The healthcare system is accelerating toward a value-based system, but several barriers remain in the way for providers, payers and stakeholders in between.

Penn Medicine recently launched its initiative to “transform” EHRs by making them smarter, streamlined and more interactive—with the ultimate goal of easing the work of clinicians, expediting care and creating the best patient outcomes.

The American Hospital Association voiced its support for a $100 million telehealth pilot by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in written comments.

Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie and Department of Defense Secretary James Mattis have pledged to align their efforts as the agencies roll out a new electronic health record (EHR) system.

A new version of Amazon’s virtual assistant Alexa may be able to detect when its user is sick, according to a report by the Daily Telegraph.

People living with diabetes may soon have a noninvasive option for monitoring their blood glucose levels after a new device was proven to be just as effective as a finger prick test.

Flo Health, creator of the popular Flo app, and biopharmaceutical company Myovant Sciences are partnering together to create a digital tool that screens women for heavy menstrual bleeding.

Mayo Clinic has completed its implementation of the Epic electronic health record (EHR) system at all of its locations.