Keith Dreyer, DO, PhD, chief data science officer of Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham, has been named to the inaugural Time 100 AI List.

Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health, the nation's third-largest health system with 143 hospitals, recently said it would be adding its name to its hospitals for the first time.

Microsoft has partnered with digital pathology provider Paige to build an image-based artificial intelligence model for detecting cancer. 

Healthcare will see rapid growth of generative artificial intelligence in the next 12 to 18 months, and hospitals and health systems need to be prepared, according to Darrell Bodnar, CIO of Berlin, N.H.-based North Country Healthcare. 

YouTube is partnering with content creators including Mass General Brigham to make health information available to more people through artificial intelligence.

Ibex Medical Analytics, an artificial intelligence-powered cancer diagnostics, raised $55 million in series C financing.

San Antonio-based CentroMed is facing two patient-led lawsuits over a June 9 data breach that affected 350,000 individuals, San-Antonio Express News reported. 

Despite financial challenges in the last year, health systems are still prioritizing spending on new technology to operate more efficiently, reduce burnout, and deliver better patient care. But that doesn't mean the pressure is off IT leaders to cut spending.

Google is collaborating with Meditech to bring generative artificial intelligence to EHRs, including at Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare.

The Thrive EHR from Evident was named the top EHR for small hospitals by Black Book Research.

Healthcare IT leaders have told Becker's that artificial intelligence will only work if it is completely integrated within the EHR; Cerner and Epic have looked to deepen their AI reach. 

Financial engagement platform Cedar is using Google Cloud's artificial intelligence tools to assist patients with their healthcare bills.

Leaders from Pittsburgh-based UPMC told Becker's it plans to transition to Epic because the EHR can position the health system for advances in digital health and artificial intelligence.

In relaying the departure of CEO Rosalind Brewer on Sept. 1, Walgreens said it was looking for a replacement with "deep healthcare experience."

Here are four hospitals and health systems dealing with cyberattacks Becker's has reported on since Aug. 5:

Hospital and health system CIOs told Becker's that healthcare organizations are hesitant to create a generative AI strategy due to technical, financial, regulatory and ethical considerations.

Pittsburgh-based UPMC physicians are using AI technology from Abridge during patient appointments and have stated that the platform is already about 95 percent accurate, ABC27 News reported Sept. 5. 

Madison, Wis.-based UW Health has renamed SwedishAmerican Medical Center-Belvidere (Ill.) to UW Health Belvidere Hospital as it continues to change the name of former SwedishAmerican clinics to its own brand, WTVO reported Sept. 6. 

HHS' Office for Civil Rights and the Federal Trade Commission have released the letters that were sent to 66 hospitals and health systems July 20 about the risks associated with pixel tracking technologies. 

Absci, a company using generative artificial intelligence in the drug discovery process, laid off 30 employees or about 15 percent of its staff, GeekWire reported Sept. 6.