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Intermountain, Las Vegas Raiders use partnership to boost community wellness

Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare is using its exclusive partnership as the official health partner of the National Football League’s Las Vegas Raiders to support the health and well-being of the community, The Spectrum reported March 16.

Indiana senator sued for malpractice following patient death

Indiana State Sen. Tyler Johnson, MD, is facing a wrongful death lawsuit following the death of a woman who allegedly died less than an hour after Dr. Johnson, an emergency department physician, provided treatment, according to a March 16 report from T…

Most Mississippians want Medicaid expansion; governor says no

A large majority of Mississipians confirmed the widespread wish for that state to approve Medicaid expansion even as the governor refuses to entertain the idea.

UC San Diego Health notifies patients of vendor breach

UC San Diego Health’s technology vendor Solv Health transmitted patients’ confidential information to third-party service providers. 

VA looking to renegotiate its $10B contract with Oracle Cerner

The Department of Veterans Affairs is trying to negotiate a five-year option period for its $10 billion contract with Oracle Cerner as the EHR modernization program has been troubled since its rollout in 2020, FCW reported March 16. 

Banner Health sells medical office building for $29M

Phoenix-based Banner Health has sold a medical office building in Peoria, Ariz., for $29 million to healthcare property manager Montecito Medical Real Estate, according to a March 17 report from Phoenix Business Journal. 

The job interview question that went viral

Interview questions are part of the job-seeking process and vary by industry and role. But there is one question that went viral and is dividing the internet, Fortune reported March 16. 

'We did not meet the request of the ransom,' hospital CEO says

Berlin, Md.-based Atlantic General Hospital did not accommodate hackers’ demands during a recent ransomware attack, The Dispatch reported.

Healthcare executive charged with fixing nurse wages

A federal grand jury returned an indictment charging a staffing executive at three home health agencies in Las Vegas with participating in a conspiracy to fix nurses’ wages, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Nevada said March 16.

OrthoAlliance gains 3 Ohio offices, ASC

OrthoAlliance, a physician-led management services organization, added Chardon, Ohio-based Precision Orthopaedic Specialties and Chardon Surgery Center to its network.