Bradd Busick, senior vice president and chief information officer of Tacoma, Wash.-based MultiCare Health System, was named CIO of the year by SeattleCIO at the 2023 Healthcare Orbie awards.

As hospitals and health systems continue to deal with tighter margins, artificial intelligence could help cut costs by automating tasks such as complicated billing systems, the American Medical Association reported July 13.

Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Health has partnered with federally qualified health center Chapel Hill-based Piedmont Health to combat maternal health inequities by creating a new virtual maternal-fetal medicine specialty consultation service.  

Former Johnson & Johnson CEO Alex Gorsky joined in a $60 million series B financing round for Causaly, an artificial intelligence-powered biomedical research company.

The first half of 2023 averaged just 12 digital health startup acquisitions per month, down from 15 a month in 2022 and 14 monthly over the past five years, Rock Health found.

Computer network architects in Massachusetts have the highest average annual salary at $161,590, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Aurora, Colo.-based UCHealth's virtual health center trains artificial intelligence to look for patterns in data that alerts a bedside provider of any impending signs of sepsis.

Two Idaho Falls, Idaho-based hospitals and partnering clinics reported that a May 29 cyberattack on its computer systems led to 1,043 patients' protected health information to be compromised. 

Cleveland Clinic opened a hospital outfitted with private 5G to allow for greater, more secure connectivity and a "digital hospital" experience.

Los Angeles-based UCLA Health is adding a new cohort of startups to its TechQuity Accelerator, an initiative focused on supporting startups that feature inclusive technologies and platforms to improve health outcomes in underserved and vulnerable patient populations.