Chicago-based Rush University System for Health is being sued in federal court for allegedly sending patient information to tech companies.

Hospitals are using artificial intelligence to improve health outcomes, produce predictive clinical insights and improve patient care. Here are five artificial intelligence projects health systems have recently created and deployed as reported by Becker's Hospital Review since Oct. 19:

Hospital and health system venture capital arms help provide financial investment and resources to startups. These companies may generate additional revenue for the health system if they are successful.

Meditech has added nine health systems to its cloud-based platform. 

Cody (Wyo.) Regional Health faced some workflow issues during the first week of its Epic EHR implementation but says its overall rollout of the new system has been successful, Cody Enterprise reported Nov. 2.  

OakBend Medical Center is providing more information to patients about a Sept. 1 data breach in which an unauthorized user had encrypted some of the hospital's computers and servers.

CIOs must be conscious that their IT goals align with broader business goals. Cio.com recently compiled a list of six things CIOs need to know about business and IT alignment:

Health data startup Truveta has released a real-time searchable dashboard featuring deidentified medical records from more than 70 million patients from its 25 health system partners.

Des Moines, Iowa-based MercyOne reported being largely back online Nov. 1 after a ransomware attack against its parent company, Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health, disabled its EHR and IT systems in early October.

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic is partnering with medical diagnostics company Numares to develop reliable artificial intelligence-powered testing for patients with chronic diseases.