The following hospital and health system chief marketing officer and chief patient experience officer moves have been reported in the past six months.

Below are some of the recent leadership changes affecting health IT:

Researchers at University Park, Pa.-based Penn State created a prototype of a wireless, wearable transmitter that could be used for both health monitoring and clinical treatments, according to an April 14 news release.

Since the start of 2021, 155 organizations reported to HHS that 12,406,655 individuals were affected by data breaches.

Google is committing $250 million in advertising grants to government and public health organizations to fund 2.5 billion vaccine-related public service announcements.

Medtronic formed a new partnership with Internet-of-Things cybersecurity startup Sternum to resolve vulnerabilities related to the company's pacemakers that could result in hacking attacks, according to an April 16 TechCrunch report. 

Southbridge, Mass.-based Harrington Healthcare System recently began notifying more than 4,000 patients that their protected health information had been accidentally uploaded and exposed.

At least five healthcare organizations have confirmed they were affected in a data breach by revenue cycle and patient billing vendor Med-Data.

COVID-19 vaccine passports raise concerns about data privacy, fraud, personal choice and equity, according to the CIOs of Kalamazoo, Mich.-based Bronson Healthcare and Seattle Children's.

More than 1 in 4 people in the U.S. considered TV news to be their most trusted source on COVID-19 knowledge during the pandemic, according to a recent Penn State survey.

From acquisitions to research initiatives to new partnerships, here's the latest roundup of stories about health IT companies, including Microsoft, Google and Amazon.

To better understand symptoms associated with "long COVID-19," hospitals may need to make large changes to their EHRs, according to an April 14 Politico report.

San Antonio-based University Health began notifying 2,704 patients that its billing services vendor, Med-Data, fell victim to a data breach.

CVS and other pharmacy retail chains have been revamping their businesses in recent years to meet consumer demands for better healthcare access and convenience.

Lyft on April 15 rolled out Lyft Pass for Healthcare, a program that allows patients to order free rides to medical appointments, vaccinations and pharmacy pick-ups from Lyft's app.

Apple is teaming up with researchers from the Seattle-based University of Washington and Seattle Flu Study to test if the Apple Watch or iPhone can be used to predict COVID-19.

As businesses begin approaching the process of returning to physical work spaces, CIOs are rethinking the technologies that have powered their organizations over the past year and how to make employees comfortable in a hybrid workplace, The Wall Street Journal reports. 

The Department of Veterans Affairs is pausing deployment activities for its new $16 billion Cerner EHR system at a second site until it has completed a strategic review of the project and shared the results with Congress, according to an April 14 Federal News Network report. 

A hacking campaign detected by IBM tried to attack the organizations involved in manufacturing, transporting and storing COVID-19 vaccines last year. Now it has been found to be a much bigger operation than was originally thought.

Shareholders of Change Healthcare approved a $13 billion deal to become part of UnitedHealth Group's OptumInsight.