Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network plans to pilot Israeli healthcare startups under an agreement with the Israel Innovation Authority signed July 7.

Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine shut down one of its urgent care centers, Penn Urgent Care South Philadelphia, on June 30 as more patients are turning to telehealth for care, 10 Philadelphia reported July 6. 

Renton, Wash.-based Providence is one of many top health systems with an active venture capital and investment arm.

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.