A contract worker at Anderson Regional Medical Center was arrested May 8 after she allegedly brandished a handgun inside the Meridian, Miss.-based hospital, according to ABC affiliate WTOK.
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Telehealth outperformed in-person visits for cancer care, Moffitt Cancer Center finds
Tampa, Fla.-based Moffitt Cancer Center researchers found telehealth consistently outperformed in-person visits for access to care and provider response.
MultiPlan to acquire healthcare data and analytics firm
MultiPlan, a healthcare analytics and revenue analysis company, is acquiring Benefits Science Technologies in a $160 million deal.
Mon Health looking at significant growth after formation of Vandalia
Morgantown, W.Va.-based Mon Health, now part of the newly formed Vandalia Health, is looking at continued growth now that Vandalia continues to bed in as a merged system, according to a The State Journal report May 8.
Minnesota House OKs bill complicating Sanford, Fairview merger
The proposed merger between Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health and Minneapolis-based Fairview Health Services has been controversial in Minnesota. As the combination is reviewed by Keith Ellison, the state’s attorney general, the House has passed a…
3 Google healthcare job openings
Google recently posted several job openings related to its health business. Below are three open positions as of May 10:
Brigham and Women's Hospital gets $100M gift
Boston-based Brigham and Women’s Hospital has received a $100 million gift from Gene Lay, founder and CEO of BioLegend, which develops antibodies and reagents used in biomedical research.
Prices cool slightly in April: 6 takeaways from CPI report
The newly released Consumer Price Index Report shows a slight decrease in prices as the Federal Reserve aims to get inflation under its 2 percent goal.
5 hospitals and health systems choosing Epic EHRs
Below are five hospitals and health systems that launched a new Epic EHR system or announced plans to do so since March 28:
Lawmakers pass ankle monitor legislation prompted by Dallas hospital shooting
Ankle monitor legislation spurred by the fatal shooting of two workers inside Methodist Dallas Medical Center in October is headed to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, The Dallas Morning News reported May 9.
