Epic Systems launched its new "Partnership and Pals" program that aims to collaborate with various healthcare companies to integrate technologies that will expand the benefits of patients and providers.

Viome Life Sciences, a healthcare company creating digital diagnostics tests, raised $86.5 million in series C financing.

Sayre, Pa.-based Guthrie Clinic achieved Epic Gold Stars Level 10 for a fourth consecutive year.

Patients around the country increasingly have the option of receiving their hospital care at home.

When Kaiser Permanente agreed to acquire Geisinger and form a new value-based care organization, Risant Health, it had competition in mind: for-profit healthcare disruptors.

Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Health has been using nurses and medical assistants to respond to patient messages that fall within the scope of their responsibilities, which in turn has lowered the amount of messages physicians receive by 25 percent, EpicShares reported Aug. 21. 

Louisville, Ky.-based UofL Health confirmed that it has been affected by the data breach on popular file transfer tool MOVEit, which has affected millions of people across a variety of industries. 

Culver City, Calif.-based Prospect Medical Holdings said it has made progress in restoring critical systems that were taken offline due to a ransomware attack that started Aug. 3, ABC News reported Aug. 18. 

Pittsburgh-based UPMC has been working with law enforcement agencies and regulators to respond to third-party data breaches, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported Aug. 21.

Epic Systems has added AI-powered cloud contact center Talkdesk to its new Pals program, which aims to help Epic customers select vendors that use validated integrations with its software. 

Healthcare is increasingly pivoting toward artificial intelligence, with industry professionals adding AI skills to their profiles at 12 times the national average, according to LinkedIn.

Google recently posted several job openings related to its health business. Below are three open positions as of July 21:

Are hospitals and health systems still sharing patient data with Facebook parent company Meta Platforms?

Point32Health, the parent of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, reported a $102.7 million operating loss for the first half of the year, which its chief financial officer largely attributed to an April ransomware incident that took place on its computer systems, The Boston Globe reported Aug. 18.  

About 100 UC San Diego Health clinicians are using AI tools to help them with administrative work, local news outlet CBS 8 reported Aug. 18.

Morris (Ill.) Hospital & Healthcare Centers disclosed a data breach that affected 248,943 patients, according to a filing with the Maine Attorney General.

One of the greatest challenges health systems face when it comes to digital transformation is striking a balance between leveraging advanced technology and maintaining patient privacy, data security and ethical considerations, according to Terri Couts, RN, chief digital officer of Sayre, Pa.-based the Guthrie Clinic. 

In March, New York City-based NYU Langone Health requested access to Microsoft's private instances of GPT4 and now has one of the first HIPAA-compliant GPT4 ecosystems in healthcare. 

Visana Health, a virtual women's healthcare company based in Minneapolis, received $10.1 million in seed funding to expand its digital platform that provides clinical care for women's health conditions.

Numerous hospitals, health systems and health tech companies have faced lawsuits during the summer, most pertaining to cybersecurity issues.