Ken Frazier, the former CEO of Merck, is joining digital health company Transcarent as the chair of the board.

Miami-based Nicklaus Children's Hospital renewed its Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Stage Seven award, a designation that was given to the pediatric hospital for the effective use of its Oracle Cerner EHR.

Memphis, Tenn.-based Baptist Memorial Health Care launched an emergency services telehealth program for TennCare patients in three rural Tennessee counties, Fox affiliate WHBQ reported Feb. 20.

Memphis, Tenn.-based Baptist Memorial Health Care, one of the largest nonprofit systems in the country, said it will collaborate with LookDeep Health to expand its inpatient telehealth services.

Waterville, Maine-based Northern Light Inland Hospital and Purdue Global School of Nursing are partnering to create a simulation center that will provide nursing students and hospital staff with immersive learning. 

Freehold, N.J.-based CentraState Medical Center is facing a lawsuit for a December ransomware attack that compromised the protected health information of 671,000 patients, nj.com reported Feb. 20.

St. Louis Park, Minn.-based Care Counseling, a behavioral health system, has selected Opus EHR as its EHR vendor.

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic has invested in a $3.6 million oversubscribed seed funding round for augmented reality startup Healium, Startland News reported Feb. 20.

Safford, Ariz.-based Mount Graham Regional Medical Center has partnered with healthcare data management company BridgeHead Software to get easier access to patient data as well as sunset its legacy applications. 

Pacific Dental Services and High Point (N.C.) University are partnerting to expand the use of the Epic EHR system to the university's dental school and associated dental practices.