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Microsoft will acquire Nuance Communications, Inc. for around $16 billion.

Besides the ability to ramp up quicky, healthcare leaders are looking for systems that can accommodate remote work—and some predict that certain workers who fled offices due to COVID-19 will never return to traditional settings.

A panel of experts discussed how care coordinating technologies that were employed during the pandemic can help improve home care for patients in a post-COVID-19 world.

Survey responses illustrate the impact COVID-19 has had on health system employees, including considerations of leaving the workforce and concerns about childcare.

Known by different names around the globe, from vaccine passports or green passes, various digital certificates confirm vaccination and negative SARS-CoV-2 test status through “confidential data transfers."

A new bipartisan law signed by Illinois' governor aims to tackle health disparities seen in the state's most vulnerable populations.

With less than half of the workers having been vaccinated and some suffering long-term effects from the stress of the past year, it’s clear from the survey results that the effects of the pandemic will be with health workers for months or years to come.

Interventions to address and prevent near miss events must be customized to a nurse's individual risk profile.

Departures at Walmart signal setbacks in plans for in-store clinics.

Leadership that passes the stress test successfully deals with what is commonly known as the pain-in-the-ass factor.

Before the CDC guidelines, 45% of the patients were prescribed opioids, but that fell to 34% after the guidelines.

Sentiment among Blacks has shifted markedly since February, with 55% now having had their first shot or being willing to be vaccinated.

The researchers also sought to learn whether any particular patient group had worse outcomes from COVID-19 than other vulnerable populations.

A study documented shifts in telehealth use and ambulatory care during the first four months of the COVID-19 pandemic, from March to June 2020.

A West Penn veteran moves to Colorado; Northwell elevates two human resources pros.

The calculation method used in the study accounted for heart failure and a patient’s history of opioid use, and found that that both respiratory depression and length of stay continued to cost.

A study found that one of the best-known cancer centers in the world fared better on its internally generated patient satisfaction scores than it did on physician-rating websites.

Costs were lower for those who used telehealth services.

The data and technology expert spend nearly two and half years with the FDA.

Healthy Bottom Line will focus on policy issues for health system decision makers.

A VHA expert discusses how the health system leverages data and technology.

Many large hospitals and health systems put an embed code on their website to block prices.

Current mobile technologies bridge the gap between the patient and their care.

The highest performing machine-learning model achieved an AUROC of .7875.

The acquisition may affect health IT services and health data.

An infectious disease expert discusses public health during a pandemic. Dr. Trini Mathew is chair of the Public Policy and Government Affairs Committee for the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA).

Diversity is a major focus of Weill Cornell Medicine. The Dean explains why and how the school is achieving a more diverse environment.

Patients have come to expect fast, convenient and safe care when and where they want it.

The Next will explore healthcare market trends and offer insights into the industry.

The tech is feasible to use in resource-limited setting to detect abnormalities and under-diagnosed diseases.