Brewer, Maine-based Northern Light Health, which earlier this month agreed to transfer 1,400 of its employees to health services company Optum, reported a $178 million loss in fiscal 2022, according to a Jan. 23 filing.
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BlackCat ransomware group targets EHR vendor
BlackCat, a “triple-extortion” ransomware group that combines ransomware attacks with threats to leak data and disable websites, attacked EHR vendor NextGen Healthcare, The Washington Post reported Jan. 23.
Feds to pharmacies: Give unused N95s to healthcare workers
The federal government asked pharmacies to scrounge up the N95 respirators they received and offer them to healthcare providers and health centers.
Illinois hospital to temporarily close after ER provider contract terminated
St. Margaret’s Health-Peru (Ill.) notified staff it would temporarily close Jan. 28 after its contract with an emergency room provider ends, according to a report from Shaw Local News Network.
UW Medicine creates $20M deanship to honor retired Dr. Paul Ramsey
Seattle-based University of Washington Medicine created a $20 million deanship to honor retired dean Paul Ramsey, MD.
5 health systems implementing new EHR systems
Here are 5 health systems that have implemented new EHR systems or announced plans to do so since Dec. 30:
Biden directs HHS to protect abortion pill access
President Joe Biden on Jan. 22 issued a memorandum directing HHS to “consider new guidance” to protect legal access to abortion pills in the U.S.
Health system execs look to boost financial spending on interoperability
Fifty-five percent of health system IT executives at top U.S. health systems said they will increase their organization’s investment in interoperability initiatives by 5 to 20 percent in 2023, according to a recent report by healthcare interoperability…
Dr. Stephen Klasko, General Catalyst's resident 'grandpa,' has a lot to teach digital health startup founders
For former hospital chief Stephen Klasko, MD, working in the venture capital world has been a humbling experience.
Fight heats up against New York's healthcare vaccine rule
A group of 10 New York lawmakers is targeting the state’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers.
