North Korea and China were listed as state actors that have been sponsoring hackers to target healthcare, according to a June 8 brief from the Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center.
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Montana health system spends $25M on Epic EHR
St. Peter’s Health, based in Helena, Mont., spent $25 million to switch to an Epic EHR system.
Indiana rehab hospital names CEO
Evansville, Ind.-based Easterseals Rehabilitation Center appointed Eric Filberto president and CEO, The Weirton Daily Times reported June 10.
Iredell Health opens 2 pain management offices
Statesville, N.C.-based Iredell Health System and Iredell Physician Network have opened two Iredell Pain Management offices in Statesville and Mooresville, N.C., according to a June 12 press release.
60% of COVID patients lose smell, taste — but most recover it
Loss of smell and taste — two of the earliest known, defining COVID-19 symptoms at the pandemic’s onset — are now known to be common in 60.5 percent of diagnosed cases, according to new research from Mass General Brigham published June 2 in The Laryngo…
Walmart to offer at-home diagnostics tests
Retail giant Walmart is partnering with diagnostics company Simple HealthKit to offer its testing kits for sale on Walmart.com.
CVS Health clinic earns 6th consecutive Joint Commission accreditation
CVS Health’s retail clinic, MinuteClinic, received its sixth consecutive Ambulatory Health Care Accreditation from The Joint Commission.
The best state for outpatient joint replacements
In May, Healthgrades released an inaugural list of the best hospitals nationwide for outpatient hip, knee and total joint replacements.
Tenet, HCA, Optum battling for ASC market share
ASC development is becoming increasingly lucrative for health systems and hospitals as more complex procedures move to the outpatient setting.
Top 6 EHRs for oncology: Where Epic, Oracle Cerner rank
Hospitals and health systems are most pleased with Epic’s Beacon for their medical oncology EHR, KLAS Research reported.
