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CommonSpirit Health at Home names president, CEO

CommonSpirit Health at Home named a permanent president and CEO on Sept 13.

Utah healthcare system expands warehouse by more than 30%

Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health has built a 40,000-square-foot expansion of its supply chain warehouse in Midvale, Utah, ABC4 reported. 

Surgeon General: Parental stress a critical public health issue

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD, has identified parental stress as an “urgent public health issue” in a 35-page advisory released Aug. 28.

Rural hospitals slow to adopt free cybersecurity help from tech giants

Rural hospitals are being offered free and discounted cybersecurity assistance from tech companies such as Google and Microsoft, but many are slow to take advantage of it, GovInfoSecurity reported Sept. 12.

80 hospitals sue HHS over Medicare Advantage Days payment rule

Eighty hospitals are seeking to have the Part C (Medicare Advantage) Days Final rule vacated, alleging that HHS unlawfully reduced disproportionate hospital share payments by an estimated $3 billion to $4 billion over a nine-year period.

Top 10 health IT deals of Q2

Venture capital investment in health IT remained slow but steady in the second quarter of 2024, with clinical workflow automation and revenue cycle (particularly prior authorization) the two main focus areas, PitchBook reported Sept. 13.

Microsoft's plan to prevent repeat of CrowdStrike IT outage

Microsoft convened a meeting of cybersecurity professionals to discuss how to prevent a repeat of the July global IT outage that affected U.S. hospitals and health systems.

Oklahoma hospital hit with EHR outage

The EHR is down at an Oklahoma hospital but the facility said it’s still able to fully provide patient care.

Colorado CommonSpirit region gets new IT leader

Dale Gold, MD, has been appointed chief medical informatics officer for CommonSpirit Health’s Mountain Region, according to his LinkedIn. 

What to know about the nation's rising obesity rates, per the CDC

Adult obesity prevalence remains high in the U.S, according to the latest CDC data.