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Michigan Medicine breach affects 57,891 individuals
A cyberattack on an employee email account at Ann Arbor-based Michigan Medicine has impacted 57,891 individuals.
OHSU files notice for Legacy merger: 7 things to know
Portland-based Oregon Health & Science University has filed a healthcare market oversight notice with the Oregon Health Authority that details plans to become an integrated, full-service public university health system with Portland, Ore.-based Legacy …
VCU Health's hospital-at-home program at the 1-year mark: How it's going
While VCU Health’s hospital-at-home program did not meet its initial patient volume targets in its first year, it achieved strong success in terms of patient satisfaction, Julia Siegel Breton, MD, medical director of the program, told Becker’s.
WVU Medicine partners with NASCAR race
Pediatric patients from Morgantown, Va.-based WVU Medicine helped make designs for a car participating in a NASCAR-affiliated race.
Kansas health system rebrands: 5 things to know
A Kansas health system has a new name. Here are five things to know.
Adventist Health CEO appears on Dr. Drew's show
Kerry Heinrich, president and CEO of Roseville, Calif.-based Adventist Health, appeared on Dr. Drew’s TV show, “Health Uncensored.”
How hospital staffing ratios affect COVID death rates: 5 study findings
A study of 237 New York and Illinois hospitals found nurse staffing levels, Magnet designations and other factors were associated with lower COVID-19 death rates.
Third system opens Amazon 'just-walk-out' store
Columbia, S.C.-based Prisma Health is the third health system in the country to open a retail market featuring Amazon’s “just-walk-out” technology.
WoodBridge's plan to buy 3 CHS hospitals — 8 things to know
WoodBridge Healthcare, a nonprofit organization led by healthcare veteran Joshua Nemzoff, plans to acquire Commonwealth Health, a three-hospital system part of Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems.
Mercy hospital breaks ground on $75M ED expansion: 4 things to know
Mercy Hospital South St. Louis broke ground Sept. 26 on a project to expand and redesign its entire emergency department.
