Two health system IT leaders have been named 2023 Women in Digital Awards finalists by tech advisory company Information Services Group.

Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare is using artificial intelligence to detect diabetic retinopathy through a partnership with Digital Diagnostics.

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic created an AI algorithm that can take an ECG from an Apple Watch and predict if a patient has a low ejection fraction. 

Cerner is facing some "near-term headwinds" as its parent company Oracle looks to move the EHR vendor to the cloud. 

Dozens of hospitals and health systems across the country are using Meta's virtual reality headsets to train clinicians on complex procedures, CNBC reported Sept. 9.

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has launched a $3.7 million center aiming to make virtual care available to all.

EHR vendor Epic Systems has added two new large health systems to its portfolio — Pittsburgh-based UPMC and Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health. 

A federal grand jury in the Southern District of California has charged a man in connection to the May 1, 2021, San Diego-based Scripps Health ransomware attack that affected 1.2 million patients.

Despite tight operating margins, 80 percent of healthcare organizations increased their technology spending in the past year and three-quarters expect that growth to continue, KLAS Research and Bain & Co. reported Sept. 12.

When EHR systems are more difficult to use, the technology can be less likely to catch medical errors, according to research from University of Utah Health.