Health IT news and digital transformation trends

UC Berkeley (Calif.) researchers have developed an AI model that identifies sudden cardiac death risk from standard electrocardiograms more accurately than current clinical tests, according to a study published in Nature. The team trained the algorithm on more than 440,000…

Amazon One Medical is facing a proposed class-action lawsuit in federal court following a data breach that exposed patient records at its senior care unit. The lawsuit, filed June 19 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of…

Pensacola, Fla.-based Baptist Health Care is moving to an Epic EHR system. The new EHR system will roll out in 2028, according to a June 24 news release Baptist Healthcare shared with Becker’s. “Selecting Epic reflects our commitment to continuously…

A federal judge in New York issued a temporary restraining order blocking the Justice Department from accessing the private health records of minors who received gender-affirming care at New York City healthcare institutions, including NYU Langone and Mount Sinai Health…

Federal rules prohibiting healthcare organizations from restricting patient access to electronic health information have been on the books since 2021. For years, enforcement was limited. That has changed. Information blocking is a practice by a covered “actor” that is likely…

Health systems have begun naming dedicated AI executives at a growing pace. Nine hospitals and health systems, among them Cleveland Clinic, Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai and Richmond, Va.-based VCU Health — have named chief AI officers to oversee the technology’s rollout.…

Oracle Health and surgical intelligence company Theator are collaborating to bring AI-powered surgical documentation and analytics tools to Oracle Health customers. The partnership will enable surgical teams to use Theator’s technology, which captures surgical video footage and analyzes it alongside…

Five Eyes cybersecurity agencies issued a joint warning June 22 that advances in AI are rapidly transforming cyber threats and creating new urgency for organizations to strengthen cyber resilience. In a statement released by the cybersecurity leaders of the Five…

Healthcare AI company Magical received high marks from customers in a recent KLAS Emerging Company Spotlight report examining early experiences with the company’s autonomous AI agent platform for healthcare operations. The report, “Magical 2026: Automating Complex Healthcare Workflows Through Autonomous…

A federal judge ruled June 22 that a data breach lawsuit against Oracle Health and eight health systems can move forward, denying most of the defendants’ attempts to dismiss the consolidated case. U.S. District Judge Beth Phillips of the Western…