A Texas health system has gone into downtime procedures following an IT outage. Edinburg, Texas-based DHR Health switched to using paper records after the network disruption March 20. “DHR Health is currently addressing a cyber incident, and our IT teams…

Several hospitals and health systems are launching Epic EHR implementation projects in 2025, aiming to enhance efficiency and improve system integration. Blessing Health System in Quincy, Ill., a 347-bed acute-care hospital, is embarking on an 18-month transition to Epic. Despite…

A community group is issuing demands of General Catalyst prior to its acquisition of Akron, Ohio-based Summa Health, the Akron Beacon Journal reported. The venture capital firm agreed in November to purchase the two-hospital system for $485 million as part…

Health systems in Indiana are joining forces to help provide small healthcare providers with actionable cybersecurity measures. The initiative, called Healthcare Cyber in a Box, was developed in collaboration with the Indiana Executive Council on Cybersecurity, a state-led effort originally…

Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai expects “robust returns” from informatics projects over the coming years, executives told Becker’s. The health system recently bolstered its informatics leadership by promoting Shaun Miller, MD, to chief health informatics officer and appointing Yaron Elad, MD, as…

Watsonville (Calif.) Community Hospital employees are reporting attempted identity theft following a 2024 data breach, KSBW reported March 20. One employee told the news outlet that an $8,000 tax refund had been fraudulently filed in her name, though the IRS…

President Donald Trump was sworn in for his second term as the 47th president of the U.S. on Jan. 20. Since then, his administration has taken several steps in the healthcare sector, with a focus on virtual care, artificial intelligence…

The American Hospital Association and Health-ISAC are alerting hospitals to a social media post alleging plans for a coordinated, multi-city terrorist attack on hospitals in the coming weeks. In their joint bulletin, the organizations cited an X post made by…

In 2019, Chicago-based Rush University Medical Center piloted ambient AI technology, but the initial rollout did not go as planned. After transitioning to a new ambient AI tool, the health system is now experiencing higher adoption rates. “We were early…

Madison, Wis.-based UW Health plans to quadruple the number of care providers using an AI-powered documentation tool in the first half of 2025. Over the next six months, UW Health aims to expand the tool’s rollout to an additional 300…