Point B, a business innovation and technology consulting firm, acquired Lumson, a software development company, to meet increasing demands for digital transformation services.

Seventy-three percent of healthcare leaders said they are increasing investments in AI, according to a new report from digital health company Define Ventures.

The next big healthcare technologies include artificial intelligence to diagnose and find treatments for diseases and automated credentialing for health systems, Fast Company reported Nov. 19.

Columbus-based OhioHealth has been experiencing promising early results from its 84 smart hospital rooms and plans to expand the technology to more facilities.

Pittsburgh-based UPMC Enterprises and Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt Health have signed on to a digital consortium with nine other health systems to develop and invest in new healthcare technologies.

Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health has launched the Sanford Virtual Care Center, a facility dedicated to advancing virtual care.

Many health systems are focusing on digital innovation to boost the patient experience and lessen administrative work for clinicians.

Fort Myers, Fla.-based Lee Health is planning to launch an acute hospital at-home program and expand its remote patient monitoring program. 

Hospitals and health systems continue to roll out hospital-at-home programs to treat acute care patients in their homes.

Gainesville, Fla.-based UF Health has launched an acute hospital care at home program.

Healthcare startup Forward, known for its AI-driven "doctor-in-a-box" service, is shutting down, EndPointsNews reported Nov. 13.

An Iowa health system has experienced the highs and lows of virtual nursing since launching the technology amid the pandemic.

BJC Health System and Washington University School of Medicine, both based in St. Louis, have established a joint Center for Health AI.

Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham is launching the Healthcare AI Challenge, a virtual and interactive series of events aimed at uniting healthcare professionals from across institutions to explore and assess AI technologies within realistic healthcare scenarios.

In an effort to advance early detection of colon cancer, Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health has developed a predictive AI model designed to identify individuals at elevated risk for the disease.

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente is urging Congress to act to extend Medicare telehealth flexibilities before they expire at the end of 2024.

New Orleans-based Ochsner Health plans to expand acute care at home after a successful pilot project.

A pediatric health system in Nebraska won a top award for EHRs and digital health by being "laser-focused on innovation," a leader told Becker's.

Hippocratic AI, the pioneering company behind the first safety-focused large language model for healthcare, is set to reshape the healthcare landscape with the guidance of its newly established Healthcare Advisory Board.

A former Cleveland Clinic executive has joined clinical artificial intelligence startup Ambience Healthcare as chief medical officer.