Change Healthcare plans to begin contacting patients whose data was breached during the February ransomware attack in late July.

Health systems across the nation are laying off IT workers as they outsource technology functions and aim to cut costs. 

Hospital and health system leaders see significant potential for using artificial intelligence (AI) to transform activities ranging from treatment plans to diagnostics, administrative tasks and more. 

A sailor searched for and attempted to view President Joe Biden's medical records three times in February, but was unsuccessful, according to a CBS News report.

Lewes, Del.-based Beebe Healthcare is moving to an Epic EHR system, Coastal Point reported July 9. 

Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham is planning to roll out ambient documentation to 800 clinicians after a successful initial proof of concept with 20 clinicians across multiple specialties.

Digital health funding is seeing a rebound with startups raising $5.7 billion across 266 deals in the first half of 2024, according to a July 8 report from Rock Health. 

Portland, Ore.-based nonprofit digital healthcare innovation group OCHIN, Inc. said 10 healthcare organizations began using its OCHIN Epic EHR in the second quarter of 2024.

Two health systems were a "match made in heaven" when they collaborated to form a virtual care company that has already been a hit with patients.

IT unemployment kept climbing in June as employers automate tech jobs with artificial intelligence, IT consulting firm Janco Associates reported.