SAP and Fresenius are partnering to build a sovereign European integrated healthcare ecosystem using AI and open standards for hospital information systems.

Hospitals in Asia are leveraging midcycle automation and AI to achieve a 70% cut in processing time, streamlining revenue cycle management and boosting reimbursements.

The Chinese Medicine Hospital of Hong Kong (CMHHK) and Government Chinese Medicines Testing Institute officially launched, marking a new phase in integrating Chinese medicine with hospital operations and national strategies.

The European Commission has launched a comprehensive action plan on January 15, 2026, to enhance cybersecurity for EU hospitals and healthcare providers in response to 309 significant attacks reported in 2023.

Max Healthcare has partnered with Google to allow patients to book hospital appointments directly through Google Search and Maps, enhancing accessibility and efficiency in healthcare services.

AZ Monica hospital in Antwerp, Belgium, has canceled all operations for a second day due to a cyberattack that shut down servers and made electronic patient files inaccessible.

ORTEC acquires German clinical staff management software provider Klages & Partner, adding over 200 healthcare customers and enhancing workforce optimization for European hospitals.

China’s National Healthcare Security Administration is piloting a unified smart payment system for medical insurance that will expand QR, facial recognition, mobile and credit-based payments across hospitals to streamline outpatient, emergency and inpatient billing workflows.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies achieves CE and UKCA certification for its GridION Dx system, marking its entry into regulated clinical diagnostics markets across the UK and Europe.

The founder of Asian Institute of Medical Sciences is pursuing a buyback of private equity investors’ 49% stake to regain greater strategic control over the hospital group’s expansion and capital structure.