Artificial intelligence-drive platforms and chatbots are already helping hospitals across the U.S. connect with patients and optimize operational efficiency. But they can do more with the large clinical datasets to make clinicians' lives even easier.

Portland, Ore.-based Legacy Health is facing a federal lawsuit over allegations a former employee shared images of a burn victim who later died from his injuries, The Oregonian reported May 22.

Twelve health system leaders were named to the 2023 Health IT Influencers list May 22 by HealthTech Magazine.

Five health system nursing leaders have been named advisors at virtual nursing company AvaSure.

Here are 10 hospitals and health systems dealing with cybersecurity events, data breaches and cyberattacks as reported by Becker's since May 16:

Nuance Communications, a Microsoft subsidiary that provides artificial intelligence-powered speech-recognition services to physicians, is undergoing layoffs as it concentrates on its healthcare business, the Boston Globe reported.

Charleston, S.C.-based the Medical University of South Carolina is using remote technology to expand access to MRI's with the aim of cutting down patients' travel times and expenses, Live 5 News reported May 19. 

Amazon's PillPack is notifying consumers that an unauthorized person took customer emails and passwords to log into 19,032 PillPack accounts.

As healthcare information exchanges sought to solve EHR interoperability issues, John Halamka, MD, president of the Mayo Clinic Platform, said they haven't worked due to their lack of business model, Computer World reported May 22.

The CEO who had to shut down his Tennessee medical center to deal with a cyberattack said it was one the hardest things he's ever had to do in healthcare, WKRN reported.

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Spokane, Wash.-based Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center said it has a projected $35 million budget deficit due largely in part to its troubled Cerner EHR system, which in turn is forcing the hospital to cut staff, The Spokesman-Review reported May 21. 

Amazon continues to recruit staff to fulfill its healthcare ambitions in areas like virtual care, the pharmacy and a "special" medical device project. Here are eight jobs the tech giant is hiring for now:

Below are three health systems and hospitals that have implemented or announced plans to implement an EHR system from Meditech, as reported by Becker's since March 8:

A North Carolina radiology group is suing its cyber insurance carrier after its coverage lapsed two days before it suffered a ransomware attack, The Wall Street Journal reported May 18.

With healthcare marketing budgets declining by 8 percent and a slowing U.S. economy, hospital and health system marketing leaders told Becker's they are carefully assessing their marketing budgets and are laser-focused on return on investments for marketing campaigns and channels. 

Despite healthcare's smartphone-enabled digital transformation, many physicians still prefer using good old-fashioned beepers, The Wall Street Journal reported May 19.

The majority of Americans favor retail pharmacies over big-box stores for nonemergency medical care, a new report from health IT company Wolters Kluwer found.

MultiCare Health System has rolled out Moxi, a robotic nursing assistant, to MultiCare Tacoma General Hospital and Mary Bridge Children's Hospital, all based in Tacoma, Wash.

Northwest Health-La Porte (Ind.) filed a data breach notice on May 2 disclosing that patient records were illegally removed from shredding bins at one of its old facilities, JD Supra reported May 18.