Several ransomware attacks with high publicity, such as the attack on Las Vegas-based University Medical Center, meat supplier JBS and software firm Kaseya, have all been linked with the infamous hacker group REvil.

Health Sciences South Carolina, a biomedical research collaborative comprising seven health systems across the state, developed a new data-sharing platform for providers to input clinical data and expedite vaccinations to patients most in need. 

After making acquisitions, healthcare organizations want to use the same enterprise systems across all facilities, which raises the question about what to do with the legacy systems and data.

Vori Health, a company that provides digital and in-person musculoskeletal care, raised more than $50 million July 7 in a series A funding round.

Jason Szczuka on July 8 became Cincinnati-based Bon Secours Mercy Health's first chief digital officer.

GoodRx, an online platform that offers coupons for discounts on prescription drugs, is teaming up with DoorDash to offer the food ordering and delivery platform's network of drivers access to its prescription savings program and telehealth services, the companies said July 8. 

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has launched a first-of-its-kind artificial intelligence certificate geared toward medical settings.

Kaseya was informed of a major cybersecurity hole in its IT management software in early April, three months before a ransomware group took hostage its information systems in an ongoing attack, The Wall Street Journal reported July 7. 

The Innovation Institute formed a partnership with healthcare artificial intelligence company Olive to focus on developing new clinical technologies for healthcare providers, according to a July 6 news release. 

A ransomware attack on Practicefirst Medical Management Solutions and PBS Medcode has left more than 1 million people exposed after hackers stole patient files.

The FDA in May expanded Pfizer's emergency use authorization to include people ages 12 and older, and the drugmaker said it hopes to apply for its COVID-19 vaccine's approval to be used in children between ages 5 and 11 in September. 

An attack on Biloxi, Miss.-based Coastal Family Health Center, Mississippi's fourth-largest community healthcare provider, has exposed 62,342 patients.

YouTube’s recommendation algorithm still regularly suggests videos with COVID-19 misinformation, according to research published July 7 by nonprofit Mozilla Foundation.

San Francisco, Calif.-based Dignity Health renamed one of its hospitals. The Camarillo, Calif.-based hospital formerly known as St. John's Pleasant Valley Hospital on July 6 changed its name to St. John's Hospital Camarillo.

Wearable health-tracking devices like Fitbit and Apple Watch may help detect early signs of COVID-19 infections, as well as provide better insights into patients' long-term recovery from the disease, according to a paper published July 7 in JAMA Network Open.  

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic is licensing technology it created to develop new vaccines to biopharmaceutical company Tetherex Pharmaceuticals to commercialize, the organizations said July 6. 

As more businesses adopt a hybrid model, tech startups are looking to cash in on the tools to support remote work, according to a July 6 report by The New York Times.

Federal authorities are recommending that organizations affected by the July 2 ransomware attack on IT management software company Kaseya implement a slew of protections to remediate the issue. 

The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated digital innovation for hospitals. As hospital leaders imagine a post-pandemic industry, here are five emerging health IT trends, according to an Accenture report.

As Apple's vice president of health, Sumbul Desai, MD, oversees the tech giant's healthcare initiatives ranging from clinical partnerships to medical research and clinical product development.