Inc. Ransomware has taken credit for the November cyberattack on Tri-City Medical Center in Oceanside, Calif., according to a report from Cyber News.

Typically, when a health system is spending $700 million over 10 years, it is building a new hospital. However, for Worcester, Mass.-based UMass Memorial Health, that price tag was for rehauling its IT system and switching to Epic. 

Budget, lack of talent, and difficulties in managing and maintaining effective control over the security and access protocols within a system are some of the biggest challenges healthcare organizations are facing when it comes to cybersecurity, chief information security officers…

Hospital leaders, Congress, and governmental agencies have been collaborating on potential solutions to healthcare data breaches that have increased 93% from 2018 to 2022.

Epic, the giant EHR company, employs about 13,000 people. Health systems need IT workers. It would seem natural they would compete for talent.

Once patients get a taste of being cared for at home, will they ever want to go back to the hospital?

Healthcare analytics advisory services company Chartis was rated the highest among companies that provide analytics and data services to healthcare organizations, according to a Dec. 4 KLAS Research Report.

Around 500,000 medical records from Fresenius Medical Care U.S.-based patients have been stolen from a data warehouse, according to Reuters.

HHS issued a concept paper detailing a new cybersecurity strategy aimed at enhancing the security of the healthcare sector.

Health system CIOs told Becker's they emphasize the culture and mission of their organizations — while accentuating diversity and work-life balance — to attract IT talent.