The five most-read health IT stories from Becker's Hospital Review in August, beginning with the most popular:
1. Epic consulting firm unveils Cerner business line: 4 notes
Nordic, an Epic EHR consulting company, launched a new service line to provide EHR system support to Cerner clients.
2. 3 things Epic has done in the past 4 months
As a leading EHR provider, healthcare executives pay attention when Epic forges new partnerships.
3. Hackers demand more than $1M in bitcoin from Washington hospital
Aberdeen, Wash.-based Grays Harbor Community Hospital is notifying around 85,000 patients of a June 15 ransomware attack on its systems that may have exposed patients' personal and medical information.
4. Hackers steal California hospital's website domain, email addresses
Sonoma (Calif.) Valley Hospital was forced to change the name of its website URL and email addresses after its domain, svh.com, was hijacked Aug. 6.
5. Apple health leaders leaving amid disagreements over department's future
Several key health leaders have departed Apple in the past year as the tech firm decides which direction to take its health business.