Health IT leaders are keeping an eye on the financial reports from big tech companies and the restoration of CommonSpirit Health's IT systems after a ransomware attack earlier this month.

Chattanooga, Tenn.-based CHI Memorial restored some EHR functions Oct. 21, more than two weeks after a ransomware attack shut down IT systems belonging to its parent company, Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health, a CHI Memorial spokesperson told Becker's.

Oracle Cerner has been awarded two task orders worth $956 million from the Department of Veterans Affairs to continue modernizing the VA's EHR system, GovConWire reported Oct. 24.

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the FBI and HHS issued a joint warning Oct. 21 about ransomware group Daixin Team, which is targeting U.S. healthcare and public health organizations. 

Cumbersome manual scheduling processes for operating rooms (ORs) and surgeons' fears of not having enough OR time often lead to hoarding block time, which results in underutilization of the OR and lost revenue.

The global cybersecurity workforce is at an all-time high of 4.7 million, yet 3.4 million more workers are needed to protect against the growing cyber threat, according to a new report from professional organization (ISC)2.

Burlington-based University of Vermont Medical Center is asking state regulators to allow it to purchase a new $2.4 million Da Vinci surgical robot, WCAX reported.

Gainesville-based Northeast Georgia Health System has started a venture capital arm to support early-stage startups and invest alongside other healthcare venture funds.

Microsoft is looking to complete another investment into artificial intelligence company OpenAI, the Wall Street Journal reported Oct. 20. 

Henry Ford Innovations' DromosPTM speciality pharmacy software is now available to pharmacies across the country.