August 18, 2026

1. Epic’s next AI ventures Full story

2. Ochsner becomes 1st health system to use Epic’s Ergo Visit Full story

3. Fireside chats with digital chiefs running three of the country’s leading systems — Jefferson Health, Mount Sinai and Hartford HealthCare. Apply to join Becker’s IT + Revenue Cycle Conference, Sept. 14-17 in Chicago, as a reviewer here.

 

4. What Hackensack Meridian built to earn the nation’s 1st AI certification Full story

5. FDA weighs new oversight model for AI medical devices Full story

6. 40% reduction in discharge processing time: a Baptist Health Arkansas leader shares what it took here.

 

7. UHS closes $835M Talkspace acquisition Full story

8. UNC Health launches investment platform Full story

9. 65% of Mass General Brigham’s surgical Home Hospital patients are now nonelective Full story

10. Is the health system IT C-suite getting too crowded? Full story

 

11. The hospital room at Intermountain is becoming a connected care environment. Learn more here.

12. OpenAI Foundation’s $100M healthcare push starts with hepatitis C Full story

13. 25 recent health system CIO moves Full story

14. 30 senators demand HHS restore canceled patient safety grants Full story

Becker’s Learning Opportunities

15. Rochester cut chart revision requests from 3% to 1% with ambient documentation. Why it works here.

16. Cleveland Clinic and OhioHealth tapped nurses to lead their AI rollout. See the results here.

17. Ochsner’s ‘big a-ha’: See how the system gained visibility into $400M-$500M in procedural spend here.

18. Becker’s August webinar lineup: CDI, remote monitoring, revenue cycle AI and staff safety. See the sessions here.

 

 

Apply to attend complimentary as a guest reviewer here! Opportunity exclusive to those directly employed by a provider organization.

 
 

 

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