The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) is warning hospitals of NoEscape, a ransomware group that emerged in May 2023.

Milwaukee-based Children's Hospital of Wisconsin is partnering with CareView Communications to launch virtual nursing and virtual sitting tools at its hospital.

The FDA launched a new Digital Health Advisory Committee to help the agency oversee and explore digital health tools. 

Marc Harrison, MD, CEO of Health Assurance Transformation Corp., told Becker's that the General Catalyst-launched company is looking to acquire "a system that wants to change" in the "$1 billion to $3 billion" range.

Sharp Healthcare, based in San Diego, has created its own artificial intelligence assistant, dubbed SharpAI, to support operational staff, the San Diego Business Journal reported Oct. 16. 

Artificial intelligence, chatbots and virtual assistants can handle routine administrative tasks, reducing burden on healthcare staff and costs for hospitals and health systems, the San Diego Business Journal reported Oct. 16. 

Some hospitals and health systems are outsourcing or cutting IT jobs in a move to reduce operating costs.

United Medical, a Bear, Del.-based multispecialty network of 225 healthcare providers, announced that it expanded its relationship with Oracle Health by another seven years.

Health systems in New York and California are seeking Epic talent with a posted salary of more than $100,000.

The Black Cat/AlphV ransomware group has claimed to have leaked 5TB of patients' and employees' information from Morrison (Ill.) Community Hospital, SecurityAffairs reported Oct. 15.