Hospitals and health systems are continuing to cut IT jobs amid financial and operational pressures, but data suggest the pace may be slowing compared with last year. According to Becker’s reporting, four major health systems announced IT-related layoffs in 2025,…

Researchers at New York City-based Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Health System have developed AEquity, a tool designed to detect and mitigate biases in datasets used to train machine-learning algorithms. The team tested AEquity on multiple health data…

New Orleans-based LCMC Health has integrated organ, eye and tissue donor registration into its MyChart patient portal, marking the first such offering for Louisiana residents. The new feature enables patients to enroll in the National Donate Life Registry directly through…

A bipartisan bill in the U.S. House would permanently extend Medicare telehealth flexibilities that are set to expire Sept. 30. The Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies for Health Act of 2025, also called H.R. 4206, was…

Cybercriminals are weaponizing AI agents to attack industries including healthcare, AI company Anthropic found. Hackers are using agentic AI to carry out sophisticated cyberattacks, such as ransomware, that would have previously required years of training, according to the Aug. 27…

The Change Healthcare cyberattack delayed testing for a new Oracle Health EHR at an Illinois hospital jointly operated by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense, the VA’s Office of Inspector General found. The Captain James A.…

Epic has rolled out MyChart Central, a new tool that allows patients to use one login to access health records from multiple participating providers. The platform serves as a hub for patients, offering one sign-in to manage care across organizations…

Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine is the first health system to integrate David, a generative AI clinical co-pilot developed by Tempus, into its electronic health record platform. Clinical, operational and technical teams from both organizations are customizing the co-pilot to the health…

Oracle has laid off more workers at its former Cerner campus in Kansas City, Mo., KMBC reported. The software giant had previously let go of employees and consolidated operations in Cerner’s former home city after buying the EHR vendor in…

AI salaries are on the rise, as some new college graduates with expertise in the technology are making $1 million a year, the Wall Street Journal reported. Nonmanagerial workers in AI with zero to three years of experience had their…