Artificial intelligence has quickly become a fixture in healthcare conversations, particularly around clinical documentation, workforce efficiency and patient safety. But for James Dover, president and CEO of Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Avera Health, the technology’s most underexplored opportunity may be at…

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic performs among the most virtually planned surgeries in the world through its development of 3D modeling. The Anatomic Modeling Unit at Jacksonville-based Mayo Clinic in Florida uses 3D printing to support physician preparation in more than…

Looking ahead to 2026, Boston-based Athenahealth is preparing to roll out a reimagined EHR experience centered on AI, with a stated goal of reducing clinician and staff burden while improving revenue cycle performance beyond industry benchmarks. The company said it…

Cleveland Clinic said it is using generative artificial intelligence to automate routine medical coding tasks while improving revenue cycle efficiency. The health system partnered with Akasa to deploy AI in mid-revenue cycle workflows, which involve translating patient care into standardized…

Rochester, N.Y.-based UR Medicine has rolled out hospital at home, becoming the first health system in Monroe County (N.Y.) to offer the service. CMS approved the health system’s flagship Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester for acute hospital care at home…

Health systems across the U.S. are expanding partnerships with Amazon’s One Medical, citing improved access to primary care, patient growth and lessons learned around digital-first, consumer-oriented care delivery. From Northeast Ohio to the Pacific Northwest, leaders say the collaborations have…

Monticello, Ill.-based Kirby Medical Center has adopted a platform from Switchboard, MD to automate patient communication workflows. The 16-bed hospital trialed a solution where AI voice agents help with prescription refills earlier this year and now plans to deploy conversational…

Shreveport, La.-based Ochsner LSU Health–Regional Urology is notifying patients of a data security incident involving retired systems that may have exposed personal and medical information. The health system identified unusual activity Oct. 10 affecting legacy Regional Urology systems that had…

Three U.S. senators have penned a letter to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs expressing apprehensions over the resumption of the agency’s EHR rollout in 2026. The project has been on hold amid technical and patient well-being issues, but the…

More than 20 million people were affected by the 10 largest healthcare data breaches reported to the federal government in 2025, TechTarget reported Dec. 22, citing information from the HHS Office for Civil Rights’ public data breach portal. More than…