The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center, part of HHS, is urging healthcare organizations to patch up software library OpenSSL’s cybersecurity vulnerabilities as soon as updates are released Nov. 1.
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Drugmakers scramble for entry in Pfizer’s $7B pneumonia vaccine market
Pharmaceutical companies are working to step into the pneumonia vaccine market, which Pfizer currently dominates and is forecasted to generate $10 billion by 2028, The Wall Street Journal reported Oct. 31.
Wisconsin hospitals made billions in 2021, but 2022 a major challenge
Wisconsin hospitals made almost $4 billion in net income in fiscal year 2021 amid pandemic recovery, but 2022 is shaping up to be a whole different story in the state as it feels the effects of staff burnout, record inflation and shrinking margins, a r…
OakBend Medical Center faces lawsuit for ransomware attack that breached 1M patient records
OakBend Medical Center is facing a class action lawsuit over a September ransomware attack and data breach that exposed the personal information of more than 1 million patients.
Patient wins $21M in suit against anesthesiologist, CRNA after brain injury during surgery
Carlos David Castro Rojas was awarded more than $21 million in a suit against an anesthesiologist and certified registered nurse anesthetist for an injury sustained during a procedure at Dallas-based Baylor University Medical Center, local ABC affiliat…
Anesthesiologist named to Illinois’ medical board
Maria Laporta, MD, chief of anesthesiology at Freeport (Ill.) Memorial Hospital, was named a member of the Illinois State Medical Board, Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s office said Oct. 31.
ECU Health names successor to CFO retiring after 25 years with the system
Greenville, N.C.-based ECU Health, a nine-hospital system, has appointed Andrew Zukowski CFO, effective Nov. 28.
How Mayo Clinic saved $15M in annual chemotherapy drug costs
Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic researchers developed new dose rounding rules that saved 9,814 vials of drug and saved more than $7 million in six months.
How health system CIOs measure an IT project’s success
To measure an IT project’s success, hospital and health system CIOs often opt for traditional metrics such as project costs, implementation timelines and the functionality delivered. But many are shifting their focus to the value it will deliver to the…
UVA joins dozens of organizations advocating for increased lung cancer screenings
Charlottesville, Va.-based UVA Health Cancer Center is joining more than 50 cancer organizations to advocate for increased access to and use of low-dose computed tomography scans for lung cancer.
