Reno, Nev.-based Renown Health's Institute for Health Innovation and Foster City, Calif.-based Gilead Sciences have joined forces to develop a better understanding of and potential treatments for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).

The Clemson (S.C.) University Division of Research and Greenville, S.C.-based Prisma Health's Health Sciences Center announced the creation of a new investment fund to accelerate healthcare innovation in the state.

Duluth, Minn.-based Essentia Health mailed letters to 1,000 patients regarding a data breach at a third-party vendor that may have exposed their protected health information, according to CBS3.

While under investigation for its billing practices, lab-testing startup uBiome laid off half of its global workforce July 10, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Global banking company HSBC tested out its blockchain platform Voltron and found that it can reduce transaction time by 40 percent, the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply reported July 10 and cited by Cointelegraph.

Here's the latest roundup of stories about health IT companies, including Cerner, Epic and Google.

Hospitals and health systems are investing in innovation centers, artificial intelligence, technology startups, telemedicine and hospitals of the future.

Mark Simon, senior vice president and CIO of Great Falls, Mont.-based Benefis Health System, discusses how the health system optimizes its electronic medical records.

The Partnership for Artificial Intelligence, Telemedicine and Robotics in Healthcare (PATH) released a new set of ethical guidelines for the development and implementation of AI in healthcare.

Geisinger has tapped Medial EarlySign, an Israeli healthcare software company, to help the Danville, Pa.-based health system develop and deploy a suite of machine learning-powered digital solutions to identify patients at risk of high-burden diseases.

Video conferencing service provider Zoom confirmed July 10 that it will release a patch for a vulnerability that allowed hackers to hijack peoples' webcams, according to Wired.

A team of security researchers found a vulnerability in two versions of GE anesthesia and respiratory machines, according to TechCrunch.

DNA-testing service Vitagene shut down external access to more than 3,000 user files that were left exposed online for years, according to Bloomberg.

Renton, Wash.-based Providence St. Joseph Health is teaming up with Microsoft to build a new high-tech hospital, according to CNBC.

The U.S. branch of Japanese pharmaceutical company Eisai announced July 9 the establishment of a new research facility dedicated to drug discovery for dementia treatment.

Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health has partnered with Babyscripts to offer its patients access to the Washington, D.C.-based virtual care company's pregnancy management app.

Carrollton, Ga.-based Tanner Health launched a new Epic EHR at its nearly 40 outpatient clinics and urgent care facilities July 1, Star News Online reports.

Allscripts company CarePort Health, which provides post-acute outcomes management software to ACOs and hospitals, is teaming up with Georgia Hospital Health Services to provide care coordination solutions to hospitals statewide.

An employee of Los Angeles County Department of Health Services contractor Nemadji Research Corp. fell victim to a phishing attack in March that exposed 14,591 L.A. County patients' personal information, Los Angeles Times reports.

Piedmont Columbus (Ga.) Regional launched an Epic EHR at several of its campuses as part of Atlanta-based Piedmont Healthcare's $30M project to implement a single records system.