The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has teamed up with Microsoft and the American Legion to create innovative digital health solutions for veterans. Here are five takeaways from a Dec. 28 VA news release: 1. The organizations held the Veterans…
Innovation
At least two states plan to use funds from CMS’ $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program to expand hospital at home. Massachusetts and Rhode Island both say that growing acute hospital care at home in rural areas will be a…
Physicians at hospital-owned practices are more likely to take advantage of telehealth than their peers in private practice, the American Medical Association found. Here are four figures from the Dec. 29 article: 1. At hospital-owned practices, 79.7% of physicians use…
Apple continues aggressively hiring for jobs focused on enhancing the health features of its devices. Here are six healthcare-related jobs for which Apple is hiring for in December:
2025 was a year of transition for healthcare IT. AI largely moved out of the pilot phase, showing real returns on investment in dollars — and lives — saved. Several big health systems completed or continued big EHR switches. With…
Advertisement
Sayre, Pa.-based Guthrie has improved patient safety and its financial outlook since launching a virtual care center in 2023. The Guthrie Pulse Center has saved the six-hospital system millions of dollars while reducing time spent in the emergency department by…
Tacoma, Wash.-based Virginia Mason Franciscan Health has achieved success after scaling AI for several use cases. Here are four takeaways from a Dec. 29 American Medical Association article: 1. The 10-hospital system, which is part of Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health, started…
Little Rock, Ark.-based Baptist Health has experienced time and cost savings from using Amazon Quick Sight, an AI-powered business intelligence platform. Here are three things to know from a Dec. 23 Amazon blog post: 1. The 11-hospital system has cut…
Oracle Health, the nation’s second-largest EHR vendor by market share, had a busy December, expanding health system projects and its AI customer base. Here are 11 times Becker’s reported on the company in the past month: 1. King of Prussia,…
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs says “failure is not an option” as it plans to resume its Oracle Health EHR implementation at 13 medical centers in 2026. Success will require strong communication and collaboration among VA staffers, as well…