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Firm returns stolen hospital data after lawsuit
A cloud-storage firm has returned stolen data to a New York health system that had sued to get it back, Information Security Media Group reported.
10 best, worst states to start a business
Utah is the best state to start a business in, a WalletHub report found.
15 top diagnoses for MyChart message bills
As more health systems bill for MyChart messages, the most common diagnoses for these charges include hypertension and sinus and other respiratory infections, a new study found.
City sounds alarms on cash-strapped Florida hospital
The city of Jacksonville, Fla., is reevaluating its agreement with UF Health Jacksonville after the hospital lost a significant amount of money in the last fiscal year.
Meditech inks 100th partnership for new system
Meditech has recently signed its 100th customer to the Meditech as a Service (MaaS) platform, a cloud-based, full-service EHR subscription model.
Minnesota hospital transitions clinics to Epic
Duluth, Minn.-based Essentia Health is transitioning its Mid Dakota Clinics in Bismarck, N.D., to an Epic EHR system.
New York hospital CEO ousted
The board that oversees Nassau University Medical Center, a 530-bed tertiary care teaching hospital in East Meadow, N.Y., ousted Anthony Boutin, MD, as the hospital’s president and CEO, Newsday reported.
CEOs' corporate jet use climbs
Executives’ use of corporate jets for personal travel has skyrocketed since the pandemic’s onset, The Wall Street Journal reported Jan. 16.
Indiana system converts outpatient facility into hospital
Parkview Warsaw (Ind.), an outpatient medical facility with an emergency room, has completed its transition to Parkview Kosciusko Hospital, a full-service hospital providing inpatient and outpatient services.
70% of physicians work during vacations: 6 notes
About 20% of physicians took less than one week of vacation in the previous year and 70% reported working on their days off, a study found.
