Chicago-based American Hospital Association is urging Congress to extend pandemic-era telehealth flexibilities that are set to expire Sept. 30. The waivers expanded access to care for millions of Americans and improved convenience for both patients and providers, according to a…

Primary care has become one of the most stressed corners of American medicine. Patients are living longer with chronic illnesses that demand constant management, yet physicians are in short supply and burning out at high rates. At Somerville, Mass.-based Mass…

A team of Stanford University researchers developed benchmarks for measuring the accuracy and effectiveness of AI agents to assist physicians and published their findings in the New England Journal of Medicine AI. The team tested how well large language models…

Oracle sent its stock soaring 36%, according to Reuters, adding about $234 billion to its market value last week after unveiling its quarterly financial report and announcing a new AI cloud strategy. Wall Street is betting big on Oracle’s ability…

Cybersecurity companies help protect healthcare organizations from data breaches, operational disruptions and the exposure of sensitive patient information. As cyberattacks grow more frequent and sophisticated, these companies ensure hospitals and health systems can stay focused delivering expert care. Becker’s Healthcare…

With a growing demand for precision medicine, health systems are increasingly turning to digital innovation to enhance patient care. To explore this shift, Becker’s Healthcare spoke with Christopher Garcia, MD, chief digital innovation officer at Mayo Clinic Laboratories, about how…

The FBI is warning Salesforce customers that hackers have been targeting the software company’s platforms, with the American Hospital Association offering advice for health systems. The cybercriminal groups UNC6040 and UNC6395 have recently accessed Salesforce platforms and stolen data, using…

WellSpan Health is deepening its collaboration with General Catalyst’s Health Assurance Transformation Company, becoming its first “transformation partner” to advance the use of AI in healthcare. The initiative targets three areas: automating administrative tasks to allow staff to focus on…

Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health has launched Epic across its 33 hospitals and six-state footprint. The health system went live Sept. 6 with the new EHR, two years after signing a deal to switch to the vendor from Oracle Health.…

New Haven, Conn.-based Yale New Haven Health, Los Angeles-based Keck Medicine of USC and Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare have joined the Aegis Digital Consortium, a collaboration of 14 regional health systems working to develop AI-powered health technologies. The consortium aims to…