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Maryland hospital continues to treat ER patients, perform elective surgeries during ransomware attack

IT systems are still down at Berlin, Md.-based Atlantic General Hospital following a Jan. 29 ransomware attack, Ocean City (Md.) Today reported.

Rapid COVID test developed by engineers is 1,000 times more sensitive than others

A team of engineers and infectious disease researchers at Washington University in St. Louis developed a new rapid point-of-care diagnostic test that is 1,000 times more sensitive than conventional tests.

5 hospitals, health systems getting grants to advance IT development

Hospitals across the U.S. are receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars in federal funding, community grants and donations to purchase, create, upgrade and install better IT equipment and IT hubs.

9 hospitals, health systems facing lawsuits for healthcare data sharing

Hospitals and health systems around the country have been accused of sharing confidential patient information with social media giants such as Meta, Facebook and Google. Here are the nine hospitals and health systems facing lawsuits for alleging sharin…

How much 5 health systems are paying to settle data breach lawsuits

Several health systems have faced lawsuits regarding data breach incidents. Here are is how much five health systems are paying to dispute them:

Co-chair of the telehealth caucus on the future of virtual care

U.S. Rep. David Schweikert, co-chair of the Congressional Telehealth Caucus, said after the passing of the telehealth extensions granted by the Omnibus Appropriations bill, he expects Congress to redefine the definition of telehealth to include wearabl…

GBMC Healthcare reports overall $33M loss as expenses and investments bite

Baltimore-based GBMC Healthcare reported an overall loss of $33.6 million for the six months ended Dec. 31 but saw a marked improvement in the final quarter of the year as investment values rose.

The healthcare trends making ASC leaders nervous

From robotic procedures to government regulations, nine industry leaders recently connected with Becker’s to discuss the healthcare trends they are wary of. 

CFO-turned-CEO shares keys to leading health system out of bankruptcy in 4 months

Segundo, Calif.-based Pipeline Health emerged from bankruptcy Feb. 9, just four months after filing its Chapter 11 petition. 

How physician has fared on the best jobs list: 5-year breakdown

The role of physician dropped to the sixth-best healthcare job in 2023, according to a U.S. News & World Report list.