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Connecticut OKs Trinity Health hospital to close labor and delivery center: 8 things to know
Connecticut’s Office of Health Strategy has reached an agreement with Stafford, Conn.-based Johnson Memorial Hospital, part of Hartford, Conn.-based Trinity Health of New England, to allow the hospital to terminate labor and delivery services.
EHR vendors step up interoperability efforts
Epic, Meditech, and Oracle Health are advancing interoperability efforts, driving improved data sharing and connectivity in healthcare.
Trust in scientists improves, still below pre-COVID levels
Confidence in scientists has slightly increased among Americans since 2023, but it remains lower than pre-pandemic levels, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted in October.
GAO: HHS falls short on healthcare cybersecurity
The U.S. Government Accountability Office said HHS “continues to have challenges” as the lead agency for healthcare cybersecurity.
Texas health system wrestles with IT outage: 6 updates
Lubbock-based Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and Texas Tech Physicians continue to deal with an IT outage that started in late September.
UF Health unveils hospital at home
Gainesville, Fla.-based UF Health has launched an acute hospital care at home program.
Ascension trims services in Wisconsin: 6 things to know
On Nov. 14, St. Louis-based Ascension shared plans to close a micro-hospital in Wisconsin and consolidate higher acuity-care services to fewer hospitals in southeast Wisconsin.
Ex-California hospital CEO sentenced in corruption case
Tulare (Calif.) County Superior Court on Nov. 14 sentenced a former hospital CEO for public corruption crimes related to his time at Healthcare Conglomerate Associates.
Hacker gets 10 years for breaching medical clinic
Robert Purbeck, 45, of Meridian, Ga., has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for hacking into the computer servers of 19 victims across the U.S., including a medical clinic.
Healthcare will be a 'negative sum game' in 15 years: AdventHealth CEO
Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth works hard to maintain financial stability amid big changes in healthcare. The system has expanded and reorganized its leadership structure to find the right balance between corporate standardization without l…
