The decision to outsource IT jobs in healthcare can be influenced by several factors such as cost savings, expertise and specialization, but before hospitals and health systems consider this step, patient care and data security should be considered. 

While hospitals collect massive amounts of data, 97% of it goes unused, according to Microsoft.

A nurse with Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health compared the 2022 ransomware attack on the health system to a "virus" that had the potential to be every bit as deadly.

Government officials have warned U.S. hospitals about the threat posed by ransomware gangs targeting patient data such as Clop and LockBit.

As the inaugural chief data and analytics officer of Atlanta-based Emory Healthcare, Joe Depa told Becker's that entering this uncharted territory "isn't merely a technological challenge — it's about evolving mindsets, processes and operations."

St. Louis-based Mercy said numerous uses for AI will be launched in 2024, The Oklahoman reported Oct. 17. 

MUSC Health, based in Charleston, S.C., said patients' protected health information may have been compromised as its research support and services provider, Westat, was caught in the massive MOVEit hack.  

Pittsburgh-based Highmark Health is employing generative artificial intelligence from Google to create marketing materials and document encounters on both its provider and payer sides.

Digital health companies raised $250 million in the third quarter of 2023; the lowest funding total since 2019.

Healthcare data breaches reported to the HHS' Office for Civil Rights are set to double last year's total, Politico reported Oct. 17.