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.

Gillette, Wyo.-based Campbell County Health is delaying the implementation of its Epic EHR system as it ends its contract with its RCM provider, Ensemble Health Partners, in Gillette News Records reported Aug. 4. The decision to transition end-to-end revenue cycle…

After months of discussion, Informa closed the acquisition of the HIMSS Global Health Exhibition/Conference Aug. 1 with big plans to continue scaling the event.

IT chiefs for U.S. News & World Report's 2023-24 Best Hospitals Honor Roll have a range of backgrounds, with some coming from the clinical side and others having worked for EHR vendors like Cerner or tech companies such as Dell.