https://healthtechmagazine.net/ en https://healthtechmagazine.net/article/2026/10/why-virtual-care-becoming-integral-part-nursing-education As virtual nursing continues to develop across U.S. health systems, training the next generation on this growing care delivery model has become a priority for Rutgers School of Nursing. Through a Caregility partnership, the school is bringing training for virtual nursing enabled by artificial intelligence into its undergraduate program to prepare students for workflows now used in highly connected patient rooms, tele-intensive care and hospital-at-home programs. “Virtual nursing has been out there for the past 30 years,” says Angela Starkweather, dean and professor at the Rutgers School of… Thu, 01 Oct 2026 13:43:30 -0400 Nathan Eddy https://healthtechmagazine.net/article/2026/10/why-virtual-care-becoming-integral-part-nursing-education https://healthtechmagazine.net/article/2026/09/healthcare-organizations-must-brave-new-world-cyberthreats-ai Artificial intelligence models are evolving at a rapid clip. In a post–Claude Mythos Preview and GPT-5.5 environment, that means capabilities that could massively reduce the time and skill needed to carry out sophisticated cyberattacks are becoming more accessible than ever. For organizations across industries, traditional approaches to cybersecurity are inadequate in keeping up with this ever-changing threat landscape.   In a survey of 951 IT decision-makers, CDW found that AI represents both a significant threat and a powerful tool in cybersecurity. In fact, 43% of respondents said… Wed, 30 Sep 2026 15:16:40 -0400 CDW Staff https://healthtechmagazine.net/article/2026/09/healthcare-organizations-must-brave-new-world-cyberthreats-ai https://healthtechmagazine.net/article/2026/09/instead-models-and-gpus-focus-right-workloads-ai The healthcare use cases for artificial intelligence continue to expand, from improving diagnostics for rare diseases to integrations with critical applications that ease clinical documentation burdens.  In connection to AI and data governance, much of the focus has been on which models are appropriate or the right number of graphics processing units, but the underlying issue is really whether organizations are ready to support and secure AI workloads. “Local computing, networking, security — all those elements are part of a hospital’s infrastructure that is leveraging AI as a normal… Tue, 29 Sep 2026 15:38:35 -0400 Teta Alim https://healthtechmagazine.net/article/2026/09/instead-models-and-gpus-focus-right-workloads-ai https://healthtechmagazine.net/article/2026/09/healthcares-digital-future-depends-network-resilience Maintaining uninterrupted, secure connectivity is vital for modern healthcare operations, from critical applications such as electronic health record (EHR) systems and connected medical devices to virtual care platforms. IT leaders, therefore, must evaluate how their current systems are running and assess where clinical care resilience could be falling short. When 71% of healthcare organizations report poor patient outcomes because of delays in procedures and tests from technical disruptions, achieving foundational resilience becomes a necessity to improve care delivery. Executives must… Mon, 28 Sep 2026 16:27:01 -0400 Chuck Brooks https://healthtechmagazine.net/article/2026/09/healthcares-digital-future-depends-network-resilience https://healthtechmagazine.net/article/2026/09/ehr-optimization-continuous-cycle-healthcare-it Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) have become a regular part of healthcare headlines, and when organizations join together, their application portfolios join too. Shared electronic health records systems (such as Epic, Oracle Health and MEDITECH) have a similar effect: Larger organizations extend their EHR to smaller hospitals and clinics that would not have the budget or in-house teams to deploy such a system on their own. Extending a system carries many of the same implications as an acquisition. In both cases, a group of users inherits an instance they did not design, along with its… Thu, 24 Sep 2026 15:22:49 -0400 Jeff Kula, Dr. Sonny Hyare https://healthtechmagazine.net/article/2026/09/ehr-optimization-continuous-cycle-healthcare-it https://healthtechmagazine.net/article/2026/09/mergers-and-acquisitions-overview-notable-healthcare-ma-activity-2026 Mergers and acquisitions are off to a strong start in 2026. According to Kaufman Hall, there were more transactions in Q1 2026 than in any of the previous five Q1 results. That pace continued into Q2 2026, when the industry saw the highest Q2 M&A levels since 2019. Healthcare organizations are continuing to engage in M&As as a strategy to expand care access and bolster stability amid increasing economic pressures. Many of the deals were between hospitals and regional health systems. Click the banner below to sign up for HealthTech’s weekly newsletter. Wed, 23 Sep 2026 15:35:40 -0400 Jordan Scott https://healthtechmagazine.net/article/2026/09/mergers-and-acquisitions-overview-notable-healthcare-ma-activity-2026 https://healthtechmagazine.net/article/2026/09/how-scale-ai-healthcare-while-cutting-operating-expenses Healthcare organizations are balancing tight budgets and operational transformation. While finances remain in a perilous state (market research finds year-to-date operating margin increases are hovering below 0.5%, with nonlabor expenses driving cost inflation), healthcare is ramping up its use of artificial intelligence, with more than two-thirds of organizations actively using AI and close to half assessing or using agentic AI. Standing at the intersection of these trends is the evolving question of where and how to best deploy AI. Often, healthcare organizations focus on the balance… Tue, 22 Sep 2026 17:07:17 -0400 Brian Eastwood https://healthtechmagazine.net/article/2026/09/how-scale-ai-healthcare-while-cutting-operating-expenses https://healthtechmagazine.net/article/2026/09/clinical-care-resilience-planning-not-passive-act Downtime in a hospital can happen for a number of reasons: Sometimes, it’s scheduled, and care teams received enough warning to plan for it. Other times, it can be an unplanned IT outage or an actual system disruption from a cyberattack, a third-party dependency being unavailable or a natural disaster. Whatever the case, healthcare organizations must be prepared to stay operational during downtime. Otherwise, they could face serious patient care and financial setbacks that can shutter entire facilities.  Clinical care resilience must therefore be as active and deeply ingrained as any… Tue, 22 Sep 2026 13:04:56 -0400 Eli Tarlow https://healthtechmagazine.net/article/2026/09/clinical-care-resilience-planning-not-passive-act https://healthtechmagazine.net/article/2026/09/ui-health-care-shares-journey-adopt-ambient-documentation-tool In 2023, University of Iowa Health Care surveyed their clinicians about their documentation experience to find out where it could improve. A majority of respondents cited clinical documentation as a roadblock to their own efficiency and patient care. With that feedback, UI Health Care sought a solution to alleviate administrative burden and hopefully reduce pajama time. It’s a similar journey that many other healthcare organizations have taken to combat clinician burnout by finding the right ambient documentation platform. “It has really become a standard expectation in almost any health… Mon, 21 Sep 2026 12:58:06 -0400 Teta Alim https://healthtechmagazine.net/article/2026/09/ui-health-care-shares-journey-adopt-ambient-documentation-tool https://healthtechmagazine.net/article/2026/09/biggest-healthcare-ai-question-not-what-it-can-do-when-it-should-be-used Healthcare does not lack promising applications for artificial intelligence. It lacks a disciplined way to distinguish a scientific possibility from something ready to be trusted in clinical practice. That distinction matters more than ever. IEEE’s 2030 Technology Megatrends assessment identifies personalized medicine as the technology with the greatest potential impact on humanity among the trends evaluated. Accessible early-disease diagnostics, genetic engineering and gene therapy also rank among the leading health opportunities. But high potential is not the same as broad adoption. In… Thu, 17 Sep 2026 12:53:54 -0400 Dejan Milojicic https://healthtechmagazine.net/article/2026/09/biggest-healthcare-ai-question-not-what-it-can-do-when-it-should-be-used