Although 75 percent of health system executives believe generative AI has reached a turning point in the healthcare industry, only 6 percent reported having a generative AI strategy for their organization, an Aug. 7 survey from Bain & Company found. 

Prospect Medical hospitals and outpatient clinics across the U.S. have transitioned to paper records or temporarily closed as their teams work to bring computer systems back online after an Aug. 3 ransomware attack.

TytoCare, a virtual healthcare company that provides remote physical exams with a physician, received a $49 million growth funding round from four investors.

An estimated 1.7 million Oregon Health Plan members have been affected by a coordinated data hack.

Epic Systems is the most-used EHR vendor by the 22 hospitals named to U.S. News & World Report's 2023-24 Best Hospitals Honor Roll.

Administrative burdens such as EHR documentation cost U.S. healthcare $1 trillion annually, leaving hospitals and health systems trying to find ways to automate these processes for their staff. 

Here are six hospitals and health systems dealing with cyberattacks Becker's has reported on since July 25:

Marathon Health, a provider of direct primary care for employers, acquired Cerner Workforce Health Solutions, with the transaction closing Aug. 1. 

Durham, N.C.-based Duke Health will use its new partnership with Microsoft to develop ways to apply AI to its research and operations and will start with optimizing clinic schedules, The News & Observer reported Aug. 2. 

EHR giant Epic is hiring a software developer for its Madison, Wis.-based campus.