America needs a "cyber dome" to protect against the increasing number of cyberattacks that are plaguing healthcare, according to nine former HHS and Veterans Affairs secretaries.

U.S. Rep. Matt Rosendale of Montana, chair of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs' Subcommittee on Technology Modernization, said VA pharmacy staff are struggling with Oracle Health's EHR pharmacy software functions. 

OpenAI, the company that created ChatGPT, is searching for healthcare expertise to add to its team. 

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic is collaborating with Epic and healthcare artificial intelligence company Abridge to develop a generative AI tool for nurses.

A cyberattack compromised three employee email accounts at Ann Arbor-based Michigan Medicine, which led to about 56,953 individuals being personally notified.

As rural hospitals grapple with eroding profits, one Vermont hospital CEO suggested  giving hospitals and clinics in the state access to an Epic EHR system, Valley News reported July 21. 

Aurora, Colo.-based UCHealth led a $10 million funding round for a patient access startup the health system says can create a "more seamless and integrated" healthcare experience.

Several employees of New York City-based Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center got tricked by an email phishing scam after a hacker took over one of their co-worker's accounts.

Hospitals and health systems continue to recover from a July 18 IT issue disrupting service for some Microsoft customers. 

Google continues to aggressively hire for jobs focused on enhancing the health features of its devices. 

Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Avera Health is moving to an Epic EHR system. 

A global cyber outage that disrupted industries including healthcare, aviation and the media July 19 shows how interconnected IT systems are and the reliance on third-party vendors, health system leaders say.

Technical issues due to the global IT outage affecting cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike are affecting how hospitals and health systems access their Epic EHRs. 

The proposed acquisition of Akron, Ohio-based Summa Health by Health Assurance Transformation Corp., or HATCo, is slated to close by the end of 2024, Ideastream Public Media reported July 18. 

Two hackers pleaded guilty to participating in a ransomware group that has extorted approximately $500 million from organizations including hospitals.

Some refer to generative AI's tendency to spew wrong information as "hallucinating" or "making stuff up." These researchers call it "botsh-t."

UC San Diego Health is on the forefront of integrating artificial intelligence into clinical and operational processes, and it's beginning to save lives.

Epic's revenue increased to $4.9 billion in 2023, a company spokesperson told Becker's.

A global IT outage is affecting several U.S. hospitals and health systems.

Former employees with UnitedHealth Group's Optum and its subsidiaries took to social media beginning July 18 regarding another reduction in force they say occurred across parts of the company.