1. Health systems have invested millions in these 5 startups since February Full story

2. Kaiser Permanente appoints first chief digital officer Full story

3. City of Hope's chief digital officer: How to craft a strategy to avoid 'digitization for the sake of digitization' Full story

4. Who is overutilizing the ER and how can health systems divert care? Hear answers to this and other pressing healthcare concerns during this upcoming webinar.

5. Join nearly 5,000 attendees and 315+ of the smartest speakers in health IT and revenue cycle management, plus keynotes Peyton Manning, Kevin O'Leary, Hillary Clinton and John Goodman at Becker's Health IT + Revenue Cycle conference, October 9-12 in Chicago. Register here. For exhibiting and sponsorship opportunities, email Jessica Cole at jcole@beckershealthcare.com.

6. 91% of providers want to be more involved in digital patient access initiatives: 3 notes Full story

7. 5 trends driving innovation in global healthcare Full story

8. 5 Must Reads:

• Is your healthcare organization in need of digital transformation? Read this white paper to learn how to modernize IT and enable efficient and effective care.
• Value-based care: Turning healthcare theory into a dynamic and patient-focused reality. Click here to read the white paper.
• 20 practical tips for better IT security. Click here to download the white paper.
• Protect patients in real-time with proactive clinical surveillance. Click here to learn more.
• How to achieve a better bottom line with intelligent data. Click here to download the white paper.

9. AHA names 3 health system winners of 2019 innovation challenge Full story

10. Flare Capital launches $255M fund for digital health investments Full story

11. Viewpoint: Innovation is so much more than new IT Full story

12. How to make your organization's digital transformation patient centric. Click here to read the white paper.