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Christus Health deploys body cameras to its security personnel
Irving, Texas-based Christus Health has issued body cameras to its security personnel as an additional safety measure, according to a June 8 news release.
VA CIO pushes back on calls to diversify IT vendors
Department of Veterans Affairs CIO Kurt DelBene pushed back against calls for the agency to diversify its IT vendors, saying that breaking larger contracts into smaller ones wouldn’t ensure “consistency,” Nextgov reported June 8.
What drives students to pursue internal medicine in underserved regions: 5 notes
Few internal medicine physicians enter the field intending to work in medically underserved areas of the U.S., but a new study sheds light on what draws in the ones who choose to do so.
Florida State U adds scholarship in honor of deceased chief medical officer
A motorcycle crash in April led to the death of the chief medical officer of Florida State University. Now the Tallahassee-based school is honoring Daniel Van Durme, MD, with a scholarship in his name, CBS affiliate WCTV reported.
Virtual maternal care company raises $33M
Pomelo Care, a virtual maternal health company, raised $33 million in seed and series A financing.
LCMC proceeds with $100M capital commitments on acquired hospital
New Orleans-based LCMC Health has started $14.1 million in upgrades at Metairie, La.-based East Jefferson General Hospital, as the health system closes in on the $100 million capital commitment goal LCMC set when it acquired East Jefferson, nola.com re…
Wisconsin health system one of first to collect patient job data in EHR
A Wisconsin health system has become one of the first in the nation to collect patient occupation data in its EHR.
Colorado hospital temporarily closes birthing center
Cortez, Colo.-based Southwest Memorial Hospital will temporarily shutter its family birthing center beginning July 1.
Ascension to sell ASC, hospital to New York clinic
St. Louis-based Ascension has reached an agreement to transfer ownership of its Binghamton, N.Y.-based Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital and its affiliated facilities, including an ASC, to the Sayre, Pa.-based Guthrie Clinic, according to a June 8…
