The HHS Office of Inspector General released its final ruling on information blocking on June 27, stating that any individual or entity that commits information blocking could face up to a $1 million penalty. 

A growing number of health systems are starting to charge patients for asking for their physicians' advice through online patient portals, such as MyChart. Here are some hospitals and health systems partaking in the trend:

It can be hard to keep up with all the latest digital health technologies nowadays, but a new report breaks them down into eight categories.

As healthcare providers turn to clinical documentation services and technology to cut down on paperwork and save time, the cost of these solutions vary, Avia Marketplace reported.

HCA Healthcare has the most open IT-related positions of the five largest health systems.

Nurse staffing platform ConnectRN has laid off 20 percent of its staff, BostInno reported July 6.

Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health is using telehealth to increase access to contraceptives after Utah pharmacists were allowed to prescribe and dispense hormonal contraceptives directly to adult women in the state, TownLift reported July 6.

A study from EHR vendor Epic Systems found that providers who conduct telehealth visits for patients with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and anxiety are no more or less likely to prescribe medication during visits than physicians who meet with patients in person. 

Kronos, a time-keeping and human resources company now known as UKG, has paid $6 million to settle a December 2021 data breach lawsuit that affected multiple hospitals and health systems' payrolls, Top Class Actions reported July 5. 

The pace at which investors are funding artificial intelligence drug discovery companies is slowing down, but major acquisitions and partnerships are still underway.