Peoria, Ill.-based OSF Healthcare's innovation hubs are starting to bear fruit.

The FBI issued an alert Sept. 14 about an increase in cybercriminals targeting healthcare payment processors in an attempt to hijack the payments.

Oakland, Md.-based Garrett Regional Medical Center will receive $650,000 in federal funding to purchase an Epic EHR system, Cumberland-Times News reported Sept. 9. 

Oracle closed its $28.4 billion acquisition of Cerner in June and the company contributed $1.4 billion to Oracle's revenue in the first quarter of 2023, which ended Aug. 31.

Becker's recently invited hospital and health system chief innovation officers to share their proudest innovations. Now, to look ahead, we asked them where they see hospitals and health systems focusing their projects and investments in the future.

The U.S. government has charged three Iranian nationals with a scheme to commit ransomware attacks on healthcare facilities and other organizations, including a thwarted attack on Boston Children's Hospital, the Justice Department said Sept. 14.

Healthcare analytics company Milliman MedInsight's methodologies and analytics will be  integrated into Epic's new Value-Based Performance Management module.

Healthcare marketing company LuxSci is partnering with healthcare software compliance company the Compliancy Group to provide HIPAA-compliant email software to healthcare organizations.

WebMD Health Services is partnering with digital health company Fern Health to provide digital tools to chronic pain patients.

Biotech company Gameto has raised $17 million, bringing its total capital raised to $40 million.

Texas Health Resources has started an acute-care-at-home program for patients of the Arlington-based health system.

New Oracle Health general manager Travis Dalton plans to look beyond traditional EHR functions in helping hospitals and health systems automate, he said in a Sept. 13 company blog post.

After a physician at Chicago-based Rush University Medical Center noticed he was having to enter his login and password whenever he sent an electronic prescription through its Epic EHR, he went to administrators to change the system, helping save Rush providers time, the American Medical Association reported Sept. 13. 

Geisinger Health Foundation has raised $6 million for pediatric and women's health innovation at the Danville, Pa.-based health system.

Chief marketing officers are shrinking their budgets as optimism for marketing dwindles due to the state of the U.S. economy, according to a Sept. 13 survey conducted by Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business.

Vim Connect platform will drive enhanced value-based care operations across multiple EHRs and diverse practice environments.

The American Heart Association and University of California San Francisco have partnered on a new program to train health tech entrepreneurs.

Congressional Democrats plan to push for a national patient identifier system in the upcoming legislative session, Politico reported Sept. 14.

Nearly two-thirds of chief information security officers report to leaders other than the CIO, according to a global survey of 327 CISOs by executive search firm Heidrick & Struggles.

Digital care delivery company Amwell is expanding its technology team with the appointments of Vaughn Paunovich to executive vice president of enterprise platforms and Matthew McAllister to chief product officer.