Alistair Erskine, MD, the first-ever chief information digital officer of Pittsburgh-based Highmark Health, aims to bridge the many gaps between payers and providers — both within his health system and industrywide — through digital tools and AI. Dr. Erskine took…

Healthcare providers and companies remain highly targeted by cybercriminals and have boosted their cybersecurity efforts in the last few years. But many still aren’t using best practices for third-party software management and multi-factor authentication, according to Moody’s, and may be…

New York City-based Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai researchers have developed an artificial intelligence system that links unconnected medical events over time to improve diagnostic accuracy. The system, called Inference on Electronic Health Records, or InfEHR, connects scattered…

Cedars-Sinai is adopting a synthetic data platform to enhance research and clinical care, enabling teams to work with AI-generated datasets that mimic real patient data while maintaining privacy and security. The Los Angeles-based health system is partnering with Amsterdam-based Syntho,…

Even as healthcare costs rise, many U.S. employers, health plans and hospital systems are maintaining or increasing investments in digital health technology — but they’re growing more selective about what they buy, an Oct. 15 report from the Peterson Health…

Mayo Clinic Platform_Accelerate has selected 11 health technology startups for its latest accelerator program. The 30-week program connects national and international companies with Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic experts and resources to help develop and validate artificial intelligence-driven healthcare solutions. Participants…

The stakes of replacing or consolidating an EHR for a hospital are high. A messy rollout to a larger platform like Epic or Oracle can slow care, frustrate staff and erode patient safety. For many health systems, the work of…

Two Massachusetts hospitals have been dealing with a network outage in recent days, causing them to divert ambulances to other facilities. Heywood Hospital in Gardner, Mass., went on “Code Black” diversion Oct. 12 after experiencing the IT issue before restoring…

Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center has received a $2 million federal grant to expand deployment of an AI-powered data extraction tool. HHS’ Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health extended Vanderbilt’s award for the Democratized AI-Guided Chart Abstraction Platform through…

Cleveland Clinic has formed a strategic collaboration with Khosla Ventures to accelerate the development of new health technologies, including AI, digital health tools and next-generation therapeutics. Here are five things to know about the collaboration: