Microsoft plans to improve the security of Windows after a faulty update sent to the operating system caused a global IT outage that affected hospitals and health systems.

From plans to roll out 20 new programs to aiming to transition all of its customers to TEFCA, here are eight updates on Epic's operations, software products and partnerships reported by Becker's Hospital Review in August:

AI-based software provider Qventus launched an AI operational assistant for frontline healthcare workers, designed to bridge the data-to-action gap.

Artificial intelligence is not merely a technological tool but a strategic advantage and a competitive differentiator for Atlantic Health System, Sunil Dadlani, the system's chief information and digital transformation officer, told Becker's. 

Scottsbluff, Neb.-based Regional West Health Services plans to install Epic EHR systemwide in October.

The American Hospital Association has named Scott Gee as its new deputy national advisor for cybersecurity and risk.

OSF OnCall, Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare's digital arm, has launched at-home monitoring for pediatric respiratory viruses. 

Philadelphia-based Main Line Health has made "chaos engineering" a cornerstone of its cybersecurity strategy, CSO Online reported Aug. 23. 

Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine just expanded ambient artificial intelligence to clinicians across its health system, but its CIO is already looking at what comes next.

A federal grand jury has indicted an alleged member of a hacking group that tried to extort hospitals.

Epic is developing features for its EHR ranging from artificial intelligence agents in MyChart to more connectivity between payers and providers, the company said at its Users Group Meeting.

As the healthcare industry embraces technological transformation, leaders agree it is not about having tech, but having the right tech to stand out.

In an era where healthcare operations are becoming increasingly digitized, the risks associated with cybersecurity are evolving at a rapid pace.

According to an Aug. 22 survey from the Center for Connected Medicine at Pittsburgh-based UPMC, patient access emerged as the top challenge where technology could make the most significant impact in healthcare.

As marketing leaders at Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health know well, Google ratings are the "front door" for consumers in many industries — healthcare included.

Here are four hospitals and health systems appointing new chief marketing officers to their teams, as reported by Becker's since June 20:

Roughly 7,000 of Epic's customers, many of them from health systems, visited the EHR vendor's sprawling headquarters in Verona, Wis., from Aug. 19-22 for the company's annual Users Group Meeting. Here are six highlights from the conference.

For the fourth consecutive year, AI has been named the most exciting emerging technology by healthcare executives, according to an Aug. 22 survey from the Center for Connected Medicine at Pittsburgh-based UPMC.

The ransomware group known as Everest has begun targeting the healthcare sector.

Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health is expanding its partnership with digital health company Story Health to enhance patient access to its cardiology services.