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Apple Watch app gets FDA clearance for Parkinson’s care

An Apple Watch-based app from digital health startup h2o therapeutics that monitors patients with Parkinson’s disease has gotten 510(k) marketing clearance from the FDA.

15 health executives named ‘most influential women in corporate America’

The magazine WomenInc. has named 118 executives the most influential women in corporate America. Fifteen health executives are among them. 

Medtronic GI revenue decreased by 16% in Q2

Medtronic’s respiratory, gastrointestinal and renal revenue decreased 16 percent in the second quarter of fiscal year 2023, according to earnings results released on Nov. 22. 

‘You are seen, heard, admired’: 6 hospital execs say thank you to staff

The week of Thanksgiving provides an especially appropriate time to express gratitude. With this year’s own challenges, including an omicron surge and earlier-than-usual surges of respiratory syncytial virus, the holiday season is a time to reflect on …

Heritage eyed by Carlyle-led consortium in possible $10B deal, report

The Carlyle Group, a Washington, D.C-based buyout company, is putting together a consortium of private equity buyers to acquire California’s Heritage Provider Network in a deal that could be worth up to $10 billion, according to a Nov. 15 Reuters report.

Mississippi hospitals are in crisis. But aid may be slow to arrive.

Nearly all 111 of Mississippi’s hospitals are facing financial difficulties in multiple areas, but the state’s senators might not be committed to proposed solutions, Mississippi Today reported Nov. 21. 

1 in 8 deaths tied to bacterial infections, global study finds

Bacterial infections accounted for nearly 14 percent of deaths globally in 2019, trailing heart disease as the world’s second-leading cause of death, according to a study published Nov. 21 in The Lancet.  

EvergreenHealth board votes to count COVID-19 aid as revenue, triggering management bonuses

Kirkland, Wash.-based EvergreenHealth’s board of directors voted 4-3 to count COVID-19 aid as revenue, which triggered an average bonus of $9,200 for the system’s 206 managers, Crosscut reported Nov. 22.

Kaiser Permanente employee inappropriately accessed EHR — 8,000 patients affected

Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Mid-Atlantic States notified 8,556 patients that some of their information was compromised due to an employee inappropriately accessing portions of its electronic health records.

'The status quo is not enough' to stay ahead of the curve, says DePuy Synthes' new ASC VP

Andrie Leday joined DePuy Synthes, Johnson and Johnson’s orthopedic company, as its vice president of the ASC division in August, following 12 years at Medtronic.