The Department of Health and Human Services Cybersecurity Coordination Center warned the healthcare sector of a number of legitimate security tools that are most often abused by hackers in an Oct. 6 whitepaper. 

Aspen (Colo.) Valley Hospital went live with its $16 million Epic EHR installation on Oct. 1, according to Oct. 10 reporting in Aspen Daily News.

Patients and health providers from numerous subsidiaries of Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health have revealed the ongoing effect of the unidentified IT security incident that reportedly began Oct. 3. 

Digital transformation accelerated in the last few years and CIOs have elevated responsibility as strategic business leaders for their organizations.

Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Spectrum Health has a venture capital arm that invests in companies aligned with its strategic vision that can enhance its clinical operations, focusing on those with experienced management teams and revenue streams of $1 million or more.

New employment data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows an uptick to 2.3 percent in unemployment for technology occupations, according to Sept. 7 reporting in dice.com.

Health IT consulting company the Reli Group has promoted Swami Swaminathan from CIO to CEO, according to Oct. 6 reporting in Govconwire.

Digital health company Virgin Pulse launched VP Navigate as a solution to help patients find care.

Rochester, N.Y.-based Trillium Health was awarded two badges from the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration for the health organization's work on advancing health IT and addressing social risk factors, according to Oct. 7 reporting in News10NBC.

Being the CIO of a children's hospital has challenges that an IT executive at a regular health system might not encounter.