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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…
Truveta has de-identified EHR data on 120 million people
Truveta’s data platform now covers records from one-third of the U.S. population, and the company has its sights set on growth.
Former chief of gastroenterology dies at 84
William Lipshutz, MD, former chief of gastroenterology at Philadelphia-based Pennsylvania Hospital, died Nov. 4 at 82, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported Nov. 14.
Lilly sues feds to allow 340B changes: 5 details
A second pharmaceutical giant is suing the federal government over 340B program change denials this week.
Prisma closes in on Tennessee hospital acquisition
Greenville, S.C.-based Prisma Health expects its acquisition of Maryville, Tenn.-based Blount Memorial Hospital to close Dec. 1 after receiving approval from the Blount County Commission.
