Safety-net providers tackle AI adoption as Medicaid cuts loom

Artificial intelligence tools could help safety-net organizations close gaps created by massive cuts to Medicaid signed into law last year, experts said at the HIMSS conference.

By Emily Olsen • March 12, 2026

Microsoft launches dedicated health AI chatbot

The technology giant is the latest in a string of companies to roll out an AI tool specific to consumers’ health queries.

By Emily Olsen • March 12, 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

Amazon expands access to health-focused AI assistant

The assistant launched for members of the technology giant’s One Medical primary care chain in January. Now, the tool will be available to all U.S. customers.

By Emily Olsen • March 11, 2026

ARPA-H launches program to develop biosensors that can track multiple signals

The research initiative is part of a broader focus on wearables at the HHS.

By Elise Reuter • March 10, 2026

AI is moving at lightning speed. Can regulation keep up?

Artificial intelligence is swiftly evolving, forcing regulators to figure out how to oversee a technology that can act autonomously and potentially improve itself, experts said at the HIMSS conference in Las Vegas.

By Emily Olsen • March 10, 2026

Automation with heart: How smarter workflows help clinicians rediscover the joy of medicine

How smarter workflows reduce burnout and restore joy in medicine.

By Michael Blackman, MD, MBA Chief Medical Officer, Greenway Health® • March 9, 2026

HHS adds cybersecurity guidance to healthcare sector self-assessment tool

Organizations can now use the online platform to test their readiness for digital security crises.

By Eric Geller • March 6, 2026

HHS gets serious on information blocking enforcement

Nearly a decade after Congress banned information blocking, the HHS is making progress cracking down on health IT developers accused of the practice, an agency head said during a Senate subcommittee hearing.

By Sydney Halleman • March 5, 2026

CVS, Google Cloud partner on healthcare consumer engagement platform

Health100, set to launch this year, will collect patients’ data from across the healthcare ecosystem, help them find care and use AI to provide education and guidance, CVS said.

By Emily Olsen • March 5, 2026

Amazon launches suite of healthcare AI agents

Amazon Connect Health can help patients schedule appointments as well as assist providers by creating summaries of patients’ medical histories, documenting care and generating diagnosis and billing codes.

By Emily Olsen • March 5, 2026

Provider groups push to preserve some IT certification criteria, including AI ‘model cards’

A proposed rule would cull or revise dozens of health IT certification criteria, but providers say regulators should keep some of them to avoid shifting costs or compliance responsibilities back onto clinicians. 

By Emily Olsen • March 3, 2026

6 ways AI is finally tackling healthcare’s paper problem

Paper still slows healthcare behind the scenes - see how AI removes delays before care begins.

By Denis Whelan • March 2, 2026

GE HealthCare forms 10-year imaging alliance with UCSF Health

The partnership covers the implementation of remote scanning and workforce development.

By Nick Paul Taylor • Feb. 27, 2026

Teladoc projects lower integrated care membership amid ACA subsidy lapse

The company’s U.S. integrated care membership could decline by nearly 5% at the high end of its projections, management said during an earnings call Wednesday.

By Emily Olsen • Feb. 26, 2026

Veradigm avoids enforcement action in SEC probe

The investigation began after the health IT company failed to comply with financial reporting requirements, which led to its delisting from the Nasdaq in early 2024.

By Emily Olsen • Feb. 25, 2026

Labcorp expands PathAI pact to roll out digital pathology platform in US

Labcorp’s pathologists will use the software to review, interpret and manage digital images of slides for primary diagnosis.

By Nick Paul Taylor • Feb. 25, 2026

University of Mississippi Medical Center reopens clinics after ransomware attack

The academic medical center’s clinics can once again access patient records and are resuming normal operations more than a week after the attack.

By Emily Olsen • Updated March 2, 2026

4 AI capabilities every healthcare leader should prioritize in 2026

AI has the potential to help increase efficiency, delivering value to clinicians, patients and the entire healthcare organization.

Feb. 23, 2026

Telehealth use in primary care stabilizes: research

Since 2023, the share of telehealth visits has held steady at around 6% to 7%, suggesting the sector has reached a new balance between virtual and in-person care, according to Epic Research.

By Emily Olsen • Feb. 19, 2026

Veradigm cut 15% of its workforce in 2025

The health IT firm is also cutting back on offices and “low revenue” products as it works to get up to date on its financial filings with regulators, executives said during a call this week.

By Emily Olsen • Feb. 19, 2026

GE HealthCare, BARDA ink $35M expansion to AI-enabled imaging deal

The jointly funded project positions GE HealthCare to develop ultrasound technologies that non-expert users can operate.

By Nick Paul Taylor • Feb. 18, 2026

Amwell expects lower revenue in 2026

The health technology company has divested assets and refocused on its core offering, resulting in a smaller top line, executives said on an earnings call last week.

By Emily Olsen • Feb. 17, 2026

TEFCA, Health Tech Ecosystem are complementary data sharing efforts: officials

The Health Technology Ecosystem, which the HHS and CMS launched last summer, could accelerate advancements in data exchange and isn’t in competition with the ASTP's own interoperability project, officials said.

By Emily Olsen • Feb. 13, 2026

How the generative AI boom changes healthcare cybersecurity

Taylor Lehmann, a security executive at Google Cloud, discusses cyber risks in AI systems and how healthcare organizations should prepare.

By Emily Olsen • Feb. 12, 2026

Harnessing the forces that are reshaping healthcare

How healthcare CIOs should navigate complexity, AI readiness and care-critical reliability.

By Tata Communications • Feb. 9, 2026