University of Rochester (N.Y.) Medical Center has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit involving MyChart and website users for $2.85 million. A patient filed the complaint in 2023, alleging the health system shared patient data with Facebook parent company Meta…

Pittsburgh-based UPMC has spent the last several months planning to unify its 40 hospitals and 800-plus locations under a single instance of Epic EHR. The health system has around 10 disparate instances and bringing them together has been a monumental…

Fifteen hospitals and health systems using Epic’s software are now connected to a federally backed health information network. The organizations went live on the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement in May, an Epic spokesperson told Becker’s. TEFCA is a…

The FDA on June 2 launched a generative artificial intelligence tool agencywide to improve internal workflows and staff efficiency. Four things to know. 1. The AI tool, Elsa, is currently being used to speed up the review of clinical trial…

Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health’s $1.5 billion innovation district, The Pearl, opened June 2. The 20-acre development houses Charlotte’s first four-year medical school and aims to become a hub for biomedical research, surgical training and community development. The project is led…

Lewiston-based Central Maine Medical Center shut down its IT applications after detecting unusual activity within its computer software, the hospital said in a June 2 Facebook post. The hospital’s technicians secured and turned off all IT applications and hardware, including…

Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine and PathAI have entered a multi-year collaboration aimed at transforming pathology diagnostics through AI. Here are five things to know:

The White House updated its “Make America Healthy Again” report on childhood chronic disease after facing scrutiny from experts over the apparent use of artificial intelligence to generate citations, The Washington Post reported May 29. Of the 522 citations in…

Health system cybersecurity leaders told Becker’s they build strong teams by prioritizing diverse backgrounds and skill sets and spreading a security-first mindset across their organizations. Several health system cybersecurity officers were recently named to the C100 list, from executive community…

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: Note: This is not an exhaustive list. Job listings were compiled from job-seeker websites.