Data breach at healthcare services firm Episource affects 5.4M

The incident, one of the largest breaches reported to federal regulators this year, came after a cybercriminal accessed data on the company’s computer systems over the winter.

By Emily Olsen • June 20, 2025

UHS partners with Hippocratic AI to launch AI agents

The health system is currently testing the agentic tool at two subsidiaries, with plans to roll out the technology at other locations in the future.

By Susanna Vogel • June 17, 2025

Explore the Trendline➔

Artificial intelligence

Amid mounting interest and investment in the space, it's clear AI’s applications in healthcare will only continue to grow.

By Healthcare Dive staff

Amazon restructures healthcare business

Amazon is reshuffling its various healthcare initiatives into six new divisions, each helmed by a longtime executive or One Medical leader.

By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • June 16, 2025

AI in action: 3 ways artificial intelligence is transforming healthcare today

Learn about three impactful benefits healthcare leaders can experience that are being driven by AI.

June 16, 2025

Eliminate obstacles to delivering patient care

A guide to removing operational barriers impacting care teams.

June 16, 2025

Joint Commission, CHAI partner to develop guidance on health AI

The guidance should help health systems safely manage and monitor AI tools in a financially sustainable manner, which can be “a real challenge” for providers, said CHAI CEO Dr. Brian Anderson.

By Emily Olsen • June 13, 2025

M&A to play ‘important role’ at Teladoc: CEO

The telehealth vendor has already acquired virtual preventive care company Catapult Health and mental healthcare provider UpLift this year.

By Emily Olsen • June 12, 2025

Cigna launches new generative AI assistant for members

The health insurer is trying to improve the customer experience by connecting them with an AI bot, but analyses show generative AI can make mistakes. 

By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • June 12, 2025

Omada goes public in second recent digital health IPO

The chronic condition management company’s debut comes weeks after another digital health company, Hinge Health, went public. The IPOs are a “promising bellwether” for the sector, one expert said.

By Emily Olsen • June 9, 2025

Why providers should embrace AI in healthcare

Responsibly embracing the power and potential of AI is an ethical imperative for today’s providers.

June 9, 2025

Ransomware group linked to cyberattack on Kettering Health

The Ohio-based health system said it had reason to believe ransomware group Interlock launched the attack in late May.

By Emily Olsen • June 6, 2025

Healthcare organizations could be unprepared to adopt generative AI: survey

Only 18% of respondents knew about formal policies at their firms overseeing the use of the technology, while just 20% said staff were required to undergo structured training, according to Wolters Kluwer.

By Emily Olsen • June 5, 2025

Amazon Pharmacy’s PillPack expands to Medicare patients

Amazon also announced a new feature allowing customers to invite caregivers to manage medications on their behalf as the e-commerce giant builds out its Amazon Pharmacy offerings.

By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • June 4, 2025

Trump administration names national coordinator for health IT

Thomas Keane, who previously worked as a senior advisor to the deputy secretary of the HHS, began the role on Monday.

By Emily Olsen • June 3, 2025

Epic charts growth in provider TEFCA adoption

The EHR vendor plans to transition all its customers to the government health information sharing framework by the end of the year. Currently, 41% are live with TEFCA.

By Emily Olsen • June 3, 2025

Best Buy restructures health unit

The retailer logged a $109 million charge related to the restructuring in its first quarter. Some home health services have taken longer to develop than expected, CEO Corie Barry said.

By Emily Olsen • May 30, 2025

Data security concerns hamper patient portal uptake: survey

Seventeen percent of respondents who don’t use online portals said they haven’t adopted them due to security concerns, according to a survey from LexisNexis Risk Solutions.

By Emily Olsen • May 29, 2025

The medtech IPO window is finally open. Or is it?

After a three-year IPO drought, the industry is questioning whether the window for medtech public offerings is open following a small burst of activity.

By Ricky Zipp • May 29, 2025

Athenahealth names CVS alum as CFO

Tom Cowhey joins Athenahealth from CVS, where he served as finance chief for about a year.

By Emily Olsen • May 28, 2025

Hinge Health goes public in positive signal for digital health IPOs

The digital musculoskeletal care company opened at $39.25 per share, rising 23% above its public offering price.

By Emily Olsen • May 22, 2025

New Mountain combines portfolio companies to launch AI revenue cycle firm

The deal merges Access Healthcare, SmarterDx and Thoughtful.ai to create Smarter Technologies, which the private equity firm said will serve more than 60 hospitals and health systems.

By Emily Olsen • May 21, 2025

Ohio’s Kettering Health hit by cyberattack

Elective inpatient and outpatient procedures at the health system’s facilities were canceled Tuesday.

By Emily Olsen • Updated May 21, 2025

Hacking, ransomware driving more healthcare data breaches: study

Hacking and IT incidents accounted for 88% of patient records exposed from 2010 to 2024, while ransomware made up nearly 40%, according to research published in JAMA Network Open.

By Emily Olsen • May 20, 2025

VA looks to increase Oracle EHR deployments

Secretary Doug Collins told lawmakers last week that the agency is hoping to roll out the software to 20 to 25 sites in fiscal year 2027, after largely halting new deployments in 2023.

By Emily Olsen • May 20, 2025

Championing healthcare in Michigan

Spectrum Health aimed to enable easy access to IT and HR services, empowering healthcare professionals to spend more time with patients.

May 19, 2025