Chicago-based Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital has created an app that can screen for bruises, one of the most overlooked signs of child abuse.
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Cerebral facing lawsuit for using pixel tracking technology on its website, app
Telehealth company Cerebral is facing a lawsuit that accuses the company of installing tracking technologies on its website and app that led to the protected health information of more than 3 million patients to be sent to social media companies.
Texas hospital notifies patients of third-party vendor breach
Denison, Texas-based Texoma Medical Center is notifying patients that some of their protected health information was compromised when its consulting company Adelanto HealthCare Ventures was targeted by a phishing attack.
Wisconsin hospitals cannot charge for copies of electronic medical records, court says
On April 4, the Wisconsin Supreme Court upheld a ruling stating that healthcare companies cannot charge patients for electronic copies of their medical records as it goes against state law.
Meridian to invest $100M in New Mexico medical office building
Real-estate developer Meridian has purchased 18 acres in Santa Fe, N.M., to construct a 95,000-square-foot medical office building, according to an April 5 report from REbusiness Online.
'Quality, experience, efficiency and results:' 6 healthcare C-suites on successful ASC management
Six healthcare executives connected with Becker’s to share what they would add to their own “successful ASC management” cheat sheet.
12 systems with the most employed nurses
Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare employs the most registered nurses of any health system, hospital operator or integrated delivery network in the U.S.
3 physician specialties concerned about 'scope creep'
States nationwide are debating whether to expand the scope of practice for advanced practice providers, especially in three main specialties, according to an April 5 report from the American Medical Association.
Illinois hospital to reduce workforce by 2%
Katherine Shaw Bethea Hospital in Dixon, Ill., will lay off 20 employees, citing financial headwinds affecting health organizations across the U.S., according to an April 4 news release shared with Becker’s.
'Entrepreneurial independent physicians' are falling victim to consolidation, CMO says
Kenneth Nelson, MD, chief medical officer of Westchester, Ill.-based UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Medical Group, recently joined Becker’s to discuss why physicians don’t have more power in healthcare.
