https://healthtechmagazine.net/ en https://healthtechmagazine.net/article/2026/10/sustainability-in-healthcare-age-of-ai-perfcon When it comes to healthcare’s use of artificial intelligence, with great power comes great responsibility. “AI has an important role to play in care delivery, care management and healthcare operations,” says Seema Wadhwa, founder and CEO of the nonprofit Health in Climate and the former executive director of environmental stewardship at Kaiser Permanente. The World Health Organization has said climate change is the single greatest threat to human health. The computational power and IT infrastructure necessary to run AI comes with a clear energy cost. Any discussion about AI in healthcare,… Wed, 28 Oct 2026 15:40:33 -0400 Brian Eastwood https://healthtechmagazine.net/article/2026/10/sustainability-in-healthcare-age-of-ai-perfcon https://healthtechmagazine.net/article/2026/10/mergers-and-acquisitions-overview-notable-healthcare-ma-activity-2026 Healthcare mergers and acquisitions remained strong in Q3 2026, with maintaining access to care amid rising costs being a major theme. Kaufman Hall expects this year to be the most active year for health provider M&As since the start of the pandemic. “Organizations are increasingly pursuing partnerships that support future strategic priorities rather than scale alone,” said Courtney Midanek, managing director and M&A practice co-leader at Kaufman Hall in a press release. “Health systems across the industry are expanding networks, pursuing complementary capabilities and investing in… Wed, 28 Oct 2026 13:22:36 -0400 Jordan Scott https://healthtechmagazine.net/article/2026/10/mergers-and-acquisitions-overview-notable-healthcare-ma-activity-2026 https://healthtechmagazine.net/article/2026/10/how-to-measure-ai-roi-healthcare-perfcon Many health systems are implementing artificial intelligence tools, but they don’t always see the financial returns they expect. A recent Deloitte report shows that expectations — including annualized cost savings, revenue growth and the break-even point ­— have outpaced organizations’ abilities to demonstrably measure the monetary impact of their AI investments. The reality is that healthcare AI ROI is more complex than just raw numbers on a spreadsheet. Measuring AI ROI is a combination of soft and hard metrics that take time to materialize, and ROI in healthcare isn’t always financial. A… Tue, 27 Oct 2026 11:27:07 -0400 Erin Laviola https://healthtechmagazine.net/article/2026/10/how-to-measure-ai-roi-healthcare-perfcon https://healthtechmagazine.net/article/2026/10/providers-rely-adaptable-infrastructure-enhance-patient-care For Portland, Ore.-based Legacy Health, it was an infrastructure problem likely familiar to many: With aging setups, cybersecurity threats on the rise and ongoing financial pressure, the IT team needed a new way to keep its Epic electronic health record system up and running. The team members recently learned that the virtualization software they used for the EHR had been removed from Epic’s list of supported environments. The organization’s most important application for clinical care and data storage would have to be replatformed. The eventual solution was to run the Epic database as a… Mon, 26 Oct 2026 15:58:50 -0400 Chris Hayhurst https://healthtechmagazine.net/article/2026/10/providers-rely-adaptable-infrastructure-enhance-patient-care https://healthtechmagazine.net/article/2026/10/what-healthcare-organizations-must-know-about-ai-token-usage-and-costs It’s an ongoing topic that’s been dominating recent headlines amid the rapid adoption of artificial intelligence tools: a massive surprise monthly bill based on “token” usage.  What is an AI token? It’s a unit (typically text) that users pass through an AI model to perform the actual thinking or reasoning. Tokens can be a single word, although some can be a letter or a partial word, so it’s not always a one-to-one breakdown.  More complicated tasks require more tokens, and that in turn requires more computing power. A request for an email draft may not take many tokens. But the… Fri, 23 Oct 2026 14:03:43 -0400 Scott Hillberg https://healthtechmagazine.net/article/2026/10/what-healthcare-organizations-must-know-about-ai-token-usage-and-costs https://healthtechmagazine.net/article/2026/10/disaster-recovery-healthcare-networks-planning-guide The loss of network connectivity is a major concern for hospitals and other healthcare providers. Without a network that connects clinicians, staff and devices, communication among doctors, nurses and other care providers can be critically disrupted. For example, the transmission of lab results and radiology images may be slowed or altogether halted, while coordination among emergency medical teams is hampered.  Without digital connections, care providers must turn to analog operations and manual processes while continuing to deliver patient care. Many healthcare organizations already… Thu, 22 Oct 2026 17:00:34 -0400 Dr. Rajeeb Khatua , Curt Smerud https://healthtechmagazine.net/article/2026/10/disaster-recovery-healthcare-networks-planning-guide https://healthtechmagazine.net/article/2026/10/qa-cleveland-clinic-grounds-tech-change-reliability-and-scalability Across industries, generative and agentic artificial intelligence seem to dominate headlines, even in healthcare, which was once thought of as a laggard in adopting new technologies.  Although many healthcare organizations are at the forefront of innovation, it’s crucial to tie modern solutions to clear business problems and to avoid newness for the sake of appearances.  “Healthcare doesn't need more technology for the sake of technology. It's all about scalable, reliable solutions that really improve care and create enterprise value,” Sarah Hatchett, senior vice president and CIO… Wed, 21 Oct 2026 16:06:21 -0400 Teta Alim https://healthtechmagazine.net/article/2026/10/qa-cleveland-clinic-grounds-tech-change-reliability-and-scalability https://healthtechmagazine.net/article/2026/10/healthcares-ai-expansion-calls-more-connected-security-strategy Artificial intelligence is becoming part of the clinical applications, patient services and research environments on which healthcare organizations depend. Protecting those capabilities requires security teams to understand where AI is operating, how it interacts with organizational data and whether existing defenses can keep pace with faster attacks. Malicious actors are also using AI to accelerate established techniques, including social engineering and vulnerability exploitation. In an interview with HealthTech, Troy Ament, global industry leader for healthcare at Palo Alto Networks,… Wed, 21 Oct 2026 16:13:38 -0400 Nathan Eddy https://healthtechmagazine.net/article/2026/10/healthcares-ai-expansion-calls-more-connected-security-strategy https://healthtechmagazine.net/article/2026/10/qa-nvidia-healthcare-leader-what-it-takes-make-edge-cloud-ai-work Artificial intelligence adoption continues to be a major focus for healthcare organizations as they seek more effective ways to use and understand data. As a result, the industry will likely see more medical devices and robotics systems with embedded AI. In certain cases, these devices must be able to analyze data at the edge, providing real-time responses. HealthTech spoke with David Niewolny, senior director and global head of business development for healthcare and medical at NVIDIA, about what healthcare organizations need to know about managing edge AI devices successfully and how to… Tue, 20 Oct 2026 14:31:00 -0400 Jordan Scott https://healthtechmagazine.net/article/2026/10/qa-nvidia-healthcare-leader-what-it-takes-make-edge-cloud-ai-work https://healthtechmagazine.net/article/2026/10/restoring-clinician-access-key-element-cyber-recovery Healthcare organizations have invested heavily in protecting data, restoring infrastructure and recovering critical applications after cyberattacks. Recovery also depends on the endpoint, yet it rarely receives the same attention in planning, even though clinical workflows can’t fully resume until those devices are trusted and working again. A U.S. clinical genomics company recently reported a data breach affecting approximately 2.8 million individuals, underscoring the sensitivity and scale of the information healthcare organizations are responsible for protecting. But data exposure is only… Fri, 16 Oct 2026 14:41:01 -0400 Jason Mafera https://healthtechmagazine.net/article/2026/10/restoring-clinician-access-key-element-cyber-recovery