Instead of typing in 16-digit passwords again and again during their shifts, nurses at a Pennsylvania hospital now just scan their badges.

St. Louis-based Ascension confirmed that it suffered a ransomware attack. 

The cyberattack St. Louis-based Ascension suffered May 8 is being called a ransomware incident, CNN reported May 10. 

Ransomware group Black Basta is accelerating its attacks against the healthcare industry, according to a May 10 report from the Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center.  

Baltimore-based Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital's emergency department resumed seeing new patients in the midst of dealing with a cybersecurity incident that is hampering Ascension facilities, The Baltimore Sun reported May 10. 

Little Rock, Ark.-based Baptist Health is expanding the use of telehealth devices to more than 700 bedsides systemwide. 

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic plans to focus on "digital omics," bringing patients' genetic data into EHRs for more personalized treatment.

Best Buy Health has partnered with another health system on in-home care.

The Biden administration plans to introduce cybersecurity mandates for hospitals that would be accompanied by free training for smaller facilities, Bloomberg reported.

Cincinnati-based Bon Secours Mercy Health is on a mission to provide better patient outcomes, increase patient engagement and reduce overall operational costs by becoming more efficient. Digital transformation and artificial intelligence are enabling the move, which has already yielded great…