Universal Health Services, a King of Prussia, Pa.-based health system with 26 hospitals and hundreds of other clinical facilities across the U.S. and United Kingdom, was hit by a cyberattack that shut down computers and some phone systems.

Atlanta-based Piedmont Cancer Institute began notifying more than 5,000 patients in September that their personal health information was exposed as the result of a recent email phishing incident.

While EHR snooping ultimately boils down to a human issue, some hospitals and health systems are turning to technology to mitigate cases of unauthorized record viewing. 

From artificial intelligence and machine learning to wearables and chatbots, technology is transforming the way providers and patients engage with one another.

Sara Vaezy, the chief digital strategy and business development officer at Renton, Wash.-based Providence, has been exploring ways technology can drive better healthcare practices ever since she entered the professional world.

IT leaders at Covenant HealthCare, located in Saginaw, Michigan, identified that their IT department needed a better way to manage tickets and projects.

Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth is using new robots controlled by patients to allow them to safely socialize and explore areas of its hospitals while staying physically isolated, according to a Sept. 28 WKMG report. 

Google has evolved its healthcare strategy over the past decade, with its current iteration focused on helping physicians search medical records more easily and using artificial intelligence for diagnostic purposes. But Business Insider reports the company is still struggling to…

Microsoft reported a disruption to its Azure cloud and Office 365 on Sept. 28, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.

The HHS Office of the National  Health Coordinator for Health Information Technology awarded a three-year cooperative agreement Sept. 29 to the American Board of Family Medicine as part of a new initiative to measure use and potential burdens physicians experience…