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15 recent healthcare industry lawsuits, settlements
From Mayo Clinic suing Sanford Health Plan to a pharmacist suing HCA after she was fired for a LinkedIn post, here are 15 healthcare industry lawsuits, settlements and legal developments that Becker’s has reported since Dec. 19.
7 things to know about hospital at home in '25
More health systems have been launching or expanding their hospital-at-home programs.
Experts call attention to troubling trend among children
Kidney stones typically affect older adults, but increasingly, children are presenting with the condition, according to research and accounts from physicians.
UChicago Medicine expands ambient AI: 6 notes
UChicago Medicine has been expanding its partnership with artificial intelligence startup Abridge to draft clinical notes for the EHR.
Top EHRs for 40 medical specialties
ModMed led EHR vendors in appearing the most times on Black Book Research’s 2025 list of the top EHRs by medical specialty.
Top cybersecurity priorities for healthcare
Healthcare organizations are ramping up their cybersecurity defenses, with a growing focus on third-party risk management, network security and proactive infrastructure improvements, a Jan. 2 report from KLAS found.
The pitfalls of emergency codes
Plain language announcements may improve hospital staff responses to nonclinical emergencies compared to traditional coded messages, according to a new nurse-led study from Cleveland Clinic.
Ardent Health buys 18 urgent care clinics
Brentwood, Tenn.-based Ardent Health has acquired 18 urgent care clinics from Tempe, Ariz.-based NextCare Urgent Care in New Mexico and Oklahoma.
Mayo Clinic sues Sanford Health Plan: 6 things to know
Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic has sued Sanford Health Plan, alleging that misrepresentations by the insurer left the health system with more than $739,000 in unpaid medical bills for a patient treated in early 2022, The Minnesota Star Tribune repo…
Dignity hospital to open $215M+ tower in Los Angeles
Dignity Health—California Hospital Medical Center in Los Angeles is set to open its new patient tower on Jan. 7, according to a news release shared with Becker’s.
