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Ohio county reports mpox outbreak
There have been at least nine mpox cases reported in Cuyahoga County — which encompasses Cleveland and surrounding suburbs — since February, health officials said April 25.
Virtua Health sues Trinity Health for $12M legal fee reimbursements
Marlton, N.J.-based Virtua Health has sued Livonia, Mich.-based Trinity Health and is seeking no less than $12 million in compensatory damages regarding Virtua’s acquisition of two Our Lady of Lourdes Health Care Services hospitals from Trinity in 2019…
Independent cardiology medicine board gets one step closer to reality
The American Board of Medical Specialties is one step closer to creating an independent board of cardiology medicine. Recently, it created a formal board of directors and its Specialty Board Development group opened a comment period.
Labor Department's new salaried overtime rule: What healthcare leaders should know
The Labor Department has issued its biggest increase to the federal overtime threshold in decades — and healthcare is among the most affected industries.
UC Davis Health to trim workforce
Sacramento, Calif.-based UC Davis Health is reducing its workforce and is eliminating 150 positions, a spokesperson for the health system told Becker’s.
Why Larry Ellison thinks Oracle can surpass Epic
While calling Epic a “great company,” Oracle co-founder and chair Larry Ellison said his organization aims to service the entire healthcare industry beyond just health systems.
Mayo, AdventHealth, Emory: 6 Big Tech health system partnerships
Health systems continue to embrace Big Tech to advance their work in artificial intelligence and other digital technologies. Here are six partnerships Becker’s reported on in the past month.
Antibiotic-resistant hospital infections well above pre-COVID-19 levels
Hospital-acquired antimicrobial-resistant infections remain at least 12% above pre-pandemic levels, according to a new study from data at 120 U.S. hospitals.
What Amazon pays for 10 health tech jobs
Amazon continues building out its healthcare artificial intelligence and pharmacy businesses. Here are 10 health tech jobs the tech giant is hiring for this month.
COVID-19 reshaped physician ethics, study suggests
COVID-19 has upended a long-standing belief that physicians must care for infectious disease patients, irrespective of their own personal risk, suggests research published April 24 in Clinical Infectious Diseases.
