Lubbock, Texas-based UMC Health System will add AI-enabled gun detection software to its existing security systems in order to protect its patients from gun violence. 

The American Hospital Association has recognized three health systems for their innovative approaches to improving healthcare quality.

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute has approved $23 million in funding for three telehealth studies, including one involving Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham.

CMS proposed changes to the physician fee schedule that would provide physicians with additional compensation to account for balancing telehealth visits with maintaining their physical offices, Politico reported July 17.

Epic Video Client will replace the previous telemedicine platforms used at Corvallis, Ore.-based Samaritan Health Services starting in August.

The Peterson Center on Healthcare, a nonprofit that partners with providers and academic institutions with the goal of improving healthcare, launched the Peterson Health Technology Institute with a $50 million commitment to studying digital health tools.

A circuit court ruled that it would not lower EHR vendor Epic Systems' $140 million in compensatory damages that it is supposed to receive from Mumbai, India-based Tata Consultancy Services due to an ongoing trades secret case. 

Teladoc is partnering with Microsoft to integrate its artificial intelligence services, which can automate clinical documentation, on the company's telehealth platform. 

Henry Ford Health notified 168,000 patients that a phishing scheme, conducted by an unauthorized party, may have compromised their protected health information. 

CIOs worry that the Supreme Court's ruling overturning affirmative action at colleges could make IT less diverse, The Wall Street Journal reported.