

eVisit, a Mesa, Ariz.-based telemedicine software company, raised $2 million during its most recent funding round.

Navican, an Intermountain Healthcare company, entered an agreement with Royal Philips on June 1 to enable hospitals and health systems to utilize Intermountain’s precision medicine program.

Black Book Research released its 2017 EHR rankings for physician specialty practices.

Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health on June 2 joined forces with IBM Watson Health and Cota Healthcare to pilot new clinical decision support technology.

Newton (Kan.) Medical Center. Newton Medical Center’s tradition of excellence began in 1988 with the merging of Bethel Deaconess Hospital and Axtell Hospital. Today the facility contains 103 beds. Newton Medical Center garnered Healthgrades’ 2017 Outstanding Patient Experience Award and…