Healthcare CIOs have spent the past several months responding to the pandemic and making adjustments to their teams based on their organization's acute needs.

The FDA launched its Digital Health Center of Excellence Sept. 22 to foster healthcare innovation research and create strategic initiatives for digital health technologies.

From their thoughts on artificial intelligence's potential to optimize clinical workflows to their insight about how the pandemic is changing patient demands, here are 10 key quotes about the role of innovation in healthcare that executives from hospitals and health systems across the country shared with Becker's Hospital Review in September:

Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth recently rolled out a new campaign called "Humans are Incredible," which encourages the public to take ownership of their systemic health during a time when many feel they have lost control.

Revere, Mass., recently launched a new COVID-19 safety and awareness campaign prominently featuring the stories of community members who have survived the disease, the Boston Herald reported.

As technology continues to fuel changes in consumers' healthcare expectations, a customer relationship management (CRM) system can help hospitals and health systems create a more tailored patient experience, which they have come to expect from other industry interactions. 

"For our patients in the COVID-19 pandemic, we didn't have the luxury of time. We knew we needed to act faster." Dr. Douglas Corwin: Pulmonary and Critical Care specialist, St. Luke’s University Health Network. 

Cerner said it will integrate advanced care planning tech provider Vynca's solution with its Millennium EHR to help clinicians streamline patient health information with their end-of-life care preferences. 

The Spokane (Wash.) Regional Health District posted a notice Sept. 21 stating that it accidentally disclosed personal health information, including COVID-19 test results and hospitalizations. 

Among nurses experiencing burnout, about 37 percent attribute it in some capacity to the EHR or other IT tools affecting their efficiency and ability to deliver quality care, according to a recent KLAS Research report. 

Amazon integrated thousands more health questions into Alexa through a collaboration with Sharecare.

Omaha-based Nebraska Medicine's computer system went down due to a security incident, according to a Live Well Nebraska report.

LinkedIn recently launched a new Healthcare Hub to help healthcare marketing professionals expand their consumer reach.

Some states are redesigning their COVID-19 contact tracing apps to address users' privacy concerns and personalization functions, according to a Sept. 19 Wall Street Journal report.

Michael Nowatkowski, PhD, associate professor at University of Augusta's computer and cyber sciences school in Georgia, specializes in reverse engineering medical devices to check their cybersecurity strength, according to a Sept. 18 Athens Banner-Herald report. 

In April, Providence Executive Vice President and Chief Digital and Innovation Officer Aaron Martin led his team to develop a new digital insight report series to help hospitals and health systems across the U.S. navigate COVID-19 recovery.

Kaiser Permanente Ventures led a Series A funding round for Osso VR, a virtual reality surgical training platform.

Harris Health System Senior Vice President and CIO David Chou outlined how healthcare CIOs can combat technology team burnout in a recent blog post.

The Office of Civil Rights agreed to settle systemic HIPAA noncompliance with a Georgia-based orthopedic practice stemming from a 2016 incident, according to a Sept. 21 announcement.

Montefiore Medical Center posted a security breach notice Sept. 18 stating that a former employee recently stole about 4,000 patients' personal information.