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Greener anesthesia cuts emissions without risking safety: Michigan Medicine
A systemwide initiative to reduce anesthesia-caused greenhouse gas emissions can succeed without compromising patient safety, according to researchers at Ann Arbor-based Michigan Medicine.
Top 10 medical devicemakers by revenue
Here are the top 10 medical devicemakers for 2024 listed by total revenue.
Essentia Health expands medical imaging with $2M Helmsley grant
Duluth, Minn.-based Essentia Health has received more than $2 million from the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust to expand the system’s medical imaging services throughout North Dakota.
Mass General Brigham creates Epic tool to measure patient frailty
Researchers at Boston-based Mass General Brigham developed an Epic tool that identifies older patients at risk for emergency care, readmission or death based on frailty levels.
Feds warn of Ghost ransomware targeting healthcare
The FBI, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center are warning healthcare organizations about a ransomware group called Ghost.
How 6 systems are tackling virtual nursing's growing pains
As hospitals and health systems take virtual nursing models from pilot stages to full-scale rollouts, common challenges are emerging.
Hospitals, health systems moving to Epic
Here are four hospitals, healthcare organizations and health systems opting for an Epic EHR system in 2025, as reported by Becker’s:
HCA hospital taps chief medical officer
Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare has named Manjula Julka, MD, as chief medical officer of TriStar Centennial Medical Center in Nashville.
Hartford HealthCare taps AI to enhance virtual care access
Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare is partnering with AI-driven health platform K Health to launch a new virtual primary care service, HHC 24/7.
California HCA hospital to close pediatric unit
Thousand Oaks, Calif.-based Los Robles Regional Medical Center plans to close its pediatric unit July 1, according to an internal memo obtained by the Ventura County Star.
