Three U.S. senators have penned a letter to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs expressing apprehensions over the resumption of the agency’s EHR rollout in 2026. The project has been on hold amid technical and patient well-being issues, but the…

More than 20 million people were affected by the 10 largest healthcare data breaches reported to the federal government in 2025, TechTarget reported Dec. 22, citing information from the HHS Office for Civil Rights’ public data breach portal. More than…

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Dec. 22 proposed a rule that would significantly reduce federal health IT certification requirements, revise information-blocking policies and establish a framework to support AI-enabled interoperability. The proposed rule, Health Data, Technology,…

Healthcare AI moved beyond the pilot phase in 2025. From saving hundreds of lives to reducing costs by $20 million to more than $100 million annually, health systems started experiencing measurable payoffs from generative AI, ambient listening and predictive models…

Amazon continues to hire for its healthcare businesses, from AI experts to revenue cycle specialists. Here are 12 healthcare-related jobs the tech giant is advertising this month (along with their annual base pay ranges): 1. Senior Software Development Manager, Amazon…

Epic plans to expand the role of artificial intelligence across its EHR platform and tools in 2026, with a focus on embedding AI directly into clinical, administrative and patient-facing workflows, an Epic spokesperson told Becker’s. The company said its strategy…

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City developed an AI tool that predicts which ICU patients on ventilators are at risk of underfeeding. The model, called NutriSightT, analyzes routine ICU data to estimate…

Fort Wayne, Ind.-based Parkview Health has added several features to its MyChart platform aimed at improving patient care navigation and access.  The health system introduced a “care journey roadmap” that allows users to view treatment plans in sequence for procedures…

An Arizona man was sentenced Dec. 19 to 15 years in federal prison and ordered to pay more than $452 million in restitution for orchestrating a telemedicine fraud scheme that led to more than $1 billion in false claims to…

As health systems contend with financial pressures, workforce shortages and rising expectations for digital access, Meditech is positioning Expanse as an intelligent EHR platform, with a 2026 roadmap focused on agentic AI, interoperable data exchange and automation across clinical, operational…