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. 

Daniel Yang, MD, vice president of artificial intelligence and emerging technologies at Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente, is concerned about a growing divide in AI adoption, where some health systems can afford the technology while others cannot, The Wall Street Journal reported Aug. 21.

In today's rapidly evolving healthcare landscape, the integration of large language models stands poised to redefine patient care and organizational efficiency.

Epic is rapidly integrating artificial intelligence into its software, spearheading around 100 projects aimed at streamlining healthcare for both patients and providers, the Wisconsin State Journal reported Aug. 21.

Epic founder and CEO Judy Faulkner said the company is always looking decades ahead, whether that's expanding its headquarters, staff, or technology offerings to health systems.

As health systems continue their artificial intelligence push, more Americans are feeling comfortable with the role the technology will play in their healthcare. 

Across industries, the percentage of C-level executives leaders who say their IT function is effective in delivering even basic services has plummeted over the last decade, according to a new report from IBM.

After a $3 million collaboration, Cleveland Clinic is set to become a shareholder in Strolll, a software that uses augmented reality to help people with Parkinson's disease.

Clearwater, Fla.-based BayCare Health System is partnering with Cadence, a chronic disease management company, to launch a remote patient monitoring and responsive virtual care program.

Epic welcomed 19 new health system customers at its Users Group Meeting on Aug. 20.

Tacoma, Wash.-based MultiCare Health System is entering into a partnership with health tech firm Azra AI in a bid to get cancer treatment to patients faster. 

Health systems view digital transformation as a top priority, but few have the resources to scale these initiatives, according to an Aug. 19 article from the American Medical Association.

Walgreens is partnering with the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority within HHS to accelerate innovation in decentralized clinical trials.