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Congress' health policy brain drain
Several health policy leaders will retire from Congress in the near future, taking with them decades of experience, according to Politico.
Lifepoint, Ascension Saint Thomas form joint venture
Brentwood, Tenn.-based Lifepoint Health and Ascension Saint Thomas are entering a joint venture, in which the two organizations will jointly own Highpoint Health, a four-hospital system owned by Lifepoint.
'Carrot sticks': How unspoken social codes complicate the return to office
As companies attempt to lure workers back into the office, they’ll need to strike a delicate balance between rewarding on-site work and penalizing noncompliance — offering “carrots” and prodding with “sticks,” as Glassdoor put it in a Nov. 15 report.&n…
RSV in 'full swing,' CDC director says: 3 notes
CDC Director Mandy Cohen, MD, said the season of respiratory syncytial virus is in “full swing” as flu slowly begins and COVID-19 leads the most hospitalizations and deaths, CNN reported Nov. 30.
Apple's pay for 10 healthcare jobs
Apple continues to aggressively hire for healthcare jobs focused on enhancing the health features of its devices.
2 more health systems partner with Hippocratic AI
Two more health systems have partnered with generative artificial intelligence startup Hippocratic AI.
Intermountain spinoff raises $10M
Culmination Bio, a company building a patient data intelligence platform spun off from Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health, received a $10 million investment.
Providence divisions broken down by hospitals, market share
Renton, Was.-based Providence recently reorganized its operating model and grouped seven of its operating regions into three new divisions, shifting the health system from seven regional senior leadership teams to three divisional teams.
Hacker behind $100M in hospital losses pleads guilty
A Russian national pleaded guilty to his involvement in a ransomware plot that attacked U.S. hospitals, causing millions of dollars in losses.
PeaceHealth reaches tentative agreement with striking tech, service workers
The union representing more than 1,700 hospital service and tech workers at Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth facilities in Washington and Oregon reached a preliminary agreement with health system management.
