CoxHealth, based in Springfield, Mo., may have had some of its patients' protected health information compromised due to it being caught up in the Fortra data breach, which has affected multiple health systems, KY3 reported June 21. 

Recently, health systems have boosted their Epic EHRs by adding a suite of new tools, including biometric authentication tools and online scheduling.

ChatGPT excels at picking the correct imaging test for patients with breast pain or needing breast cancer screening, researchers at Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham found.

Cincinnati-based Bon Secours Mercy Health is exploring the use of generative artificial intelligence for administrative IT functions and helping providers write patient portal messages, but its data analytics chief expects the technology to be "transformative" for healthcare.

EHR vendor Oracle Cerner has conducted its third round of layoffs as part of Oracle's new restructuring plan that aims to save the company $927 million by the end of fiscal 2023.

Clinicians at Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine used an artificial intelligence-powered tool to achieve a 13 percent increase in the detection and removal of colorectal polyps. 

The American Medical Association has granted nine healthcare organizations with research grants to study the use of EHRs.

Innovation is an "imperative" for hospitals and health systems in these times of rising consumer expectations and competition from disruptors such as Amazon and Google, the American Hospital Association said.

Cleveland-based University Hospitals selected Nuance Patient Engagement Solutions to boost its digital front door and patient portal. 

DexCare, a digital patient booking platform spun out of Renton, Wash.-based Providence, raised $75 million in a funding round that saw participation from Kaiser Permanente Ventures.