Hospitals and health systems are already using artificial intelligence to varying degrees, but they have big plans to adopt the technology in the near future, a new report from the Center for Connected Medicine at Pittsburgh-based UPMC and KLAS Research…

Here are four health systems that have implemented or announced plans to implement new EHR systems since May. 17. 

St. Cloud (Minn.) VA Medical Center had multiple deficiencies in its information security systems, some of which include outdated operating systems and missing security patches, a June 8 report from the Department of Veterans Affairs' inspector general found.

Vish Anantraman, MD, chief technology officer at Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic, said that using Google Cloud's generative artificial intelligence application has been "very fulfilling" in helping combat clinician burnout, CNBC reported June 7.

From AI to biotech, Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic has been making waves by tapping some innovation-minded partners.

Chief medical information officers and CIOs ensure technology is both beneficial for clinical workflows and implemented appropriately. Below is a list of hospitals and health systems searching for IT executive talent:

Digital health company Cityblock Health, which focuses on primary care for underserved communities, is laying off 12 percent of its staff, equating to 155 employees. 

Nubeva Technologies, a hospital cybersecurity vendor, decrypted live LockBit ransomware at an unnamed 240-bed hospital.

Columbus (Neb.) Community Hospital is expanding its partnership with digital health company Altera Digital Health to use the Paragon EHR for seven more years.

Department of Veterans Affairs CIO Kurt DelBene pushed back against calls for the agency to diversify its IT vendors, saying that breaking larger contracts into smaller ones wouldn't ensure "consistency," Nextgov reported June 8.