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.

Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin found that telehealth did not reduce costs or the number of future visits for patients with circulatory, respiratory or infectious diseases.

Community health organizations in Connecticut, North Carolina, Arizona and Idaho went live with OCHIN's Epic this quarter.

Elizabeth Holmes, the incarcerated founder of defunct blood testing company Theranos, has had her prison sentence shortened by about two years, The Hill reported.

At Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center, patients can now self-register in the emergency department via their mobile devices or through the health system's patient portal.

A hacker has claimed responsibility for a data theft incident at Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare and has allegedly stolen and posted more than 27 million records for sale on the dark web, DMagazine reported July 11. 

The Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General found several cybersecurity deficiencies at the agency's Prescott-based Northern Arizona VA Health Care System, which could put that system at risk of being hacked, FedScoop reported July 11. 

The MOVEit data breach that has affected millions of people across a variety of industries has claimed another health system victim.

As the buzz around the promise of generative artificial intelligence in healthcare continues to grow, McKinsey & Co. estimates the technology could add $2.6 trillion to $4.4 trillion of economic value annually.

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic has created more than 160 artificial intelligence algorithms, 40 of which have been deployed in patient care, The Washington Post reported July 12.