Health IT news and digital transformation trends

Modoc Medical Center is notifying individuals after an unauthorized actor accessed its systems and downloaded files in January. The Alturas, Calif.-based hospital said  in a notice posted Sept. 23 that it discovered unauthorized access Jan. 27. An investigation found that…

Larry Ellison spent September laying out Oracle’s vision for the future of healthcare while fielding pressure over one of its most scrutinized contracts. At the Oracle Health and Life Sciences Summit on Sept. 23 in Orlando, Fla., the Oracle co-founder,…

Financial pressure — from Medicaid cuts to rising labor and technology costs — has pushed a growing number of hospitals and health systems to hand IT functions to outside vendors this year. Below are four health systems that have outsourced…

Health systems are expanding partnerships with Big Tech companies as they race to deploy AI, modernize infrastructure and improve patient care. Here are seven collaborations involving Amazon, Apple, Google, Microsoft and Nvidia reported on in the past month: 1. Google…

Health system technology leaders are also responsible for functions ranging from supply chain and facilities to enterprise strategy and investment. Here are five examples from Becker’s 2026 profiles of chief digital officers:

UChicago Medicine is using automation to move revenue cycle staff away from routine insurance and prior authorization tasks and into more complex cases that require human judgment. Matthew Kennedy, director of patient access and financial clearance at UChicago Medicine, discussed…

Boone, N.C.-based UNC Health Appalachian has posted its first positive operating margin in about a decade, reversing a projected $45 million loss in part due to a new Epic EHR. President and CEO Nathan Nipper credited the turnaround to workforce…

Google cybersecurity subsidiary Wiz has launched Scan for Good, an AI-driven initiative that has already uncovered critical security exposures at a public hospital and a private hospital. The program pairs Wiz’s AI-powered Red Agent penetration-testing tool with Google DeepMind’s Gemini…

Every year, hundreds of organizations pitch Mass General Brigham on the idea that their solutions can close a gap traditional healthcare hasn’t. Only one wins the Somerville, Mass.-based health system’s Kraft Prize for Excellence and Innovation in Community Health —…

Eskenazi Health is notifying patients of a data breach after an employee’s cloud-based work account was compromised through a phishing email that appeared to come from a trusted business contact. The Indianapolis-based health system discovered the unauthorized access July 27,…