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8 Medtronic GI moves since November
Medtronic is a medical device company offering artificial intelligence solutions to gastrointestinal procedures such as colonoscopies. From new partnerships to technology installations, here are eight moves made by the company Becker’s has reported on …
New York hospital network still relying on paper records after November IT incident
New York City-based One Brooklyn Health’s hospitals are still relying on paper charting after a November cybersecurity incident caused three of its hospitals to shut down its EHR and IT systems, CNN reported Dec. 20.
Amazon loses 4 execs leading its healthcare ventures in last year
From the departure of PillPack co-founders to losing its manager of healthcare, Amazon has lost several executives leading its various healthcare ventures.
TikTok video of nurses confronting admin over staffing prompts investigation of New York hospital
Erie County Medical Center in Buffalo, N.Y., faces a state investigation related to its comprehensive emergency psychiatric program after allegations of a 1:53 nurse-patient ratio spread on social media, according to nurse.org.
California medical center names Suzanne Martinez chief nursing officer
El Centro (Calif.) Regional Medical Center named Suzanne Martinez, RN, chief nursing officer, NBC affiliate KYMA reported Dec. 21.
$4.3T US healthcare spend represents 18.3% of GDP: 8 notes
U.S. health care spending increased 2.7 percent in 2021, reaching $4.3 trillion or $12,914 per person, according to CMS.
HHS boosts Tamiflu access amid generic shortage
As demand for a popular flu drug increases during the worst flu season in more than a decade, HHS expanded access to Tamiflu on Dec. 21 through the Strategic National Stockpile.
Kaiser, Cleveland Clinic, Providence: 20 chief digital officer moves in '22
As hospitals and health systems continued their shift to digital this year, several named their inaugural chief digital officers while other digital chiefs left for new jobs in other industries.
Children's hospitals brace for aftermath of holiday gatherings
While respiratory syncytial virus and the flu may have peaked, hospitals are still seeing high numbers of ill patients, and there is no telling whether holiday gatherings will reverse the plateau, CNN reported Dec. 21.
