Shreveport, La.-based Willis-Knighton Health has implemented a Meditech Expanse EHR system across 132 of its clinics. The rollout, according to a June 18 news release, replaces three separate EHR systems previously used in the clinics. The switch aims to improve…

UMass Chan Medical School’s Health AI Assurance Laboratory signed a memorandum of understanding with Red Cell Partners, an investment firm and incubator, to develop a variety of artificial intelligence products in the healthcare space. As part of the two-year agreement,…

UnitedHealthcare is looking to expand its executive team with the addition of three new CIO roles. Each position will lead in advancing software and infrastructure development and developing AI strategies, according to the company’s website.  The available roles include: Jennifer…

The Clinic by Cleveland Clinic has been providing virtual second opinions to tens of thousands of patients a year — and is expanding. The Clinic, a joint venture between Cleveland Clinic and telehealth company Amwell, recently grew its number of…

The Department of Veterans Affairs is making measurable progress in its effort to implement a unified Oracle Health EHR system across all VA medical centers by 2031, according to Paul Lawrence, PhD, deputy secretary of Veterans Affairs. Dr. Lawrence wrote…

Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health is partnering with health AI company Layer Health to streamline how it manages clinical data. The multi-year collaboration, announced in a June 17 news release from Layer Health, includes a strategic investment from Intermountain Ventures,…

Charleston, S.C.-based MUSC Health is expanding agentic AI to boost scheduling, voice notifications and revenue cycle functions. The 16-hospital system has been working with healthcare AI company Notable since 2021 but has extended its contract to add more automated workflows,…

Atul Butte, MD, PhD, who served as chief data scientist of Oakland-based University of California, died June 13 at the age of 55. He was also the inaugural director of the San Francisco-based UCSF Bakar Computational Health Sciences Institute and…

King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services has rolled out an AI agent to call and check in on patients after they’re discharged from the hospital. The 29-hospital system originally launched the AI agent at Las Vegas-based Summerlin Hospital Medical…

Kettering (Ohio) Health is facing a lawsuit after a cybersecurity incident in May disrupted systems across the organization, WDTN reported June 16. Here are five things to know: