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'Tripledemic' risk spurs renewed capacity crisis concerns
Reports of hospitals operating over capacity are creeping up — a situation that could become more widespread over the next few weeks if COVID-19, flu and respiratory syncytial virus levels continue to rise, the CDC recently warned.
FBI disrupts healthcare ransomware group
The Justice Department has taken down Blackcat ransomware group, the hackers behind the cyberattack on Allentown, Pa.-based Lehigh Valley Health Network.
University of Rochester Medical Center names CEO
David Linehan, MD, was named CEO of the University of Rochester (N.Y.) Medical Center, dean of the School of Medicine and Dentistry, and senior vice president for health sciences, effective Feb. 1.
University Hospitals' 'Medicare Breakeven' initiative cuts expenses by $250M
Cleveland-based University Hospitals launched its “Medicare Breakeven” project in August 2022 to reduce expenses, grow revenues and develop a model that allowed the health system to bend its cost curve.
Vanderbilt, Deaconess open transplant, heart failure clinic
Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt Transplant Center partnered with Evansville, Ind.-based Deaconess Health System to open a new transplant clinic in Newburgh, Ind.
New Mayo hospital to have 24/7 remote patient monitoring
Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic’s new 94-bed hospital in La Crosse, Wis., will include 24/7 remote patient monitoring services, the La Crosse Tribune reported Dec. 20.
3 ransomware gangs targeting healthcare
Here are three ransomware gangs targeting hospitals:
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau shuts down medical debt collector
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau shut down Commonwealth Financial Systems for illegally trying to collect unverified medical debts after consumers disputed the validity of the debt.
Cardiologists question Lown Institute report on coronary stent overuse
Cardiologists are speaking out against a Lown Institute report that alleged 1 in 5 stents placed in Medicare recipients were considered “overuse,” Medscape reported Dec. 20.
Northwestern expands cancer center with $51M gift
The Northwestern Medicine St. George Cancer Institute opened its expanded services thanks to a $51 million gift, the Chicago Tribune reported Dec. 20.
