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Drinking water linked to 214 outbreaks in 5 years: CDC
The CDC found 214 outbreaks and 88 deaths over five years were associated with drinking water.
10 recent health system lawsuits, settlements
From eight nurses at a Tenet hospital alleging they were wrongfully terminated to the University of Chicago Medical Center being found responsible in a wrongful death case, here are 10 lawsuits, settlements and legal developments Becker’s has reported …
OhioHealth hospital spends $12M on EHR upgrade
OhioHealth Van Wert Hospital has spent $12 million to upgrade its EHR system to CareConnect.
VA's Oracle Health EHR faces more scrutiny
A watchdog has found that the Department of Veteran Affairs’ Oracle Health EHR system has had scheduling errors and pharmacy-related coding problems, which have led to patient safety incidents.
Alphabet healthcare arm Verily cuts jobs
Verily, a healthcare and life sciences arm of Google parent company Alphabet, has cut jobs.
Why Providence is leaning into remote patient monitoring
Renton, Wash.-based Providence is leaning heavily into remote patient monitoring for its at-home care strategy, a health system leader told Becker’s.
'Laptop class' losing Americans' favor
Bosses aren’t the only ones pushing back against remote work: American workers are tiring of the debate, too, according to a recent survey for Bloomberg News.
Iowa nurse charged in patient's death
A licensed practical nurse is facing criminal charges in the death of an 87-year-old man at an Iowa nursing home, the Iowa Capital Dispatch reported March 22.
Epic in the last 30 days
From developing over 60 generative AI models to making its software available on Apple platforms, here are 10 updates on Epic’s operations, software products and partnerships reported by Becker’s Hospital Review in March:
FDA declines to approve blood cancer drug over trial concerns
Tarrytown, N.Y.-based Regeneron Pharmaceuticals said the FDA declined to approve its blood cancer therapy for two forms of lymphoma over concerns about the ongoing confirmatory trials.
