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COVID, flu admissions fall: 4 virus updates
Respiratory virus season’s burden on the healthcare system may begin to ease after weeks of crowded emergency departments and hospital strain, the latest data suggests.
Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes gets 90-year ban from HHS
HHS has banned Elizabeth Holmes, incarcerated founder of blood-testing company Theranos, from participating in any federal healthcare program for the next 90 years.
ED boarding at crisis levels, Mass General says
Boston-based Massachusetts General Hospital is requesting permission from the state to add more than 90 inpatient beds amid what it says is an “unprecedented capacity crisis.”
Make technology like banking to tackle physician frustrations, Northwell leader says
As physician burnout and shortage rates continue, health leaders are looking toward improved development of technologies like virtual care to help reduce physician feelings of frustration.
Hackers 'spearfish' HHS, steal $7.5M
Hackers pilfered about $7.5 million from HHS last year using a technique called “spearfishing,” illustrating the continued cybersecurity threat facing healthcare, Bloomberg reported.
Johns Hopkins hospital CEO addresses 'Netflix' case
The CEO of Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital — the facility at the center of Netflix’s documentary “Take Care of Maya,” which drew public attention to a malpractice lawsuit — has spoken out in defense of the providers involved.
ThedaCare completes $100M modernization
Neenah, Wis.-based ThedaCare has completed a $100 million project to modernize ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah.
Virginia health system to outsource 98 jobs
Inova Health is outsourcing 98 jobs, according to regulatory documents filed with the state Jan. 16.
Columbia U virus database aims to improve illness severity research
Researchers from Columbia University in New York City built an open-access viral database to “to longitudinally explore respiratory viral infections, their interactions with other pathogens and host transcriptomic changes” per the project’s description…
Commercial payer behavior in hospital group's crosshairs
American Hospital Association President Rick Pollack said one of the organization’s top priorities for 2024 is holding commercial insurance companies accountable for their behavior, The Washington Post reported Jan. 17.
