Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare and Chicago's Insight Hospital & Medical Center have joined the Chicago ARC collaborative that aims to make healthcare more equitable through innovation.

Epic has been working with Big Tech companies lately to help hospitals and health systems better manage their EHRs.

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, MultiCare and Kaiser Permanente said that they do not have any plans to charge patients for MyChart messages with physicians, The News Tribune reported Dec. 5. 

Investors in the healthcare technology space expect digital health investments to reach a valuation of $15 billion to $25 billion in 2023, according to a Dec. 1 survey by global investment firm GSR Ventures.

COVID-19 fell from the second to third most common telehealth diagnosis, according to FAIR Health's Monthly Telehealth Regional Tracker.

The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the widespread adoption of telehealth. However, a new report from the Boston-based Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute highlighted telehealth disparities across Massachusetts, the Cape Cod Times reported Dec. 6. 

Despite Big Tech companies such as Amazon and Facebook parent Meta laying off tens of thousands of employees, many businesses — including a couple of payers — continue to hire tech workers at a rapid pace.

Health IT Leaders, a health IT consulting firm, has added to its Oracle team by hiring Bill Haskins and promoting Mike Robin.

Rockland County-based Dominican University New York is rolling out a public health informatics and technology certificate program. 

Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health is adopting GetWell Loop, a virtual resource designed to help people aged 12 to 26 build resilience and manage their mental health.