Here are the top five most-read health IT stories from February, beginning with the most popular.
1. Arizona officials investigate Cerner EHR complaints at Banner Health
Phoenix-based Banner Health's hospitals and clinics in Tucson, Ariz., experienced problems stemming from its Oct. 1 Cerner EHR go-live, leading state officials to investigate several patient complaints.
2. Apple will open medical clinics for its employees this spring
Apple plans to launch AC Wellness, a group of primary health clinics for its own employees and their families, in spring 2018.
3. Medical U of South Carolina fired 13 employees for 'snooping' in patients' medical records in 2017
In a recent meeting with the board of trustees, staff members from the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston said 13 employees were terminated in 2017 after administrators determined they had viewed patient records without permission.
4. Partners HealthCare: 2.6k patients affected after 'malicious computer program' compromised system
Boston-based Partners HealthCare said in a Feb. 5 statement roughly 2,600 patients' private information may have been affected after the system's computer network was compromised by an unauthorized third-party "malicious computer program" last May.
5. Epic introduces 3-part functionality for data collaboration
Epic launched a functionality dubbed "One Virtual System Worldwide" to enable healthcare organizations on the Epic EHR to integrate patient data, the EHR vendor announced Jan. 30.