How AI is tackling one of the biggest bottlenecks in clinical research and beyond

Healthcare organizations are rich in clinical data, but much of it is fragmented and unstructured. How can AI help transform it into structured, research-ready variables?

Sept. 21, 2026

Healthcare’s agentic AI boom is outpacing governance: report

Patient safety could be at risk if agentic AI tools are rolled out without proper guardrails, Imprivata’s chief medical and growth officer warns.

By Jill Hughes • Sept. 17, 2026

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Interoperability

Interoperability is a long term-challenge for the healthcare industry, but the Trump administration has big ambitions to improve data sharing and patient access — even though its plans so far have few details.

By Healthcare Dive staff

CMS to add more chronic conditions to ACCESS model in 2027

The Trump administration is expanding Medicare’s new technology-based payment experiment to cover more chronic conditions, including COPD, substance use disorder and tobacco cessation.

By Anuja Vaidya • Sept. 16, 2026

Conifer to lay off over 1,000 workers

The layoffs come months after CommonSpirit announced it was ending its service contract early and exiting its stake in the Tenet-owned revenue cycle company.

By Eric Wicklund • Sept. 14, 2026

Oracle targets nurses with latest AI tool

U.S. nurses can use Oracle’s clinical artificial intelligence agent to generate nursing summaries and search for and navigate patient charts via voice commands.

By Jill Hughes • Sept. 14, 2026

Patient identity is the missing control in healthcare AI

Before you ask if the model is ready for patients, ask if the patient record is ready for the model.

By Bob Stanley • Sept. 14, 2026

The hidden cost of manual work in ambulatory care

Manual work quietly drains time, capacity and revenue. Here’s how ambulatory practices can respond.

By Chuck Rackley, Head of Sales, Greenway Health • Sept. 14, 2026

Boston Scientific fully restores operations after cyberattack

CEO Mike Mahoney gave more details at an investor conference, saying the company likely lost orders while its plants and distribution centers were shut down.

By Ricky Zipp • Sept. 11, 2026

ARPA-H to invest $62M to build agentic AI agent for heart care

The funding could create a regulatory approval pathway for future applications of clinical-grade artificial intelligence.

By Jill Hughes • Sept. 11, 2026

Health Catalyst appoints new CEO

The data analytics company has cycled through three CEOs in eight months. Health Catalyst is betting its newest chief can navigate an AI pivot and revenue headwinds.

By Jill Hughes • Sept. 10, 2026

Trinity Health to lay off 557 IT workers

It’s the second wave of layoffs at the nonprofit this year. Trinity said financial pressures and increasingly complex technology requirements were driving it to outsource some tech roles.

By Jill Hughes • Sept. 9, 2026

From fragmented healthcare data to intelligent action in the age of AI

A strong data foundation is the key to scalable healthcare AI.

Sept. 8, 2026

Lawmakers to subpoena Oracle execs as EHR project costs rise

After nearly tripling its contract ceiling with the VA to $27 billion, Congress wants to hear from Oracle’s Executive Chairman Larry Ellison and CEO Mike Sicilia about the project’s escalating costs and lengthy timeline.

By Jill Hughes • Sept. 4, 2026

Why AI scribes are a malpractice risk, according to experts

The technology can make clinical documentation mistakes that are hard to detect, leading to potential medical errors and lawsuits as health systems increase their use.

By Michael Brady • Sept. 3, 2026

DaVita agrees to pay $15M to settle claims from data breach

The dialysis provider has opted to settle a proposed class action lawsuit stemming from a data breach last year that impacted 2.7 million people.

By Jill Hughes • Sept. 2, 2026

McKesson confirms data theft in cyberattack involving third-party apps

The healthcare distributor said the incident affected a subset of customers in its oncology and medical-surgical businesses.

By Sy Mukherjee • Sept. 2, 2026

Teladoc nabs insurance veteran as new CFO

Michael Grasher is joining Teladoc effective immediately, filling a finance leadership vacuum left after Mala Murthy departed in November.

By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • Aug. 31, 2026

Boston Scientific says cyberattack has disrupted product manufacturing

The attack has affected the company’s ability to manufacture products and to process and ship customers’ orders. There’s still no timeline for restoration.

By Ricky Zipp • Aug. 28, 2026

Physicians want compensation boost from AI productivity gains: survey

More than 65% of physicians use AI daily or weekly for clinical or administrative work — and some believe they should be paid more if the tech increases their efficiency, according to a Doximity report.

By Jill Hughes • Aug. 28, 2026

Most Americans want providers to disclose AI use, report says

Nearly half of adults don’t know whether AI has been used in their care, even as hospitals and doctors rapidly adopt the technology, according to a new survey from the Pew Research Center.

By Sy Mukherjee • Aug. 27, 2026

Sword Health to acquire Headspace

The all-cash deal is expected to close next month, after which Headspace’s wellness services will live under the same roof as Sword's virtual care platform, according to a filing with Massachusetts regulators.

By Jill Hughes • Aug. 26, 2026

Suki launches AI dictation tool with EHR integration capabilities

Suki says its dictation tool, which can be integrated into Epic and Meditech, offers a highly accurate transcription that can be useful for clinicians working with complex medical jargon.

By Jill Hughes • Aug. 26, 2026

Boston Scientific’s ordering, shipping disrupted in cyberattack

The attack affected global operations, and its full scope is still being determined, the medical device maker said in a securities filing.

By Ricky Zipp • Aug. 26, 2026

VA deploys Oracle EHR to 3 medical centers in Indiana

The Department of Veterans Affairs is closer to its goal of adding the new electronic health record to all of its medical centers. Past deployments have been plagued by technical challenges and delays.

By Jill Hughes • Aug. 25, 2026

Health systems warn patients of MyChart phishing scam

Epic says that the increase in phishing attempts are just cybercriminals taking advantage of the MyChart brand rather than a security concern.

By Jill Hughes • Aug. 24, 2026