CVS Health intends to close 16 Oak Street Health clinics two years after acquiring the senior-focused primary care chain for $10.6 billion. The healthcare giant will shutter the centers by the end of February 2026 and continue to have 230…

Health systems are spending significantly more money on AI than payers and outpatient providers are, Menlo Ventures reported. Here is where health systems are dedicating their AI dollars, according to the venture capital firm’s Oct. 21 report, which surveyed 700-plus…

Hospital and health system leaders are placing greater emphasis on patient experience than ever before, according to an Oct. 28 report from healthcare consultancy Sage Growth Partners. Sage Growth Partners surveyed 101 C-suite executives from integrated delivery networks, academic medical…

Cleveland Clinic and Axuall have entered into a long-term agreement to co-develop and deploy Axuall Sync.  Axuall Sync is a clinical workforce intelligence platform designed to enhance the accuracy and completeness of provider data. The collaboration, according to an Oct.…

The American Hospital Association is urging the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy to streamline and align federal regulations for artificial intelligence in healthcare, warning that overlapping policies threaten innovation and increase costs. In an Oct. 27 letter…

Health systems continue to partner with Big Tech on AI and cybersecurity projects. Here are nine collaborations Becker’s reported on in the past month. 1. Rather than bolting AI on, Charleston S.C.-based MUSC Health is pursuing a platform-first strategy that…

While Sarasota (Fla.) Memorial Health Care System plans to spend $160 million on a new Epic EHR over the next five years, the return on investment will include improved workflow efficiency, patient safety and clinician experience, the organization’s CIO told…

Hospital and health system CIOs are facing a fast-growing list of challenges — from the rapid rise of agentic AI to unrelenting cyberthreats and soaring technology costs — that are reshaping how they think about the future of healthcare IT.…

Ascension, based in St. Louis, is adding telehealth services for maternal health at two of its Florida hospitals. The telehealth maternity care program launched at Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola and Jacksonville-based Ascension St. Vincent’s. Developed in partnership with the Florida…

How AI and Wi-Fi 7 are reshaping healthcare connectivity In modern healthcare, wireless connectivity is no longer just infrastructure. It’s become an enabler of care. From real-time telemetry to mobile EHR access and remote consultations, a robust wireless foundation is…