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What happens behind the scenes during a hospital ransomware attack

The healthcare industry is under attack. One of the nation’s largest health systems, Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health, has been dealing with a ransomware incident that has led to EHR outages and canceled appointments at its hospitals around the nation…

Iterative Scopes in the headlines: 6 GI shifts this year

From a new chief medical officer to new FDA clearances, here are six Iterative Scopes updates Becker’s has reported on in 2022. 

10 recent hospital, health system executive resignations

Here are 10 hospital and health system executive resignations that occurred or were announced since Sept. 1:

UM Health to provide pediatric services at Trinity Health hospital

Livonia-based Trinity Health Michigan and Ann Arbor-based University of Michigan Health have partnered to expand pediatric specialty care at Trinity Health Oakland, a 497-bed hospital in Pontiac, Mich. 

5 steps to becoming a ‘thought leader’

“Thought leaders” —  experts who share their point of view with audiences beyond their own teams — can gain visibility for their organizations and themselves by putting their perspectives to paper. However, with so many outlets through which to sh…

Kaleida Health names chief human resources officer

Ian Barrett, EdD, has been named chief human resources officer of Buffalo, N.Y.-based Kaleida Health. 

MultiCare to acquire Yakima Valley Memorial

Tacoma, Wash.-based MultiCare Health System and Yakima (Wash.) Valley Memorial reached an acquisition agreement, according to an Oct. 21 news release shared with Becker’s.

Significant gaps in Texas healthcare availability, coverage

Healthcare in Texas shows significant gaps in coverage, with nearly one-fourth of people not having access to a regular source of care, according to a new report from the University of Houston and Texas Southern University.

Staff shortages, old buildings shutter beds at 3 Michigan psychiatric sites

Labor shortages and aging facilities have combined to close a total of 70 beds at three Michigan psychiatric sites, ABC affiliate WXYZ reported Oct. 20.

‘Escape variants’ account for 16% of US COVID-19 cases: 10 updates

Omicron subvariants BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 — dubbed ‘escape variants’ for their immune evasiveness — are gaining prevalence and now account for more than 16 percent of all COVID-19 cases confirmed in the U.S., according to the CDC’s COVID-19 data tracker…