Two health systems are reporting that some of their patients' protected health information may have been compromised due to a breach at ESO Solutions, a company that provides software services to hospitals.

Tampa (Fla) General Hospital will transition three hospitals it acquired from Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems to Epic, a spokesperson confirmed with Becker's.

Minneapolis-based Allina Health will begin charging patients for some messages received through MyChart, Fox 9 reported Dec. 13. 

The HHS has taken the initial step in regulating emerging AI tools and algorithms within the healthcare sector. 

In a move to enhance efficiency, Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare has been conducting pilots with Google's healthcare-based AI tools. 

Kingston, N.Y.-based HealthAlliance is notifying patients that an unauthorized party accessed some of its IT systems, potentially compromising patient information. 

A survey of hospital executives from digital health company Panda Health found that virtual nursing was the digital hospital tool with the lowest adoption rate and most overstated value.

EHR giant Epic is utilizing predictive models within its workflows with the goal of allowing clinicians to release operating room time they are not using.

A survey from Wolters Kluwer Health found that 86% of Americans are concerned about the sourcing of information from generative artificial intelligence when it is used for healthcare purposes. 

The American Hospital Association said HHS' plan to levy financial penalties in the event of a cyberattack on a healthcare organization would be counterproductive.