Across healthcare, providers are rapidly deploying tools such as ambient clinical documentation, while payers are adopting AI-powered agents for a growing range of operational and administrative use cases. Looking ahead to 2026, Becker’s Healthcare recently spoke with Jesse Cugliotta, Global…

Ocean Springs, Miss.-based Singing River Health System said it recently took some IT systems offline after detecting a cybersecurity incident in its “early stages.” The three-hospital system shut down its internet and MyChart access Dec. 23 in response to the…

Epic is collaborating with Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine to enhance outpatient care by embedding new technologies throughout clinical settings. In a LinkedIn post, Epic said it is working with Penn Medicine to develop a more integrated, technology-enabled clinic aimed at improving…

Oracle Health, the nation’s second-largest EHR vendor by market share, had a busy December, expanding health system projects and its AI customer base. Here are 11 times Becker’s reported on the company in the past month: 1. King of Prussia,…

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs says “failure is not an option” as it plans to resume its Oracle Health EHR implementation at 13 medical centers in 2026. Success will require strong communication and collaboration among VA staffers, as well…

Healthcare organizations are increasingly adopting artificial intelligence to improve efficiency and reduce administrative burden, but most remain cautious about deploying AI in high-risk clinical scenarios, a Dec. 29 KLAS Research report found. The report is based on interviews and surveys…

Federal officials and industry leaders outlined key policy shifts ahead for telehealth during the American Telemedicine Association EDGE 2025 Policy Conference Dec. 10, emphasizing that virtual care’s long-term viability hinges on stable rules around licensure, payment, fraud and AI governance.…

Healthcare AI is like the subtitle of the first “Star Wars” movie, giving physicians “a new hope” that they can practice present, joyful medicine, an academic health system leader told Becker’s. Those reasons for optimism include ambient listening to automate…

Kaiser Permanente Southern California Pathology has implemented a new enterprise digital pathology platform, according to Sony Wirio, MD, the health system’s regional chief of pathology. Dr. Wirio wrote in a LinkedIn post that the organization transitioned to Sectra Digital Pathology,…

Three health systems reported that patient information may have been involved in a data security incident tied to Cerner, the EHR vendor now known as Oracle Health. Lake Regional Health System (Osage Beach, Mo.), OSF Saint Clare Medical Center (Princeton,…