A global cyber outage that disrupted industries including healthcare, aviation and the media July 19 shows how interconnected IT systems are and the reliance on third-party vendors, health system leaders say.

Technical issues due to the global IT outage affecting cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike are affecting how hospitals and health systems access their Epic EHRs. 

Two hackers pleaded guilty to participating in a ransomware group that has extorted approximately $500 million from organizations including hospitals.

Some refer to generative AI's tendency to spew wrong information as "hallucinating" or "making stuff up." These researchers call it "botsh-t."

UC San Diego Health is on the forefront of integrating artificial intelligence into clinical and operational processes, and it's beginning to save lives.

Epic's revenue increased to $4.9 billion in 2023, a company spokesperson told Becker's.

A global IT outage is affecting several U.S. hospitals and health systems.

Poway, Calif.-based Palomar Health Medical Group has made progress in restoring its systems after a cybersecurity event  forced them offline in May. 

Peoria, Ill.-based OSF Healthcare has found that it's been easy to get providers on board with generative artificial intelligence. 

Kansas City-based University of Kansas Medical Center researchers found ChatGPT can accurately summarize journal article abstracts, allowing physicians to stay up to date on medical knowledge in less time.