Marrero, La.-based West Jefferson Medical Center is partnering with online medical marketplace MDsave to offer cash prices to patients with no insurance or a high deductible. 

Artificial intelligence lung cancer diagnosis company Optellum closed on a $14 million series A funding round.

Application programming interface solutions company Sensedia released five API strategies for insurance and healthcare organizations.

The COVID-19 pandemic forced physicians to deliver telehealth care, and while patients may appreciate the convenience of virtual care, there are challenges for physicians used to providing in-person treatment.

Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network is partnering with DocASAP to implement a system allowing patients to book appointments online.

Telehealth company Teladoc is providing free virtual care services to individuals and first responders in Florida impacted by Hurricane Ian.

Catholic Health's Mercy Hospital of Buffalo (N.Y.) will launch a new technology aimed at improving communication between physicians and first responders, WIVB reported Sept. 26. 

An audit conducted at Rapides Parish, La.-based Alexandria VA Medical Center found that the hospital has multiple deficiencies in its information technology systems, including uninstalled security patches and outdated operating systems. 

Chinese state-sponsored hackers known as APT41 are a threat to the U.S. healthcare industry, the Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center warned Sept. 22. 

The EHR landscape is changing rapidly, and executives at the two companies with the largest hospital market share, Epic and Oracle Cerner, are in a race to dominate the next iteration of health IT.