Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare plans to roll out a generative AI tool across its emergency departments, according to a technology vendor involved in the project.

A new agency within the National Institutes of Health is launching a $50 million initiative to develop tools for hospital IT teams that enhance their cybersecurity measures and resources to combat ransomware.

Epic's market share has increased from 31% in 2021 to 39.1% in 2023.

Sherri Hess, vice president and chief nursing informatics officer of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, said the organization has provided more than 100,000 iPhones to its clinicians.

A U.S. House subcommittee passed legislation that would extend telehealth flexibilities for two years and the hospital-at-home program for five.

Epic was the only EHR vendor to experience a net market share increase in 2023, according to a May 17 KLAS Research report.

Healthcare leaders are praising St. Louis-based Ascension for its communications response to a recent cyberattack, pointing to the health system's transparency and speed in divulging information.

Binghamton, N.Y.-based Guthrie Lourdes Hospital has also been impacted by the ransomware attack on St. Louis-based Ascension as the healthcare organization used to be a part of the organization. 

A cybersecurity expert said that the ransomware attacks on Change Healthcare and St. Louis-based Ascension has highlighted the healthcare industry's cybersecurity weakness, CNN reported May 15. 

Epic makes sure its product names have a "feeling" and require some thought for people to deduce the meaning, according to founder and CEO Judy Faulkner.