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Epic accused of patent infringement
EHR vendor Epic Systems is facing a patent infringement lawsuit over its patient portal software MyChart.
HCA Texas hospital names COO
Jacob Stercula was named COO of Las Palmas Medical Center in El Paso, Texas, part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare.
FDA faces federal probe over medical device oversight
The Government Accountability Office is launching a probe into the FDA’s oversight of medical device recalls, ProPublica reported Jan. 18.
Wisconsin system gets rating downgrade amid furloughs, canceled merger
Fitch Ratings has downgraded Marshfield (Wis.) Clinic’s issuer default rating as well as the ratings on revenue bonds issued by Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority on behalf of the system to “BBB” from “BBB+.”
New research sets path forward for long COVID tests, treatments
Persistent research into understanding the condition known as “long COVID” is finally clearing up clinical confusion and is also paving the way for the development of tests and treatments.
The top states where millennials are moving
Texas leads a list of the top states for net migration of millennials.
What the federal reclassification of marijuana could mean for nursing
The American Nurses Association has come out in support of the federal government’s efforts to reconsider the drug classification for marijuana, the organization announced Jan. 18.
Montana ramps up incentives for health facility workers
Montana is offering a new hiring incentive and wage increases to recruit and retain workers at state-run healthcare facilities.
Georgia hospital lifts access restrictions in wake of armed standoff
Macon, Ga.-based Atrium Health Navicent lifted restrictions on emergency department access after a three-hour standoff between an armed man and police at one of its medical office buildings Jan. 17 was resolved, Fox and ABC affiliate WGXA reported.
What Bon Secours Mercy Health's CFO is optimistic about in 2024
From expanding Bon Secours Mercy Health’s digital presence to improving cash flow and margins, here is what Deborah Bloomfield, PhD, the Cincinnati-based system’s CFO, told Becker’s she is most optimistic about in 2024:
