Becker's Hospital Review reported the following health IT executive moves recently affecting hospitals, companies and federal agencies:

A new Center for Computational Immunology at New York City-based Mount Sinai's Icahn School of Medicine will serve as a research hub for the study and discovery of targeted immunotherapies for cancer patients.

A Chinese hacker remains at large after being accused of hacking into Anthem's computer systems to expose nearly 80 million patient records, according to a U.S. indictment that was unsealed May 9 and reported by Bloomberg.

Artificial intelligence should be wholeheartedly adopted across an entire organization, rather than as a series of standalone solutions, according to the Harvard Business Review.

A recently discovered genetic mutation in prostate cancer tumors is linked to a severe drop in survival rate and can indicate patients in need of intensive treatment, according to a study published in PNAS on May 6.

Catasys, a healthcare consulting firm based in Los Angeles, will use its proprietary artificial intelligence platform to identify and offer solutions for the nationwide loneliness epidemic, the company announced on May 9.

Amazon's Echo Dot Kids devices, a version of the company's Alexa smart speaker that is marketed toward children, allegedly improperly records and stores young users' conversations in the cloud, according to a complaint filed by privacy and child advocacy groups, The Wall Street Journal reports.

A recent blog post by Olive dive in to the critical conversation happening around the ethical implimentation of artificial intelligence. 

A recent press release by Quest Diagnostics announced the launch of three new sexually transmitted disease laboratory test packages that patients can purchase online for some of the most prevalent STDs in the U.S. 

Health information exchange among DirectTrust participants grew by 49 percent in the first quarter of 2019.

University of Alabama at Birmingham Health System is recruiting participants for the National Institute of Health's precision medicine study, which aims to identify and prevent diseases through genetic data, WBRC, a Fox affiliate, reports.

Harris Computer Systems acquired Uniphy Health, a software startup that focuses on clinical communications and physician workflow, to improve care coordination and physician and patient engagement.

Mishawaka, Ind.-based Franciscan Health is testing an EHR training program that aims to provide nurses with hands-on experience with care documentation during patient procedures.

Tracking genetic, molecular and daily health data on a regular basis — rather than only when a health issue arises — can help physicians predict the onset of disease and provide insights into the development of highly personalized treatments, according to a study published in Nature Medicine on May 8.

MATTER, a healthcare startup incubator, and rMark Bio, which provides artificial intelligence solutions to life sciences companies, both based in Chicago, announced the launch of their joint Origin platform on May 8.

Pearl, the dentistry-focused offshoot of Los Angeles-based artificial intelligence startup GumGum, launched on May 8 after raising $11 million in Series A funding, TechCrunch reports.

Gilead Sciences announced a collaboration with Cambridge, Mass.-based biotech startup Goldfinch Bio on May 8 that will see the two companies using genomic data to develop precision therapies for kidney disease.

St. Joseph, Mich.-based Spectrum Health Lakeland is notifying 1,100 patients about a data breach at its billing services vendor that may have put patients' personal information at risk, according to mlive.com.

Although PayPal is working on blockchain and cryptocurrency projects, the company is not sold on the idea of a digital coin, PayPal CFO John Rainey told Yahoo Finance on May 7.

To fill the shortage of cybersecurity workers, companies are hiring individuals with no traditional four-year degrees or formal experience, reports The Wall Street Journal.