Health IT news and digital transformation trends

Epic has asked the Wisconsin Court of Appeals to uphold the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by Veeva Systems challenging Epic’s noncompete agreements. The life sciences software maker sued the EHR giant in January, arguing Epic’s restrictive covenants unreasonably restrict…

Boston Scientific says it is close to restoring shipping operations, nearly a week after a cybersecurity incident disrupted its global network and affected cardiac monitoring devices. The medical device manufacturer identified the incident Aug. 25, and in an Aug. 30…

The traditional health system IT department runs on analysts and infrastructure specialists who build, configure and maintain the systems clinicians depend on. Will Landry, senior vice president and CIO at FMOL Health in Baton Rouge, La., thinks that model is…

McKesson said a cybersecurity incident involving unauthorized access to third-party applications and data exfiltration affected a subset of customers within two of its business units. The Irving, Texas-based company said in an Aug. 29 cybersecurity update that the incident was…

Healthcare has no shortage of successful AI pilots. What it lacks is a repeatable way to turn those pilots into enterprise value. Health systems are deploying ambient documentation, predictive models, generative AI, revenue cycle automation, and increasingly AI agents across…

Hospital and health system CIO ranks continue to shift in 2026, with longtime technology leaders retiring, stepping into new roles and departing organizations across the country. Below are the hospital and health system CIO exits that Becker’s has reported on in 2026:…

Time has named four healthcare and health tech leaders to its 2026 TIME100 AI list of the most influential people in AI. Oracle co-founder, chair and Chief Technology Officer Larry Ellison made the Aug. 27 list for the company’s all-in…

Hospitals already know they are targets for cyberattacks. The emerging problem is whether they can afford to defend themselves as hackers begin adopting AI. James “Scott” Gee, deputy national adviser for cybersecurity and risk at the AHA, told Becker’s that…

Most health care leaders can tell you why they are adopting AI. Far fewer can show you how their governance actually runs at scale on a random Tuesday afternoon. AI governance today is policy-heavy and operationally thin. Nearly every organization…

Virginia will receive $122 million through the federal Rural Health Transformation Program to expand rural healthcare access, train the health workforce and fund innovation projects across the state. Here is where the funding is going: The funding stems from the…