Routine maintenance caused an unexpected network outage at Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Health hospitals on Jan. 31, which lasted about three hours.

Oracle has tapped the former head of CMS under the Trump administration to lead its electronic health records division, Bloomberg Law reported Jan. 31.

The biggest safety concern in health technology for 2024 is the difficulties faced by patients and caregivers when using medical devices at home, a new report from nonprofit patient safety organization ECRI found. 

Healthcare executives said adopting a conventional, data-centric method for implementing generative AI might be overly limited, emphasizing the possible need for a more comprehensive strategy, according to a new report from Deloitte.

Physicians have been saving time and seeing more patients at health systems that have been early adopters of artificial intelligence-powered clinical documentation tools, the Association of American Medical Colleges reported.

CIOs are spending more time working with external partners and innovating outside of their own tech stack, according to research from Cambridge-based Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Nearly two-thirds of health system C-suite leaders say digital health is easing access to care, though using it to improve patient experience has fallen as a tech priority for executives, a new study found.

Community Health Systems, based in Franklin, Tenn., moved its clinical data platform to a system called Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources 1 and is now using Google Cloud technologies to introduce new generative AI features throughout its organization. 

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare has a robust agenda for advanced digital capabilities that will support business and clinical strategy, CEO Samuel Hazen said during the company's Jan. 30 earnings call.

Scottsbluff, Neb.-based Regional West Health Services is planning to implement an Epic EHR system, the Star-Herald reported Jan. 30.