New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health's CIO, Sophy Lu, said 2024 will be the "year of action" for the health system. 

Here are 14 times Becker's reported on Oracle Health, the EHR vendor formerly known as Cerner, in the past month.

Researchers say the increase in secure messaging among healthcare providers could be a good thing, allowing them to trace EHR "breadcrumbs" to improve both care and communication, the American Medical Association reported.

Optum's Change Healthcare confirmed Feb. 29 that it was hacked by a ransomware gang after the group claimed to have stolen massive amounts of data.

While alarms play an important role in notifying healthcare professionals of critical patient needs, having too many notifications can cause alarm fatigue for already overworked nurses and may put some patients at risk.

What is the main concern for hospitals and health systems when it comes to the Change Healthcare attack? The potential impact to patient care and safety, John Riggi, the American Hospital Association's national adviser for cybersecurity and risk, told Becker's. 

Naples, Fla.-based NCH Healthcare System's operating performance weakened mainly because of challenges with labor, rising prices, longer hospital stays and the introduction of a new EHR system, according to a Feb. 28 Fitch report. 

Healthcare organizations experienced 35% of third-party breaches, according to a Feb. 28 report from Security Scorecard. 

Many hospital CEOs are finding new ways to use AI and encouraging colleagues to embrace positive changes.

Seventy-five percent of healthcare professionals say widespread AI adoption will happen within the next three years, a Feb. 27 report from Berkeley Research Group found.