Hackensack (N.J.) Meridian Health on Dec. 13 said it paid an undisclosed amount in ransom to stop a cyberattack that had caused a two-day shutdown of its computer network last week, according to Asbury Park Press.

One hundred and one hospitals and health systems took steps to implement a new EHR or fully deployed a new system in 2019.

Here are 10 recent health information technology vendor contracts and go-lives affecting healthcare organizations.

Becker's Hospital Review reported the following health IT executive moves recently affecting hospitals, companies and federal agencies.

Cerner's board of directors approved an amendment to its stock repurchase program on Dec. 13 that authorized the repurchase of up to $1.7 billion of the Kansas City, Mo.-based EHR vendor's common stock.

Apple is working with Color, a genetic testing company, to provide its employees with free genetic screenings for diseases in the tech giant's onsite health clinics, according to a Dec. 13 CNBC report.

An artificial intelligence system that tracks chronic disease treatment will soon be available to all Cigna and Express Scripts employer clients, The Wall Street Journal reports.

A new partnership between NC HealthConnex, North Carolina's statewide health information exchange, and CarePort Health will rely on real-time data exchange to improve care coordination at UNC Health Care.

New York City-based NYU Langone Health celebrated on Dec. 10 the grand opening of its incubator for early-stage biotechnology and life sciences companies, with nearly two dozen startups already residing in the space.

Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Wake Forest Baptist Health and Verily, Alphabet's life sciences arm, have partnered to improve the health and wellness of senior citizens living independently, the organizations announced Dec. 12.