The American Heart Association and University of California San Francisco have partnered on a new program to train health tech entrepreneurs.

Congressional Democrats plan to push for a national patient identifier system in the upcoming legislative session, Politico reported Sept. 14.

Nearly two-thirds of chief information security officers report to leaders other than the CIO, according to a global survey of 327 CISOs by executive search firm Heidrick & Struggles.

Digital care delivery company Amwell is expanding its technology team with the appointments of Vaughn Paunovich to executive vice president of enterprise platforms and Matthew McAllister to chief product officer.

The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center issued an alert Sept. 8 warning about the security risks associated with AI, 5G networks, nanomedicine, smart hospitals and quantum computing. 

Below are five health systems that launched a new Epic EHR system or announced plans to do so since Aug. 2. 

Digital mental health app Counslr is now available in all 50 states.

Health analytics company Prealize has acquired the intellectual property for CentraForce's library of social determinants of health.

Healthcare jobs marketplace Vivian Health is partnering with Lume Technologies to provide new banking services for clinicians on the Vivian Health platform.

Medtech company Bloom Health is opening a new location in Honolulu.