New Britain, Conn.-based Hospital for Special Care will upgrade its EHR to Altera Digital Health’s Sunrise 25.1 and expanded its use of the platform under a renewed agreement that extends through 2032. The long-term acute care hospital will implement the…

Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai will implement an AI-powered documentation platform from health tech company Regard at two of its hospitals to support clinicians and streamline diagnosis. The health system began working with Regard in 2017 through its startup accelerator program and…

Jeff Leek, PhD, vice president and chief data officer at Seattle-based Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, was named to the 2025 Time100 AI list for his role in launching the Cancer AI Alliance.  The initiative brings together leading cancer centers and…

Houston-based Texas Medical Center launched its third five-month accelerator program in partnership with Innovate UK, welcoming eight medical device startups to its Innovation Factory on Sept. 8. The cohort includes companies focused on behavioral health, maternal trauma and drug delivery,…

Epic founder and CEO Judy Faulkner gives her employees the same message she delivers to her customers (and gave her kids): “Have fun and learn a lot.” At Epic’s booth at the annual HIMSS health IT conference, she instructs staff:…

Forty health systems made Forbes’ list of the top employers for tech workers. The publication partnered with market research firm Statista to survey over 25,000 U.S. tech workers employed at organizations with at least 1,000 staffers. The respondents evaluated their…

Thirteen healthcare organizations using Epic’s software are now connected to a federally backed health information network. The organizations began participating in the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement in August, an Epic spokesperson told Becker’s. TEFCA is a government-led initiative…

South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott and Hawaii Sen. Brian Schatz have reintroduced the Telehealth Modernization Act to extend Medicare telehealth access through fiscal year 2027. Georgia Rep. Buddy Carter and Michigan Rep. Debbie Dingell are leading the House companion bill.…

The face of a nurse now appears on a television screen in hundreds of rooms at Jackson, Mich.-based Henry Ford Jackson Hospital. From a command center down the hall, the nurse conducts safety checks, reviews charts and helps patients prepare…

Jesup, Ga.-based Wayne Memorial Hospital said it received a ransom note after a June 2024 cyberattack that allowed hackers to access some patient information. In a Sept. 7 notice filed with the Maine attorney general’s office, the hospital said an…