A "headline-grabbing" health system/digital health company merger? Less digital health investment from hospitals? More virtual healthcare workers to meet staffing shortages?

Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center said it has made progress with its Epic EHR transition and that the integration is set to go live in 2024.  

Prairie Lakes Healthcare System notified 1,059 patients that their information may have been compromised due to a third-party data breach at its business associate and collections vendor, AAA Collections. 

New York City-based One Brooklyn Health's hospitals are still relying on paper charting after a November cybersecurity incident caused three of its hospitals to shut down its EHR and IT systems, CNN reported Dec. 20. 

Oracle Cerner, the nation's second-largest hospital EHR vendor, had a bustling 2022. For one, it got a new name — and owner.

The venture capital arms of three health systems are investing in TailorMed, a digital health startup that helps patients more easily find financial assistance.

Nurses used virtual reality to tour the 290,000-square-foot, $198 million Mayo Clinic hospital under construction in La Crosse, Wis., the La Crosse Tribune reported Dec. 20.

Star Olympic gymnast Simone Biles is breaking ties with digital mental health company Cerebral after the company said in October it plans to cut 20 percent of its staff, The Wall Street Journal reported Dec. 20.

As the economic crunch and inflationary pressures begin to hit technology and IT budgets, CIOs are turning toward industry-specific cloud platforms, The Wall Street Journal reported Dec. 20.

Toronto-based Mount Sinai Hospital is deploying Novari ATC technology to electronically manage its surgery waitlist.