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Bon Secours Mercy Health hit with data breach lawsuit
Cincinnati-based Bon Secours Mercy Health is the latest big health system to face a lawsuit over a data breach involving a medical transcription vendor.
Cleveland Clinic, IBM publish 1st AI findings
Cleveland Clinic and IBM published the first findings from their artificial intelligence partnership, showing how the technology could help cancer patients.
Instacart expands services to home care
Instacart is partnering with DispatchHealth, a provider of in-home medical care, to give patients receiving home care access to nutritious foods.
J&J to settle talc powder probe for $700M
Johnson & Johnson has tentatively agreed to settle a sweeping probe over its marketing of talcum-based baby powder for about $700 million, a company executive told The Wall Street Journal.
How new Apple headset could give physicians 'superpowers'
A Maine surgeon says the new Apple mixed reality headset could give physicians “superpowers,” while Apple executives envision healthcare as a key use area for the new device.
Emory snags Yale C-Suite leader
Emory Healthcare has named Nitu Kashyap, MD, its new chief health informatics officer.
Cleveland Clinic CEO turns to AI to ease labor shortage
Cleveland Clinic President and CEO Tom Mihaljevic, MD, said the health system will be using AI to help cope with the global shortage of healthcare workers, Cleveland.com reported Jan. 24.
Philadelphia measles outbreak eases, but US should expect more cases, experts warn
More than a week has passed since a new measles case was reported in connection with the Philadelphia outbreak. City health officials said Jan. 23 that they will continue to monitor the situation, but wind down updates further if no additional cases ar…
UPMC cuts some travel nurses' pay
Pittsburgh-based UPMC is making changes to its travel staffing program, including cutting the base rate for some travel nurses, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported Jan. 23.
An untapped nursing resource for hospitals
Virtual nursing could be the key to upcoming novel solutions for pressing healthcare issues, according to an article published in AACN Advanced Clinical Care.
