Category: ROOT

2023 may be the most ‘catastrophic’ year yet for hospital data breaches: 5 reasons why

In 2023, healthcare organizations will see some of the most “catastrophic” cybersecurity attacks due to constraints on resources needed to implement better security, SC Media reported Dec. 2. 

Texas hospital names CEO

UT Health East Texas has named Zach Dietze CEO of its Tyler hospital. 

West Virginia hospital names COO, VP of finance

Pleasant Valley Hospital in Point Pleasant, W.Va., has named a new COO and vice president of finance, nearly six months after it was acquired by Huntington, W.Va.-based Mountain Health Network. 

Stanford to investigate president over research misconduct allegations

Stanford (Calif.) University’s board of trustees has opened an investigation into its president amid allegations that at least four research papers he co-authored may contain altered images, according to a Dec. 1 report from The Washington Post. 

Integra acquires Northwestern surgical spinoff for $140M

Integra Life Sciences will pay as much as $140 million to acquire Surgical Innovation Associates, a spinoff company of Evanston, Ill.-based Northwestern University.

Atrium, Advocate Aurora complete merger

Atrium Health and Advocate Aurora Health closed on their formal combination Dec. 2, resulting in a newly combined $27 billion, 67-hospital system called Advocate Health — the fifth-largest nonprofit health system in the U.S. 

Structured patient handoffs cut adverse effects by nearly 50%, researchers find

The I-PASS Handoff Program, created to improve handoff miscommunications when providers change shifts, resulted in a 47 percent reduction in adverse events, a new study found.

UC Davis generates $12.5B+ in statewide economic activity, report finds

An economic impact analysis of how direct employment and spending by Sacramento, Calif.-based UC Davis affects the local, regional and statewide economies found that the university generated $12.56 billion in statewide economic activity and supported 6…

17 ophthalmology updates in the last 30 days

The following is all the ophthalmology news Becker’s has covered in the last month:

Biggest ASC deals in November 

Here are the biggest ASC deals in November: