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2 years in, Omicron's mystery remains
Omicron is circumventing precedents set up by earlier COVID-19 strains, alpha and delta, and the two-year anniversary of its arrival is teaching a new lesson on why one mutation is continuing to dominate, The New York Times reported Nov. 21.
AdventHealth doubles revenue in 7 years as a 'growth-oriented company'
Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth has doubled its operating revenue in the last seven years, growing from a $9 billion organization into an $18 billion multistate health system.
McLeod Health resolves overtime dispute in $600K settlement
McLeod Health, based in Florence, S.C., has agreed to a $600,000 settlement in a lawsuit brought by employees who claimed that the network deducted pay for meal breaks they were unable to take due to a heavy workload.
AMA: Stop CC'ing your colleagues on EHR messages
U.S. physicians get three times as many EHR messages as their counterparts in other countries but could cut back on them by not copying their colleagues on communications, the American Medical Association reported.
Memorial Hermann plans to roll out IT automation across 17 hospitals
Houston-based Memorial Hermann Health System has plans to roll out an IT platform that automates repetitive administrative tasks across its 17 hospitals.
11 things hospital CIOs are most thankful for
Health system CIOs have a lot to be thankful for, from advancements in artificial intelligence to the colleagues who help them put technology into the hands of clinicians.
Louisiana hospital's board ousted
The Ascension Parish Council voted to replace the board of Donaldsonville, La.-based Prevost Memorial Hospital on Nov. 21 after raising concerns about the board’s activity over the last 10 years, according to The Advocate.
How Cedars-Sinai is adopting AI to fight burnout, cut costs
Executives at Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai told Becker’s that the health system is leaning into large language models and artificial intelligence tools as a way to fight clinician burnout.
2,400 HCA nurses start 5-day strike in California
More than 2,400 nurses at three HCA Healthcare hospitals in Southern California are set to launch a five-day strike Nov. 22 in the sixth month of contract negotiations.
Florida hospital launches $29 virtual visits
Fort Myers, Fla.-based Lee Health has introduced a telemedicine service utilizing asynchronous messaging, enabling patients to engage in real-time conversations with Lee Health physicians for a fee of $29 per visit.
