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In a 10-year contract worth as much as $2.5 billion, Indian Health Service will replace its VistA-based patient management system with Oracle technology, to be implemented and maintained by General Dynamics IT.

The new combined company says it will drive high patient engagement and lower costs for patients and employers.

Also, Mediwave has introduced its suite of smart emergency response solutions in Malaysia. 

The practice's optimal start rate – when a patient begins dialysis at home, receives a preemptive transplant or begins in-center hemodialysis – had been 40%. With the new electronic health record, it's now 90%.

Network-as-a-Service architecture at Palo Alto Healthcare System will increase veterans' access to virtual care services by bringing 4G or 5G cellular and LEO satellite connectivity to those living in broadband deserts.

The goal of the new initiative is to explore ways to harness artificial intelligence and machine learning to "facilitate healing while improving equitable access to healthcare," says the college's president.

Detect critical illness more quickly and reduce waiting time for care.

Its use of a special tool to connect patients with aid is an "excellent example of applying technology to value creation," says the health system's CFO. "Trying to access such programs manually, or not at all, is suboptimal for providers and patients alike."