Tampa General Hospital is facing a lawsuit for a May 31 data breach that impacted 1.2 million patients, WFTS Tampa Bay reported Aug. 7.  

Sayre, Pa.-based the Guthrie Clinic's virtual nursing program was able to reduce the health system's reliance on travel nurses and saved the organization $7 million in labor costs, EpicShare reported Aug. 7. 

Milwaukee-based Froedtert Health has agreed to pay a $2 million settlement after a patient-led lawsuit accused the health system of sharing patient data put into MyChart with Facebook, Milwaukee Business Journal reported Aug. 7. 

Here are three hospitals and health systems switching to Epic Systems in 2023, as reported by Becker's since Aug. 2:

Hackers have thrown several hospitals around the country into chaos the past few days, as a healthcare ransomware attack has hit yet another big health system.

More than 90 percent of healthcare executives have adopted digital health tools, even while 47 percent report financial pressures, according to a survey of healthcare executives from digital health company Xealth. 

By the end of 2023, funding for healthcare artificial intelligence companies is expected to fall 28 percent year-over-year, according to an Aug. 1 report from CBInsights. 

Ochsner Digital Medicine has partnered with AlohaCare, a nonprofit health plan based in Hawaii, to offer digital medicine services to AlohaCare members beginning Sept. 1.

Owensboro (Ky.) Health Regional Hospital has implemented MedSitter, a virtual care platform and clinical surveillance system to enhance patient monitoring.

The White House and the Department of Health and Human Services are monitoring the cyberattack affecting Prospect Medical Holdings, a 16-hospital system, according to an Aug. 5 report from CNN.