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News March 18, 2026
AI Can Transform Healthcare, If Systems Address Workforce and Funding First
By Stephanie Fraser – AI is expanding rapidly across healthcare, but its long-term impact will depend on how organizations address deeper structural challenges such as workforce shortages and funding constraints, HIMSS President and CEO Hal Wolf said during the annual HIMSS conference in Las Vegas last week.
Artificial Intelligence, Our Reports March 18, 2026
AI in Healthcare News and Updates
This month’s AI report includes news and updates from Ethermed, VisiQuate, DirectTrust, UnityAI, Pivot Point Consulting, Autonomize AI, ServiceNow, Eko Health, Wayne General Hospital, Ardent Health, hellocare.ai, Wellsheet, Luma Health, Lightbeam Health Solutions, Greenway Health, ControlUp, Sword Health, XiFin, Inc., RethinkBH, RecovryAI, Azara Healthcare, TigerConnect, Talkdesk, GenieMD, AdvancedMD, CharmHealth, RVK AI, Dazos, & more.
News March 18, 2026
Proactive Compliance in Healthcare
By Shannon Walker – Compliance oversight is becoming more complex in healthcare organizations. In 2026, proactive compliance will increasingly intersect with workforce well-being, health IT governance, and executive accountability.
HIMSS Annual Conference March 17, 2026
At HIMSS 2026, Rural Health Moved from Side Conversation to Transformation Strategy
By Stephanie Fraser – The focus reflects growing national attention on rural care delivery, particularly following the launch of the federal Rural Health Transformation Program, a five-year, $50 billion initiative designed to help states strengthen access to care, modernize infrastructure, and stabilize rural providers.
Our Reports
- AI in Healthcare News and Updates - March 18, 2026
- The Road to Rural Healthcare: March 2026 - March 16, 2026
- Health IT Issues that Deserve a Second Read – February 2026 - March 14, 2026
- Upcoming Virtual Events Roundup - March 13, 2026
- Health IT Business News HIMSS26 Edition – March 12, 2026 - March 12, 2026
- Sharing Health Data Update March 2026 - March 11, 2026
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- AI in Healthcare News and Updates
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- At HIMSS 2026, Rural Health Moved from Side Conversation to Transformation Strategy
- Three Ways to Train Healthcare Staff Without Pulling Them Off the Floor
- Ambient AI in Clinical Practice: Clarifying the Boundaries of Physician Judgment
- AMCP2026 in Nashville
- The Road to Rural Healthcare: March 2026
- Preparing for TEAM: How Hospitals Can Turn Data into a Strategic Asset
- The Future of Emergency Departments: Defining What Comes Next
- Medicine Isn’t Takeout – So Why Are We Treating It Like It Is
- Health IT Issues that Deserve a Second Read – February 2026
- Painful, But Notice Mandatory
- Upcoming Virtual Events Roundup
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Health IT Innovation
March 10, 2026
From Hypothesis to Human Trials: AI’s Push Toward Reversing Cellular Decline
By Thomas Kluz – The discovery of Yamanaka factors by Nobel laureate Shinya Yamanaka, which can reprogram adult cells into induced pluripotent stem cells, ignited serious scientific interest in whether aging might be partially reversible.
Read MoreInteroperability
March 11, 2026
Insurance Denied Him Dialysis. So I Married Him
By Daree Allen Nieves – What one man’s ESRD journey reveals about the diabetes-to-kidney-failure pipeline, and why closing it is the defining challenge of value-based care.
Read MoreRegulatory
March 16, 2026
Preparing for TEAM: How Hospitals Can Turn Data into a Strategic Asset
By Lee-Ann Ruf – When the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services launched its Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM) initiative in January 2026, more than 700 hospitals across the country took another significant step toward enacting value-based care.
Read MoreHealthcare NOW Radio
March 15, 2026
The Future of Emergency Departments: Defining What Comes Next
NOW on-demand, Value-Based Care Insights host Daniel J. Marino speaks with Dr. Richard Wolfe, associate professor of Emergency Medicine Harvard Medical School and a nationally recognized leader in emergency medicine operations.
Read MoreHealthcare Revenue Cycle and Finance
March 12, 2026
Hospitals Are Losing Leverage. Revenue Cycle Is Where It Shows Up First
By Noah Breslow – For a long time, hospitals could count on one thing: even when reimbursement was complicated, it was still mostly predictable. Care was delivered, claims were submitted, and while denials happened, revenue generally followed. That is no longer the case.
Read MoreDigital Health & Telemedicine
March 4, 2026
Virtual Healthcare March 2026
We are seeking out the latest developments around virtual healthcare. News from VirtuAlly, TytoCare, Safety Net Connect, Caregility, ATA Action, Walgreens, Fabric, OpenEvidence, FindADoc, Ardent Health Services, GenieMD, KeyCare, and more.
Read MoreAnalytics & Population Health
March 18, 2026
AI in Healthcare News and Updates
This month’s AI report includes news and updates from Ethermed, VisiQuate, DirectTrust, UnityAI, Pivot Point Consulting, Autonomize AI, ServiceNow, Eko Health, Wayne General Hospital, Ardent Health, hellocare.ai, Wellsheet, Luma Health, Lightbeam Health Solutions, Greenway Health, ControlUp, Sword Health, XiFin, Inc., RethinkBH, RecovryAI, Azara Healthcare, TigerConnect, Talkdesk, GenieMD, AdvancedMD, CharmHealth, RVK AI, Dazos, & more.
Read MoreHealth IT Security Privacy and Compliance
March 13, 2026
Painful, But Notice Mandatory
By Matt Fisher – Revealing a data breach can be a hard action for an organization to take. The ongoing stream of notifications still generates attention, which is typically not positive when a security breakdown is revealed. At the same time, the notification is (or should be) unavoidable since the HIPAA breach notification rule is clear about what action is necessary.
Read More#ICYMI
- At HIMSS 2026, Rural Health Moved from Side Conversation to Transformation Strategy Posted on: March 17, 2026
- Three Ways to Train Healthcare Staff Without Pulling Them Off the Floor Posted on: March 17, 2026
- Ambient AI in Clinical Practice: Clarifying the Boundaries of Physician Judgment Posted on: March 17, 2026
- Preparing for TEAM: How Hospitals Can Turn Data into a Strategic Asset Posted on: March 16, 2026
- Upcoming Virtual Events Roundup Posted on: March 13, 2026
- Hospitals Are Losing Leverage. Revenue Cycle Is Where It Shows Up First Posted on: March 12, 2026
- Insurance Denied Him Dialysis. So I Married Him Posted on: March 11, 2026














