While robotic-assisted surgeries are on the rise, augmented reality technology may disrupt the trend, said Randy Fagin, MD, chief medical officer of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare in an April 30 Healio article. 

Glenwood Springs, Colo.-based Valley View Hospital was the target of a phishing attack when the email accounts of four employees were accessed by unauthorized individuals, affecting the personal data of about 21,000 people.

Google fired a researcher who questioned a paper it published on the abilities of a specialized type of AI used in manufacturing computer chips, making it the third researcher fired after critiquing the company's AI, The New York Times reported May 2.

Sacramento, Calif.-based UC Davis Health and Houston (Texas) Methodist partnered with clinical intelligence company BioIntelliSense for advanced remote care.

In April, 29 organizations reported to HHS that 1.1 million people were affected by data breaches.

Imagine if your company and its products were segmented by technology in everyday use.

Responding to competition from Amazon as well as connecting patients to providers may be Google's two next moves in healthcare, argues Adam Dorfman, head of product growth at customer experience technology company Reputation in an April 28 article for VentureBeat.

From continuing advancements to its health projects, to expanding its investments into digital health startups, here are six healthcare moves from Google as reported by Becker's Hospital Review in April:

Nicklaus Children’s Hospital in Miami launched a wayfinding app to help patient families and visitors navigate the hospital’s 309-bed campus.

Audubon County (Iowa) Memorial Hospital and its associated clinics will transition its current electronic health record system to Epic's EHR system.

Google is the most popular source for searching for a physician or hospital, more popular than physician websites, healthcare sites or social media, VentureBeat reported April 28.

Greenville, S.C.-based Prisma Health signed a multiyear contract with Phillips to adopt its patient monitoring and enterprise imaging software to improve its health system's interoperability and data analytics efforts. 

From the latest update on its pending Oracle acquisition to new leadership appointments, here are 11 updates on Cerner's operations, software products and partnerships reported by Becker's Hospital Review in April.

The role of the CIO is expanding to encompass the creation and rollout of customer experience technology, The Wall Street Journal reported April 27. 

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency issued an advisory April 27 warning organizations to apply timely patches and implement a centralized patch management system to reduce their risk of compromise from the most common cyber vulnerabilities exploited by malicious cyber criminals in 2021 and 2020.

Here are five healthcare marketing campaigns launched since April 14.

Google is giving users more control over the types of advertising they see, now allowing them to block targeted ads regarding pregnancy and weight-loss, reported The Washington Post April 28. 

More hospitals with substantial cash pools have decided to think like venture capitalists, ramping up their investments into digital health startups.

Google search terms may be correlated with COVID-19 cases and may be used to anticipate waves of infection, according to a working study reported by News Medical Life Science April 27. 

From integrating cancer tests into its EHR system to a collaboration with the White House, here are six updates on Epic's operations, software products and partnerships reported by Becker's Hospital Review in April.