Hackers were able to launch a ransomware attack on St. Louis-based Ascension, disrupting its IT systems and operations for 140 hospitals, because an employee did something thousands of people do every single day.

The Department of Veterans Affairs has extended its contract with Oracle Health by 11 months as part of its ongoing EHR modernization project. 

Irving, Texas-based Christus Health has entered into a partnership with Abridge, a startup that develops generative artificial intelligence tools for medical documentation, after piloting its technology.

Poway, Calif.-based Palomar Health Medical Group said it is getting ready to bring its systems back online after "suspicious activity" forced them offline in May, NBC affiliate KNSD reported June 12. 

Following Change Healthcare's admission that it paid off hackers after its ransomware attack, there has been a spike in healthcare-related cyber incidents, Wired reported June 12.

Artificial intelligence is forging closer relationships between CIOs and CEOs and giving IT executives more business leadership responsibilities, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health built a digital payment platform with Epic that is moving the health system away from paper billing.

Dozens of hospitals have placed artificial intelligence-powered "black boxes" in operating rooms to improve surgical safety and outcomes, MIT Technology Review reported.

Artificial intelligence is slated to unlock new value from years of EHR data, Sarah Hatchett, senior vice president and CIO of Cleveland Clinic, told Becker's.

Five-hundred physicians affiliated with Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital will be using AI ambient dictation technology from Microsoft's Nuance to help with documentation.