EHR giant Oracle Cerner is continuing its expansion into the Middle East, as the U.S. State Department cleared a $250 million sale of health IT services to Kuwait's Military Medical Command, GovConWire reported Feb. 15.

St. Joseph, Mo.-based Mosaic Life Care is transitioning from a Cerner EHR system to an Epic system, KQTV reported Feb. 14. 

The Department of Health and Human Services' Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center issued a brief Feb. 13 advising healthcare organizations on how to protect their internet-connected devices and networks from Distributed Denial of Service attacks.

Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based Advent Health has agreed to pay $500,000 to settle a data breach lawsuit alleging that the health system failed to protect patients' confidential information after its September 2021 data breach, Top Class Actions reported Feb. 14. 

Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems is notifying patients that some of their confidential information was compromised when its cybersecurity firm Fortra experienced a data breach. 

Virginia announced $66.7 million in grants for three projects within the life sciences, biotech and pharmaceutical industries, nrvnews.com reported Feb. 15.

A cloud-based data breach involving Mscripts, Cardinal Health's mobile pharmacy company, affected patients of Phoenix-based Banner Health.

Des Moines, Iowa-based UnityPoint Health will begin charging patients for some messages sent through its MyUnityPoint messaging system, WKOW reported Feb. 14. 

To realize the full potential of digital health, hospitals and health systems must implement "simple, patient- and provider-centric technology platforms and care models," according to a new report from the American Medical Association.

Oracle Cerner has signed a contract with technology consulting company Accenture to provide additional training to Department of Veterans Affairs clinicians on the Cerner EHR, FedScoop reported Feb. 14.