Health systems are considering moving their Epic EHRs to the public cloud to cut capital costs and boost system reliability, a March 21 KLAS Research report found.

Portland-based MaineHealth is piloting the use of Dragon Ambient Experience, a tool to record and transcribe patient conversations, from software and artificial intelligence company Nuance', the Bangor Daily News reported March 21.

Greensboro, N.C.-based Cone Health plans to use digital "nudging" to try to change the behaviors of chronic disease patients.

Below are three health systems that launched a new Epic EHR system or announced plans to do so since March 6:

The CDC is seeking vendors to provide licenses to a digital mindfulness app for its employees, Nextgov reported March 20.

Miami-based Nicklaus Children's Hospital has launched a virtual reality driving program for autistic and neurodivergent teens preparing to take their driver's exam.

The Gates Vascular Institute at Buffalo (N.Y.) General Medical Center is partnering with brain-computer interface company Synchron to launch a trial exploring restoring functionality to patients with severe paralysis. 

Scott Dresen, chief information security officer of dually headquartered Grand Rapids and Southfield, Mich.-based Corewell Health, said the federal government must help healthcare organizations defend against cyberattacks from nation-state actors and organized crime groups, BankInfoSecurity reported March 16. 

Harvard Business School Alumni Angels of Chicago joined in a $1.7 million seed funding round for health wearables data company Rook.

The World Health Organizations' "Taking Universal Healthcare to the Last Citizen" conference is supporting digital health as a tool that could potentially universalize health coverage.