Despite having a staff of only three people, Cincinnati-based Bon Secours Mercy Health’s venture capital arm had a successful and active 2025. Accrete Health Partners — which targets investing between $5 million and $10 million in digital startups that Bon…

New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health is moving into the largest phase of its multiyear Epic EHR implementation after completing its first major go-live in late 2025, according to Kristin Myers, the health system’s chief digital officer. The health system…

Woodsville, N.H.-based Cottage Hospital has begun notifying patients after discovering that an unauthorized party accessed parts of its computer network late last year, potentially exposing sensitive patient information. The hospital began mailing notification letters Feb. 5 to certain patients whose…

Care New England, based in Providence, R.I., and Rhode Island College in Providence have launched a new partnership aimed at strengthening the state’s healthcare technology workforce and supporting growth in digital health fields. The collaboration will focus on building a…

New Lenox, Ill.-based Silver Cross Hospital partnered with Oracle Health to reduce its median environmental services response time by 29%. The hospital had been dealing with patient flow challenges resulting from cleaning turnaround times and discharge delays. With Oracle Health’s…

Ambulatory providers are increasingly looking to their EHR vendors for new functionalities and technologies but still rely heavily on third-party companies for tasks like patient engagement and intake and ambient speech, KLAS Research reported Feb. 9. Here are the top…

Major EHR vendors are moving deeper into AI-driven clinical workflow tools, with new releases aimed at reducing documentation burden and automating tasks during patient visits. On Feb. 2, Oracle Health expanded its Clinical AI Agent to help clinicians automate the…

HHS is asking for public comments on the potential regulation of diagnostic imaging technology to improve interoperability. The input will help the agency “explore the best and least burdensome ways to support the access, exchange, and use of electronic health…

With so much money flowing into healthcare AI and funding many unproven solutions that will ultimately fail, a correction will be good for medicine, a Health Affairs commentary argues. AI spending in healthcare outpaces other sectors by a factor of…

Ann Arbor, Mich.-based University of Michigan Health has developed an AI model capable of scanning brain MRIs in seconds. The model, dubbed Prima, detected neurological conditions with up to 97.5% accuracy and determined how urgently patients needed treatment, according to…