More than a week after a global IT outage caused by a faulty update from cybersecurity company CrowdStrike, hospitals and health systems have largely returned to business as usual. So CIOs are focused on what comes next.

Amid growing concerns over class-action lawsuits against healthcare organizations following data breaches, state lawmakers are taking action to limit liabilities for these organizations, Politico reported July 29.

Madison, Wis.-based UW Health and Epic have released a comprehensive report outlining recommendations for policymakers navigating the integration of AI into healthcare.

From collaborating with Mayo Clinic on a generative AI tool for nurses to having the largest hospital EHR market share in the world, here are six updates on Epic's operations, software products and partnerships reported by Becker's Hospital Review in July:

Health systems continue to look to Big Tech to help with their digital transformations and artificial intelligence projects. Here are seven partnerships Becker's reported on in the past month.

The University of Maryland Medical System produced a brand campaign to air during the 2024 Summer Olympics for the local audience watching on Peacock.

A New Hampshire-based health system recently fell victim to a ransomware attack, databreaches.net reported July 29.

St. Louis-based Mercy plans to lease clinics at former Walmart Health locations.

With healthcare's digital transformation underway, health systems have appointed a variety of tech leaders to the C-suite in recent years.

Atlanta-based Emory Healthcare was one of the first health systems in the U.S. to implement Epic on a large scale on Mac platforms. This move, said Alistair Erskine, MD, chief information and digital officer at Emory allowed the health system to recover quickly from the CrowdStrike IT outage. 

Losses for the healthcare industry from the CrowdStrike IT outage are estimated to reach $1.9 billion, according to a July 24 report from Parametrix Solutions, a provider of cloud monitoring, modeling and insurance services. 

Lawmakers are concerned that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' Oracle Health EHR rollout could require the government to hire many additional staffers, Military.com reported.

A California health system was breached after a hacker gained access through "push notification spamming."

More than 70% of healthcare organizations either have already adopted or plan to implement generative AI, McKinsey & Co. reported July 25.

A dispute involving EHR vendor Epic Systems has ignited concerns about the security of medical information in the healthcare industry, Politico reported July 25.

Pittsburgh-based UPMC Enterprises, and Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital Ventures, the venture capital arms of UPMC and Tampa General Hospital, respectively, have completed a strategic financing round for Medicom, a health tech startup leading enterprise imaging interoperability. 

Dalton, Ga.-based Hamilton Health Care System is rebranding to Vitruvian Health as part of its regional expansion plans. 

A man reportedly affiliated with North Korean military intelligence has been allegedly participating in a scheme to hack into U.S. healthcare systems.

A Pennsylvania hospital quickly dispelled social media rumors that it experienced a huge explosion July 23 — but not before dozens of people shared the post.

A Minnesota-based health system has been sparring with a city over what the organization calls "misinformation" being spread by the mayor and other officials, the Grand Forks (N.D.) Herald reported.