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Woman arrested for tweet threatening to 'blow up' Nicklaus Children's

A woman was arrested June 6 after police said she threatened Miami-based Nicklaus Children’s Hospital via tweet, Local10 reported. 

Kelsey-Seybold Clinic Texas medical campus delayed

The opening of Pearland,Texas-based Kelsey-Seybold Clinic’s new medical campus in Spring, Texas, has been delayed to the third quarter of 2023, Community Impact reported June 7.

AdventHealth, Mission clash over proposed ER

Ashville, N.C.-based Mission Health’s plan to build a freestanding emergency room in western Buncombe County, N.C., is receiving pushback from a nearby AdventHealth hospital, local news outlet ABC13 reported June 7.

2 recent hospital fraud self-disclosure settlements

The HHS Office of the Inspector General recently announced settlement agreements in two fraud self-disclosure cases:

Samsung taps new ambient intelligence partner for virtual care

Technology giant Samsung is partnering with ambient intelligence company Care.ai to bring healthcare-grade displays to providers using the Care.ai platform. 

The ASC growth opportunities that caught 1 CEO's attention

As the population ages and certificate-of-need laws decrease, Philip Blair, CEO of Surgery Center Services of America, is seeing a lot of opportunity for ASC growth. 

Patient data erased, compromised in Iowa health system breach

Nearly 21,000 patients at MercyOne Clinton (Iowa) Medical Center may have had their data compromised — or lost forever — in a recent hack.

5 health systems working with Microsoft

Microsoft continues to make its push into healthcare and is inking partnerships with some of the largest hospitals and health systems to accelerate its jump into the industry. 

At-home care company taps former Lifepoint exec as CFO

At-home care company Spiras Health named former vice president of population health for Brentwood, Tenn.-based Lifepoint Health, Ashley Thaxton White, as its CFO.

Tech-focused healthcare administration company snags $20M

Yuvo Health, a tech-enabled administration company providing services to federally qualified health centers, raised $20.2 million in a series A financing round.