Boston-based Mass General Brigham has a large venture capital arm, Mass General Brigham Ventures, and has made some notable investments in the life sciences, biotech, medtech and digital health spaces.

A report from the Government Accountability Office found that the Department of Veterans Affairs signed off on 39 percent of IT contracts between March 2018 and September 2021 without approval from the CIO, FCW reported March 31. 

Newark, Del.-based ChristianaCare is partnering with e-commerce healthcare marketplace Accarent Health.

Roseville, Calif.-based Adventist Health is expanding its partnership with online medical services platform MDsave.

Mergers and acquisitions are part and parcel of the hospital business. For chief information security officers, they can present new cybersecurity concerns. 

Almost all U.S. hospital websites are sending patient data to third-party companies such as Alphabet, Meta and Adobe, SC Media reported April 3. 

Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is using artificial intelligence and robotics to help clinicians predict and diagnose lung cancer.

Gatesville, Texas-based Coryell Health has gone live with the first phase of its Cerner EHR implementation at its hospital, outpatient departments and clinics.

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic's research team is developing an artificial intelligence-based tool that can help pathologists detect problems in kidney transplants, Post Bulletin reported April 1.  

As CIOs and chief medical information officers evolve into bigger roles within the C-suite, hospitals and health systems are looking to hire top-line IT executives.