Gov. Brian Kemp's new state budget has proposed $105 million for the Augusta University Medical College of Georgia to purchase an upgraded Epic EHR system, The Augusta Chronicle reported Jan. 19.

B Capital Group, the venture capital fund of Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin, raised $2.1 billion for its latest fund, with plans to target healthcare startups, Bloomberg reported Jan. 19. 

Ransomware groups saw a 40 percent drop in revenue in 2022 as victims are refusing to pay ransoms, BBC reported Jan. 19.

The digital health world is constantly changing and investors never know which startup is next to hit unicorn status.

Cleveland-based University Hospitals has a venture capital arm that works to bring new ideas and products to market through venture investment, technology transfer, adoption and pilots.

Three Oklahoma universities are teaming up to commercialize their virtual health innovations.

Third-party vendors made the healthcare sector most vulnerable to cyberattacks in 2022, as at least 55 percent of healthcare organizations suffered a data breach in the last 12 months due to vendors, Security Magazine reported Jan. 18. 

Tampa, Fla.-based Moffitt Cancer Center found that patients can save between $147.40 to $186.10 by using telemedicine.

A class action lawsuit, filed Jan. 13, accuses Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health of failing to protect patients' personal information from a recent ransomware attack on the health system. 

Seattle Children's will now offer virtual urgent care.